DS (9) fractured his radius two weeks ago and has had it pinned with two wires under GA this week. He has to have them removed in 4 weeks. DS does not tolerate pain well and I am worried because the consultant has said they do the removal under GA for younger children, but not at his age, this suggests that it is pretty painful. I am concerned that DS will get hysterical and be unable to keep still, especially for the second one if the first hurts, he has Asperger's Syndrome and isn't bothered about what other people think or that he might be wasting people's time, he can only focus on himself and his immediate pain. TBH most children are probably like this to some extent I guess.
Has anyone had this done themselves or their DCs had it done? How bad is it? Is it over very quickly? I'm also unsure how much to tell him, don't want to kid him it's not going to hurt when it is, OTOH don't want to get him in too much of a state in anticipation either.
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Wrist fracture wire removal - how painful?
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WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes · 13/06/2013 19:05
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