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Hello, our son William stated to complain of pain in his...

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Hello, our son William stated to complain of pain in his left leg during football practice in november 2005, he started to limp really badley over the next few days and was in a lot of pain. After a visit to the doctor he was sent straight to our local hospital in durham. Admitted and given an x/ray and put on 48hrs bed rest.sent home after 4 days still limping but none the wiser and given an appointment to see an orthopedic dr on the day of the appointment william was still limping and was told that he must have just developed a limp and maybe in 18 months it would disapear. i would not accept this and ask for a second appinion. A month later we were sent for an MRI scan where perthes was detected. he was put in traction for 7 days but 2 consultants had diferent appinions one said it was doing no good the other said it was, after the 7th day the consultant who said it was doing nothing to william cut the traction off and distcharged him and gave us an app. to see the other consultant 4 days later, he put him back on the ward in traction and there we stayed in a side ward for 3 days and know one came to see us. i took the decision to remove william from the hospital and take him to see the consultant who first diagnosed perthes, this i did and has asked a othopedic consultant surgeon to take over the care of william in sunderland hospital as his hip is starting to sublux and he thinks surgery is needed (partial dislocation) this was on the 21 july and we have finally got an app. for 28 october to see mr Dekiewiet. William has been on crutches since may and is in so much pain he limps really badley now he cannot even climb in the bath anymore, i only hope something is done next month as i am at a loss as what to do now.There seems to be no one to turn to out there.

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    I sympathize with William's pain. My son was diagnosed Perthes on 24/10/2006. He is six.

    I have asked a very good acupuncture practicioner ( he was a lecturer of acupuncture at TianYin university in China) weather he can help, and he told me this was called bone numbness there, and that he probably could help.

    I have to wait that they release my kid from the hospital in order to go see him again. I live in Croatia.

    On the net I found that the acupuncture, acupressure and chinese herbal tretments all help with solwing the innitial problems of bad blood income in to the ball head. Thus they speed up the whole process. Also, they are quite sucsesfull at removing pain and inflammation.

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    hello my son is 11 and has just been told he has perthes disease. he was in hospital in june and the sent him home with no course. he went back to play football and last month his hip went. he now has a bad limp and cant walk anywere. The hosptail dosent seem to be pushing this . I have to wait another month before the hostail will see him. i cant beleive they take so long to treat my son. he is in so much pain. it will be nice to keep intouch with other partents that are going through this with thewre children.

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    I find it strange that you have had to wait so long,I was sent with my son for x rays within days of seeing a doctor and then seen ms short at cross house hospital kilmarnock within only a couple of weeks,we have been back to the hospital for follow up x rays and have been very lucky there has been good improvement i feel the doctor was very thorough and if we had needed any further trearment it would have been done as soon as possible,from what i have heard different hospitals and doctors have different views on perthes and i seem to have landed lucky and have been well looked after,push for attention to be seen, and make yourself be heard , i am sure you will we all want the best for our kids,please let me know how you get on, it is good to have someone to talk to with the same problems,

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