My daughter's knees have been hurting for a month and a half. A month ago, we went to the pediatrici…

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My daughter's knees have been hurting for a month and a half. A month ago, we went to the pediatrician, and they didn't prescribe anything, sending us to an orthopedist. We saw him, he examined her, and found nothing on his end. He didn't order any tests, saying, "Why did you come to me without proper tests? The pediatrician should examine her and then refer her to me if there's anything on my end." Today we went back to the pediatrician 🤦️, and she said she doesn't know what tests to order, as the orthopedist didn't write anything down. She suggested, "Should we admit her to the hospital for examination?" What kind of incompetence is this? A doctor doesn't know what tests to order? The orthopedist clearly doesn't want to deal with this either, and in the end, they're admitting the child to the hospital. What kind of idiocy is this?
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Hodakova Anastasiya
These are our realities
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Asya
To hell with such doctors. I would have admitted her if they gave the referral. Look, the boy's legs were hurting... God forbid it's something serious.
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Olya
Go to the manager, and everyone will immediately know what to do.
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Lyudmila
My older one had this in the summer. We first went to a surgeon (you don't need a referral to see him), who then sent us to an orthopedist. The orthopedist ordered tests - an ultrasound of the knees and, I think, X-rays of the feet. Based on these results, the orthopedist diagnosed the condition (grade 1 flat feet) and referred us to physical therapy.
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Agapova Inna
First of all, functional diagnostics, like an ultrasound.
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Viktoriya
The boys had knee pain, so they had blood tests for rheumatic conditions, plus a general blood test, and an X-ray.

No rheumatism, a little inflammation. The X-ray showed some damage, micro-tears. They diagnosed "Osgood-Schlatter disease" and gave them a waiver from physical education. The blood tests showed nothing serious, just rapid growth causing their ligaments to not keep up. They were told to try not to tear their ligaments, and that there's no treatment. Goodbye.
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Lyubanya
Bone density scan and this whole complex, my younger sister had it done after COVID because her joints were hurting.

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Marina
My little one also complains about their knees, but our pediatrician first gave us a referral for tests. We did them today: Uric acid, rheumatic tests. I understand we'll proceed based on the results. I want to ask for an X-ray.
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Irina
When my older child had reactive arthritis, it was exactly like that. The doctors at the clinic washed their hands of it and confined him to day care. And it was only day care because I insisted. I've noticed that in free clinics, it's often like this – they just want to redirect you to get rid of their responsibility. We no longer go to the free clinic.
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Nadezda
Irina You should write a complaint.
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Nadezda
He's the only one here. I want to see another pediatrician.
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Nadezda
Viktoriya Yeah
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Nadezda
Olya Maybe that's how it should be
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Irina
Irina It's strange that they didn't refer you to a rheumatologist or at least order all the rheumatoid factor tests.
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Nadezda
Irina You're right, they really got on my nerves.
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Nadezda
Maybe you really need a rheumatologist.
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Nadezda
Agapova Inna But the doctor doesn't even know that
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Nadezda
Asya Let's try the day hospital and file a complaint against them.
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Agapova Inna
Agapova Inna She probably knows. But maybe the ultrasound technician is on vacation, the machine is unavailable, or the appointment slots are all taken.
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Nadezda
Agapova Inna It's interesting that they appeared after the complaint, but usually everything was fast, this is the first time it's been like this.
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