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Okay....... 1st of all DD is a hypochondriac, but also tends to hurt herself pretty seriously. She whines so much I basically ignore it.
Background: 6.5yo and this year chipped her ankle bone and tore her patellar tendon. Something is always "hurting". She's on pre team and only goes to gym 4 hours/week no other activity right now.
Okay, for the past month she's been complaining about her lower back really hurting. She now sleeps on the floor in her room because the bed hurts. Her complaints sound like sciatic problems: lower back with pain in her booty down her legs.
She has no problem with every day activity nor gymnastics. Every day, she practices getting her press handstand, but pain started prior. Oh, and she had a 2 week break from gym class.
The kicker....... DH had back surgery this summer due to herniated and slipped disks. It caused a lot of sciatic pain. Just recently, his pain has started up again.
We've had many talks about "crying wolf" and she keeps asking me for pain medicine and to go to the Dr.
I know the stock answer is "when in doubt, go to the Dr", but I'm wondering if there is any other wisdom or experiences out there.
I'm not sure if I'm being oversensitive as a coworker just had her 7yo diagnosed with a brain stem tumor, has had surgery, and now awaiting chemo. To be honest, it freaked me out.
Thanks in advance!
Background: 6.5yo and this year chipped her ankle bone and tore her patellar tendon. Something is always "hurting". She's on pre team and only goes to gym 4 hours/week no other activity right now.
Okay, for the past month she's been complaining about her lower back really hurting. She now sleeps on the floor in her room because the bed hurts. Her complaints sound like sciatic problems: lower back with pain in her booty down her legs.
She has no problem with every day activity nor gymnastics. Every day, she practices getting her press handstand, but pain started prior. Oh, and she had a 2 week break from gym class.
The kicker....... DH had back surgery this summer due to herniated and slipped disks. It caused a lot of sciatic pain. Just recently, his pain has started up again.
We've had many talks about "crying wolf" and she keeps asking me for pain medicine and to go to the Dr.
I know the stock answer is "when in doubt, go to the Dr", but I'm wondering if there is any other wisdom or experiences out there.
I'm not sure if I'm being oversensitive as a coworker just had her 7yo diagnosed with a brain stem tumor, has had surgery, and now awaiting chemo. To be honest, it freaked me out.
Thanks in advance!