Daughter Banged Knee Cap

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Last year I had two kids with wrist fractures during tryouts. This year I have 1 with a broken arm (can't swim) and 1 with a bad ankle sprain possible fracture. All sports related.

Here is what I have learned (having not read through all the responses):
Take her to a pediatric ortho. I recommend Pediatric Specialists in Fairfax. You need imaging.
Then you listen to the doctor's restrictions. Believe me, my kids are begging me to go back to their respective sports right now. It is painful to tell them no. But the reality is if you don't rest and heal, the injury will continue to be an issue. So you have to stand up and be the parent.
Once you have the restrictions from the doctor, you tell the coach what the dr. said. The coach will say OK. She can return when she is cleared by ortho.
In a month or two, you will forget that this even happened. Let her rest so that she is healed for the Fall season.

Thank you so much, this is why I asked for good advice like this appreciate you.

[Anonymous]

Side note... Went to one urgent care with my kids wrist injury. X-ray looked fine from the urgent care perspective. A few days later my kid is still complaining about pain and couldn't rotate it well, so I took her to an Ortho. The Ortho identified the fracture which the urgent care couldn't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OrthoVirginia has a walk in window at Fair Oaks Hospital. Urgent care is another option for at least an X-ray. You dropped the ball on this one. My non-medical opinion is NOT to ice it. Icing slows healing and recovery. RICE is old science.

Pretty much all OrthoVirginia locations have walk in hours on weekends. OP said they're not from DC, I would check your area to see if walk ins are available.

I take my kids in if pain is still there after a week. Sometimes right after the injury if it seems serious enough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let the doctor make the decision and not parents on an anonymous forum. "Hey Coach, Larla has a persistent knee injury. While we are waiting for an orthopedic appt, we are going to hold her out of soccer. She'll be at Friday training but only as an observer."

+1

I hate these posts. OP be a god dammed parent and take your child to a medical professional. What is wrong with you?

Also the post is creepy bc everything says “we”. It’s not we. It’s your daughter.

[Anonymous]

A qualified medical professional not urgent care. Go to a pediatric ortho. They know how to handle issues with growth plates and other kid issues you don't see in adults. Horrible experience with a sports medicine adult doc treating a kid a one of the big places.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Side note... Went to one urgent care with my kids wrist injury. X-ray looked fine from the urgent care perspective. A few days later my kid is still complaining about pain and couldn't rotate it well, so I took her to an Ortho. The Ortho identified the fracture which the urgent care couldn't.

We had a very similar experience with an ankle fracture.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let the doctor make the decision and not parents on an anonymous forum. "Hey Coach, Larla has a persistent knee injury. While we are waiting for an orthopedic appt, we are going to hold her out of soccer. She'll be at Friday training but only as an observer."

+1

I hate these posts. OP be a god dammed parent and take your child to a medical professional. What is wrong with you?

+2 you’d let your injured 11 year old child play to avoid coach criticism?

[Anonymous]

It's only 12 year old soccer. No national team or college scouts looking at your daughter. Just tell the coach your situation and if needed, just say your daughter will come to the practices to learn on the sidelines but not participate. Her body will heal with time if she and parents allow the body to heal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, DCUM is always the first choice for medical advice

As one who had a boo boo myself, i would also look on reddit

[Anonymous]

JFC, three weeks and you haven't gone to a doctor? Even the crappy mid sized city I live in has an orthopedic urgent care and a large orthopedic practice where you can get in pretty quickly for an injury.