almost 4yo has been complaining of back pain

[lightheartedmom]

I brushed it off at first, but DD1 has been complaining of back pain for the last two (almost three) months now. This month it's become much more frequent (daily), and now she occasionally walks with her back arched slightly backwards and sometimes complains of being tired when we're out on walks (1 mile or less).

She doesn't cry when she complains and mostly plays normally still, but it has gone from a once a week-or so - complaint to a daily one, so that's raised my alert level considerably.

A quick google search revealed that back pain in children <4 yrs often points to a serious underlying condition so cue maternal freak out on my part...

Any other moms with experience in this area? I've got a call in to her doctor, but naturally my mind is running wild with tumor! scoliosis! autoimmune disorder! :-(

I'm worried. :-(

Any insights?

[Violet2]

No advice. Sorry!

What did the ped say?

V

[lightheartedmom]

Ped hasn't called back yet. Hoping he does soon...but he usually doesn't call back until late at night.

[lightheartedmom]

Ped called back...didn't really help abate the whole freak out. He essentially said she definitely should come in, they'll probably want to do an x-ray and that there's no telling what could be causing it w/out some tests. He said that since she's not crying when she complains and it's not really interfering too much w/ her daily activity level it may not end up being too serious...but...hmmmm. :-(
So...we're going in next week...not looking forward to trying to get her to sit still for an x-ray.