Hello everyone,
I sit here tonight worried about my Gianna. For about a year now I have been more and more worried about her knee pain and front of her calves. I dismissed it mostly to growing pains or charlie horse pain which she gets often since she was a wee one. She runs about constantly so I contributed the soreness to that.
This changed yesterday morning. She got up early to take a shower and when she was getting out she yelled for a towel. Then she moaned that her knees and feet hurt. I thought she was trying to squeeze outta school, but when I looked down at her feet...they were red in the tops of her feet and puffy.
I had never seen that before. I would rub her calves in the past, but I noticed this time it was VERY obvious. I was shocked. I talked to my mom as she usually points me in the right direction. She said she was worried too. She said Gianna mentioned to her that her legs fall asleep on her often. She had never told me this before. My mom called her over from playing at her apartment...and sure enough her right knee was puffy and looked like there was swelling or fluid.
She said to stop touching her knee b/c it hurts. So we let her scoot off. I called her pediatrician and she is set to see him Monday morning.
I was just wondering on those of you who have children with Spondy or have any information on it...are there any particular signs? I know I was a couple years younger when my knee started, which is about the time she started complaining on and off. On her knees it's not both, it's either one or the other in pain too.
Months would go by and it would stop then again. Now it made me nervous. I started with knee pain for years, and in my teens came the on and off back pain. Just feel useless in what to look for. She hasnt a clue of my worries and will keep it that way. She is the apple of my eye and it hurts me deeply to see her in pain.
Any information or links would be greatly appreciated.
Buggy
