by Belinda
(UK)
Aching back in 8 year old female (for last 10 months) also mid back loss of sensation.
My daughter has been complaining of a 'bad back' for some time. She particularly complains at night time and finds it difficult to get off to sleep as she cannot get comfortable. She said her bed was not comfy so we threw out her old matress and bought a new memory foam one for her in December 2012.
The back ache continues. She came downstairs the other night again and i asked her to show me exactly where it hurts- it soon became quite apparent that there is a section of her mid back that is numb or certainly has a loss of sensation. She says its there during the day but she just 'lives with it' but at night it's most troublesome. We have a paediatric appointment scheduled next week and there is talk of an MRI scan?
I feel terrible as I have not taken this more seriously before now. The GP said her symptoms are not consistent with simply a trapped nerve.
Obviously I now know there could be more sinister reasons for these symptoms but equally would like some re assurance that it could also be something less serious and easily resolvable? Have you come across this before?
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