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by **debih** » 27 Feb 2014, 07:57

Morning all.

I'm back off to the minor injuries unit with L. It's been almost 3 weeks since she came home saying her foot hurt and 2 weeks since we went to minor injuries for the X-ray and they said it was fractured. Then the following day we visited the fracture clinic to be told there was nothing wrong with it.

Well, that foot with nothing wrong with it is still almost twice the size of the other foot and is still really hurting her. So I thought we would go back to minor injuries to see what they say to do. And I know that their X-ray department is open today so hopefully they will X-ray it again.

by **Lozzles** » 27 Feb 2014, 08:01

Morning all

My goodness debih, that certainly needs checking out! Good luck x
D and I are off to Lymington to take a friend to hospital. Probably have lunch out too.
Jasper has gone to his sitter for the day...and a hair cut

Wishing everyone a good day xxx

by **Kaz** » 27 Feb 2014, 08:38

Morning all

Oh Debih that doesn't sound right at all

I hope you get some answers today! ((((((x)))))

Loz have a good day out - and good luck to Jasper with the haircut

Well the sun is out here

My roots need doing this morning, but then I'll see where the day takes me 8-)

Have a good day everyone

by **Diflower** » 27 Feb 2014, 08:55

Morning all

Oh Debih poor L, I do hope they do something for her this time (((x)))
Loz hope you enjoy your day and that it goes well for your friend, it's a lovely day for the trip anyway

Kaz enjoy whatever the day brings you

Bb's working, I shall be a good housewife

Hope everyone has a good day
Di
x

by **Ally** » 27 Feb 2014, 09:00

Good morning.

Just gorgeous here. 8-)

I've had a mad busy week out and about so staying at home today AND staying in tonight. :lol:

Waved Jacob off on his trip - he came running back in to give me another kiss..bless him.

Happy birthday to my sis Michele today.

Hope L is ok Debih.

Enjoy the day everyone.

by **meriad** » 27 Feb 2014, 09:11

morning all - a rather miserable, wet, windy and grey start to the day here, but it's meant to clear up later (hopefully!)

Debih, that definitely doesn't sound right - good luck and hope you figure out today what's going on.
Loz, good luck to your friend and enjoy your lunch

Have a lovely day everyone x

by **debih** » 27 Feb 2014, 09:32

Well, thats all sorted!

The nurse was fab. I love our minor injuries department at the cottage hospital. We walked through the door at 8.15am, were seen by 8.25am and were on our way to school by 8.35am!

She has sprained it. The nurse explained all about the ligaments running down the side and across the top of the foot. She told her that she mustn't do any high impact sport or dance (she is doing orienteering and the waltz at the moment so the nurse said she would be fine with that). She needs to put an ice pack on it every evening when she gets home from school to help with the swelling and she has given her some exercises to do to help strengthen it.

She explained that she needed to go back after 6 weeks (the doctor at the big fracture clinic told me to make an appiontment for six weeks but didn't say why) so that they can check that it has all healed properly and that she won't need an operation to fix anything. The nurse said that if it was still painful in a week or so and we wanted to go back to the fracture clinic early then for me to ring the minor injury unit and they would make the appointment for me.

She told L that she mustn't just battle on - if the foot was hurting then she could take calpol or similar.

School were fab when I dropped her off. I need to write to the PE and Dance teachers to say that Lucy has a sprained foot and although can take part in some PE and dance she needs to be careful and may need to sit it out sometimes - that way the receptionist says it gives L the control over whether she does it or not rather than the teacher. And she told L that if at any time her foot was hurting she must come to the office and they would apply an ice pack.

Why did it take a nurse, two weeks later, to tell me all that rather than the consultant that we saw at the fracture clinic. Grrrrrrr.

by **tonicha** » 27 Feb 2014, 09:40

Morning everyone

Sunny and wispt clouds around this morning.

Blummin' heck Debih :roll:

Glad you got it sorted though. I think consultants have their heads somewhere else

not on the fundamentals :roll:

Off to the docs again for me this morning, still not cleared up - I may be some time...........

Hope your friend is okay Loz xx and Jacob has a good journey

Have a good day everyone, hope the sun keeps shining for you x

by **Diflower** » 27 Feb 2014, 09:59

What a shame it took so long Debih but thank goodness for that nurse this morning!

Ton really, really hope you get somewhere too, you've been poorly far too long (((x)))