sitting on knees

[ethanryan]

hi i posted this a while bac but just wondered if anyone had any new advice, my son is 2 and cannot sit on his knees without been in pain. if he sits up the table on his knees, when he gets down he cannot stand untill i have sat rubbing his legs for a while and they are always very red. this happens if he is sitting up table or just sitting on the floor. has anyone else experienced this with there child.

[ojread2]

Well you could stop him kneeling on the table LOL

Sorry, seriously have you seen your GP? what does he say?
Is it just kneeling ir is it sitting on his bottom too?

[ethanryan]

just when he is sitting on his knees not on his bottom, we spoke to the doc about it about 6 months ago and he said not to worry about it and that it prob hurt him once and he is playin on it, which i thought was really bad. i have tried a booster seat for the table so he can reach without sittin on knees but he wont sit in it.

[ojread2]

Maybe you should go back to the GP again?

Have you ever watched him 'secretly' getting down from the table to see if he gets down without complaining? Oh, I;m not saying he is putting it on, but just to check that is happening every time IYSWIM?

Only thing I can suggest about the booster seat is to explain if he won't use it his knees will hurt but then you probably already have! LOL

I think a return trip to the GP is in order

[newtron]

Hmm, that sounds strange. Do you really think he is in pain. I know with our girls, we could usually tell the difference between a true pain cry and a getting attention whiny cry.

As for the booster seat, make him use it. You are the parent, and what you say goes. If you start giving in to him now, you be in trouble in the near future.

[puzzled54]

Does he have any swelling around his knees? Is he ok walking? You mention redness, does he complain of them being hot? I'm thinking about arthritis, but don't worry, probably just a stage he's going thru.

[ethanryan]

hi he has no swelling, but just cannot stand whe gets down from the table. i have to stand and rub his legs for about 5 minutes every time. he doesnt complain of them been hot, but never keeps his clothes on anyway, he loves to strip down to his vest.
if it was just every now and then i woulcnt worry but it is every day. if i try and ignore it, he reallt cannot walk anywhere or put full weight on his legs for a few minutes.

[Psychick]

Are his knees red just in the area that he has been kneeling on? If so, then thats not unusual. As this is happening on a daily basis though, I would take him back to the doctors and ask for it to be investigated. If the doctor refuses, demand to see another doctor for a second opinion. If he has a problem with his knees, joints, etc ( and that is a big if ) then it needs to be seen to now rather than later as leaving it can cause damage. Dont panic though, it simply be a phase he is going through whilst growing and will therefore grow out of it soon.

Dont let the doctor fob you off though, insist he gets seen and this is looked into properly. Make a noise if they refuse to do so!

[ethanryan]

thanks psy
yeah it is just normally red around his ankles and the back of his knees. he has got an appointment on tuesday with the health visitor, i will see what she thinks and if she thinks they need to be checked she is normally pretty good at refering children to the right person pretty quick

[Psychick]

Well hopefully its just a phase with his growing and it wont last long. Let me know how he gets on :)

[ethanryan]

thanks i will do, knowing my look they will want to see him next when we are away and the next appointment will be months away. x