nipper
11-04-2013, 02:51 AM
I have had a knee problem since before Christmas which has got progressively worse. I knew something was wrong when I started having problems kneeling to change nappies ( which I know have to do sitting on the floor with my legs outstretched either side of the mat). Pushing a big double pushchair hasn't really done a great deal towards helping the problem either. I have been having weekly physio to try and ease it, all while waiting for the results of an MRI scan. GP visits, books tests to rule out rheumatoid arthritis (which it wasn't) and an x ray to identify possible osteo-arthritis of the knee cap have also taken place. This triggered a visit to the fracture climic and the subsequent MRI.
A few days ago I decided enough was enough and I needed a quicker answer as my childminding career is about to be affected possibly for the worse, so I decided to call on my private medical insurance because I need to know exactly where I stand with this (no pun intended). This is all on the back of having a week off at Easter, thus trying to get everything sorted out whilst I have no mindees around.
As you can probably tell i am a little fed up of playing the waiting game and looking things up on Google is a slippery slope, although I have a consultants appointment early next week, I suspect it might be my anterior cruciate ligament which it turns out is a pretty serious injury...lets just say that professional footballers usually have to take up to a year off depending on the severity. This also depends on whether it is partially torn or completely. Which leads me onto my question (what a build up)...
I know 'how' I tell my parents but the wider implications of this are just so far reaching I just can't get my head round it. The treatment for this is obviously surgery and more physio but not the sort of thing I can even begin to contemplate whilst childminding. How do I even begin to notify parents that I might have to give up albeit temporarily for the foreseeable future. Then starts the whole financial side of things. Has anyone had experience of having to give up childminding and have you made it back? Please tell me there is light on the other side or am I condemned to a desk job for the rest of my life.
The ironic side to all this is that earlier today I received an email from our new early years consultant (we've had such a big shake up here) who wants to come out and see me. By the time she actually gets here I might not be working. Ah well you have to look at the bright side.
A few days ago I decided enough was enough and I needed a quicker answer as my childminding career is about to be affected possibly for the worse, so I decided to call on my private medical insurance because I need to know exactly where I stand with this (no pun intended). This is all on the back of having a week off at Easter, thus trying to get everything sorted out whilst I have no mindees around.
As you can probably tell i am a little fed up of playing the waiting game and looking things up on Google is a slippery slope, although I have a consultants appointment early next week, I suspect it might be my anterior cruciate ligament which it turns out is a pretty serious injury...lets just say that professional footballers usually have to take up to a year off depending on the severity. This also depends on whether it is partially torn or completely. Which leads me onto my question (what a build up)...
I know 'how' I tell my parents but the wider implications of this are just so far reaching I just can't get my head round it. The treatment for this is obviously surgery and more physio but not the sort of thing I can even begin to contemplate whilst childminding. How do I even begin to notify parents that I might have to give up albeit temporarily for the foreseeable future. Then starts the whole financial side of things. Has anyone had experience of having to give up childminding and have you made it back? Please tell me there is light on the other side or am I condemned to a desk job for the rest of my life.
The ironic side to all this is that earlier today I received an email from our new early years consultant (we've had such a big shake up here) who wants to come out and see me. By the time she actually gets here I might not be working. Ah well you have to look at the bright side.