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Lump on childs arm

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Terrifiedshakes · 01/07/2024 20:49

Me again and I'm really trying not to panic.

Please look at these pictures of a very small lump on my child's arm.

He's non verbal so can't tell me how it feels. He doesn't seem in any pain when I touch it.

You know me and I'm again so worried

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mitogoshi · 06/07/2024 16:44

Just to reassure you that with non/minimally verbal children/adults it is very hard to manage the everyday minor issues, you are not alone and it is hard - anyone here who is also dealing with this will understand that you do need to get medical attention far more often as they cannot say "I bashed my toe/elbow/bent finger back" or whatever.

Dsd is at her patient of a saint gp so regularly! Adult but no capacity to say what's wrong.

Do try to do something else for yourself daily, the walk is a great suggestion, but if leaving the house is hard, a craft activity maybe. It's a tough situation.

LeaveTheClocksAlone · 06/07/2024 16:37

Terrifiedshakes · 06/07/2024 15:19

Might as well update this for anyone who looks at this in the future.

X-ray results came back normal. It was fuck all and all in my head. Again.

Get yourself outside and connected to nature mate, preferably in the morning before everyone else is awake. It won't solve your anxiety but it will give you a little bit of serenity and if you take to it, it could be a lovely new routine for you. Just listen to the birds tweeting and the wind blowing through the trees and breathe. What harm will it do? Go on, set the alarm for 6am and get out there.

Also watch something on YouTube that will make you laugh. I highly recommend funny animal videos reacting to their owners farting 😁 life is stressful. Just be a twat sometimes x

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Terrifiedshakes · 06/07/2024 15:19

Might as well update this for anyone who looks at this in the future.

X-ray results came back normal. It was fuck all and all in my head. Again.

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Terrifiedshakes · 02/07/2024 10:21

UPDATE

GP thinks soft tissue damage. So, basically bruise. Been referred for xray sometime this week to put my mind at rest.

I really am struggling atm with health anxiety. I'm having a very bad flare up and I'm unsure why.

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katmarie · 01/07/2024 22:07

Ok so deep breath. You know you have anxiety, so do you have any coping processes, things that you can do to help you manage? You need to try and do those things now.

If not, then get on Spotify or audible or wherever and look for some guided meditation, find a YouTube video on meditation for anxiety, or put some music on and turn it up loud. You need to find something to distract you.

Whatever it is, it will be seen tomorrow by someone qualified, and there is literally nothing you can do right now to make that happen faster. Right now you need to focus on what you can do. Which is to manage your anxiety, and not panic your child. You can do that. I know you can.

whyey · 01/07/2024 21:40

These posts are really unhelpful and unsupportive. I have health anxiety and know how bad it can be when it is your child so I sympathise. First, lump looks like a ganglion cyst my husband had on his hand and foot and if it’s not that it’s probably nothing. Second, other posters are right, although sympathetic, you could easily pass this anxiety on to your child so please seek help. I did and eventually found medication really helped me. Good luck x

Wolfiefan · 01/07/2024 21:38

Don’t Google.

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Terrifiedshakes · 01/07/2024 21:34

Google says these are not common on elbow

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Terrifiedshakes · 01/07/2024 21:33

Tattoos a stick on one from an activity over the weekend, he's only little 😀

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Wolfiefan · 01/07/2024 21:33

Leave your child’s arm alone.
Is anyone with you who can distract you? This is your MH problems taking over and you’re not being fair to your child here.

LeaveTheClocksAlone · 01/07/2024 21:30

Fucking hell mate, please try to calm down x

TartenRedRug · 01/07/2024 21:30

How old are the tattoos?
Any infections etc?

Tandora · 01/07/2024 21:24

Doesn’t look like anything to worry about at all OP. It’s probably a ganglion cyst. I’ve had one before- they are v common

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Terrifiedshakes · 01/07/2024 21:24

It feel like I can imagine a cats microchip to feel under the skin. He's going to be in the doctors tomorrow faster then they can answer the phones.

He's never at the drs either. He's got terrible epilepsy and a gene change but I try to be as cool as a cucumber dealing with this. He's been in some states on ICU ward.

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Wolfiefan · 01/07/2024 21:24

PLEASE stop. You are just sending yourself into more and more of a spiral.

Luxell934 · 01/07/2024 21:23

Looks like a ganglion cyst, especially if you can move it. My husband has one in his arm like that too.

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Terrifiedshakes · 01/07/2024 21:22

I've just felt it and i can slightly move it and squish it .

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DaysofHoney · 01/07/2024 21:21

How long has it been there @Terrifiedshakes ?

I’m assuming it’s come up quickly, which would make it unlikely to be anything sinister. It looks to be on the bony part of the elbow, easily bumped. Try not to worry. Make a GP appointment to put your mind at ease, and another for yourself to talk about anxiety. Be kind to yourself, anxiety (and health anxiety), is awful. But you can get help.

Take care, and try to get some sleep.

Wolfiefan · 01/07/2024 21:20

You need to do something other than posting here. This is so unhealthy.

TheSerenePinkOrca · 01/07/2024 21:19

I love watching Dr Pimple Popper. This looks like a cyst.

Just take him to a doctor.

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Terrifiedshakes · 01/07/2024 21:18

Glued I think but its hard to feel anything. I can just see it mainly

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Terrifiedshakes · 01/07/2024 21:17

The pictures I've taken make it look bigger

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FloofPaws · 01/07/2024 21:17

Bump, cyst possibly. Does it move around like it's under the skin, or does it feel like it's glued to the bone underneath?

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Terrifiedshakes · 01/07/2024 21:16

I noticed it just now. It's obvious

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Sapphire387 · 01/07/2024 21:15

OP, it could honestly be anything (innocuous, I mean). A bruise, an old insect bite, a spot, a cyst... how long has he had it?

By all means, consult the GP if it hangs around. But surely it's likely to be gone in a few days.

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