My seven year old daughter has been having problems with feeling the urge to go to the bathroom all the time. It's been 2 weeks and no bladder infection, yeast infection , or sign of vaginal infection is present. During a hospital visit they x-rayed the abdomin and found a fracture on her pelvic. She has had no injury that we can think of. She is frustrated and the doctor ordered a bone scan which came back saying a fracture or abnormal. The family physcian referring us to a bone specialist. It will be three weeks on Friday and we are worried. Can anyone help with what this might be?
2006-09-18 20:36:59 · 4 answers · asked by Melissa M 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
We have taken her to the childrens hospital and the local hospital....all of last week. We are now waiting for the family physician to refer us. We have taken her in 4 times in the last 2 weeks. I'm wondering if anyone has been through the same thing?
2006-09-18 20:52:39 · update #1
I know someone who could help... your doctor. Get offline and get on the phone with him, go to the hospital, get consultations, second opinions. If you think he's wrong and believe that your seven year old child could not have possibly fallen (like all seven year olds frequently do) then pressure them to be sure it's a fracture.
Yahoo Answers is the WRONG place for medical advice.
2006-09-18 20:41:51 · answer #1 · answered by murphly 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Okay, the previous answerer to this question is right that you should ask a lot of questions of your doctor and if you are not getting answers that you can understand or that seem incomplete for whatever reason go somewhere else. However the previous answerer did not have to be so hateful in the wording of that answer. Shame Shame
You state that your daughter is seven. Is it possible that she has just gone through a rather large growth spurt? By this I mean that most children will grow say and inch or so and then will gain weight in the same percentage as the height gain. There are times however when a child will suddenly grow at a much higher percentage. These rapid and large growth spurts can create stress fractures as well as cause nerve issues. It is possible that the abnormal fractures are putting pressure on her bladder or a nerve that is leading to it. When she has these frequent urges does she actually pee and if so is it of a normal amount or just a few drops? These are things that your doctors should be asking you. It is important to moniter these things when there are health issues and to keep a diary. It will help your physician more accurately diagnose the problems and will also help find the solution more rapidly. Best wishes and I will pray for your daughters healing.
2006-09-19 03:50:53 · answer #2 · answered by scootersgram 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This fracture is a pathologic fracture ( not traumatic) due to underlying cause like a tumour at the fracture site.
There is a rare condition in children that affect the pelvic bones & causes fracture called (Histiocytosis X) .
Regrading the frequent urination, any fracture pelvis will stretch the urethra or may even cause urethral rupture becuase part of the urethra passes through the pelvic floor which is supported by the pelvic bones.
I hope your daughter will get well soon.
Remember my explanation is according to the data you submitted.
By the way I feel mad about the lady who had her explanation just above mine, its just rubbish.
2006-09-19 03:58:23 · answer #3 · answered by resimc 2 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think resimc has the correct answer, pay attention to that one.
2006-09-20 13:38:04 · answer #4 · answered by finaldx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋