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To go to A&E/Badger?

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reachermarry · 05/04/2025 18:49

Posting here for traffic, sorry.

Just noticed this on 5.5 year old DD, have been playing in the sunshine today and took lots of photos, none of which this shows in, so it’s appeared rather quickly.

no other symptoms, but it isn’t fading under a glass, and health anxiety is making me feel I should contact 111 or head to badger for it?

One part of me thinks it looks like she’s bashed it maybe off something, but it’s how quick it’s came up that’s throwing me off course.

any advice is appreciated.

To go to A&E/Badger?
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gamerchick · 05/04/2025 19:39

Put the bairn in some jarmies so it's covered and get on with your evening. You're going to annoy her with all the glass rolling and photos. Leave her alone and find something to do to take your mind off it.

ThePinkPowerRangers · 05/04/2025 19:39

Differentstarts · 05/04/2025 19:37

When someone with health anxiety rings 111 they are prone to exaggerate, not lie but it genuinely seems worse to them then it is 111 can not see the child's arm so has to go by what the caller is telling them. 111 also always cover their backs so will likely end up with an ambulance on blue lights for suspected meningitis when it's blatantly obvious to anyone who can see it that there is absolutely nothing wrong

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Exactly, they’ll send an ambulance the minute they hear rash which doesn’t fade.

HowToChangeWays · 05/04/2025 19:37

Looks like it's lined up with the top of her top so rubbed. Dd gets this in certain tops

Differentstarts · 05/04/2025 19:37

Frenzi · 05/04/2025 19:33

Its better to bother 111 than go to a&e. Alhough as i said, if you have time to ask MN randoms it really doesnt warrant either!

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When someone with health anxiety rings 111 they are prone to exaggerate, not lie but it genuinely seems worse to them then it is 111 can not see the child's arm so has to go by what the caller is telling them. 111 also always cover their backs so will likely end up with an ambulance on blue lights for suspected meningitis when it's blatantly obvious to anyone who can see it that there is absolutely nothing wrong

spicemaiden · 05/04/2025 19:35

Is there anything else you are worried about apart from the scratch on your daughter’s arm?

AliBaliBee1234 · 05/04/2025 19:35

I think you might be wondering if it's a petechea rash? It certainly doesn't look it to me but if you have a close up, i will have a look (very prone to petechea)

Frenzi · 05/04/2025 19:34

ThePinkPowerRangers · 05/04/2025 19:28

She doesn’t need to go because there is nothing to go for.

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Exactly. If your child needs a&e you shouldnt have time to ask about it on bloody MN or any other social media

Freyer · 05/04/2025 19:34

That’s not heat rash @reachermarry - it’s called a petechial rash. My DC used to get them all the time when they were younger. I was always advised (when they first started getting them) to go straight to A&E for a blood test as it could be something more, but, after 6-7 times of having these, I would monitor them closely; if they were poorly / had other symptoms. More often than not, they seemed to get them after playing - even carrying a heavy rucksack would cause them to have a petechial rash under their arms. IMO, I would call 111 and ask their advice in this instance and monitor closely

wagnbobble · 05/04/2025 19:33

I know what the Badger clinic is ! However with that mark I wouldn’t take a child there with this . It is most likely a scratch type injury so it won’t fade under a glass . Health anxiety is brutal as it invades your thoughts , so go easy on yourself

RosesAndHellebores · 05/04/2025 19:33

What would you have done in previous generations op. When there was no A&E and when some money was needed to see the Dr?

Frankly I think this is one of the principle reasons why we need a social Insurance system and money has to change hands albeit to be reclaimed except for the deprived.

Frenzi · 05/04/2025 19:33

Differentstarts · 05/04/2025 19:29

Do not ring 111

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Its better to bother 111 than go to a&e. Alhough as i said, if you have time to ask MN randoms it really doesnt warrant either!

SoManyTeeth · 05/04/2025 19:32

Has she been playing on a swing or something similar? The skin on that bit of the arm is very thin, so if it gets stretched or pinched by something like a swing chain or rope, it can cause tiny pinpricks of bleeding under the skin that don't fade when pressed. And it's not a particularly sensitive area so you might not always notice it happening or feel any pain.

Pricelessadvice · 05/04/2025 19:31

Please do not waste hospital time over a tiny little scratch/bruise/rash.
A&E is for serious accidents and emergencies, not tiny scrapes.

Kaybee50 · 05/04/2025 19:30

The rash that is associated with meningitis (meningococcal septicaemia) doesn’t fade under a glass. However a child that has this rash is likely to be very poorly indeed and deteriorating rapidly. They wouldn’t just have the rash and no other symptoms. I hope that puts your mind at rest.

ClarasSisters · 05/04/2025 19:29

SeriouslyWhataMess · 05/04/2025 19:02

Roll a glass over it. If it fades under the pressure, it’ll just be something she managed to do whilst playing. If it doesn’t fade at all, or more appears, head to a&e. Trust your instincts.

"Trust your instincts" is not really a helpful thing to say to someone with health anxiety.

Differentstarts · 05/04/2025 19:29

Frenzi · 05/04/2025 19:28

Unless you think it is meningitis a rash is neither an accident or an emergency.

Do the glass test test. Ring 111. Dont rely on randoms and photos!

Do not ring 111

ThePinkPowerRangers · 05/04/2025 19:28

Frenzi · 05/04/2025 19:26

FFS what is it about these should I go to A&E posts!

If you are concerned go. If you have to ask a load of unknowns on MN you probably dont need to go!

What the hell did we do before we could ask randoms on social media!!!!

She doesn’t need to go because there is nothing to go for.

Frenzi · 05/04/2025 19:28

Unless you think it is meningitis a rash is neither an accident or an emergency.

Do the glass test test. Ring 111. Dont rely on randoms and photos!

ItsaMeMummio · 05/04/2025 19:27

reachermarry · 05/04/2025 19:12

No fever, nothing out of the ordinary.

feet are freezing, and I know this because she’s purposely putting her feet on me because she knows they’re cold.

Tell her to put some socks on then? It's not actually that warm out of the sun, I've just come inside from a BBQ because I was cold!

Differentstarts · 05/04/2025 19:27

Please please do not pass your health anxiety on to your child. I know its hard but you are overreacting and your child is fine. Taking photos and dragging them to a&e or a walk in centre will have an effect on your child's future mental health. I'm sure you know yourself how horrific and debilitating health anxiety is and I'm sure you don't want that for your child so please stop with the photos, talking about health infront of her and unnecessary medical appointments.

Frenzi · 05/04/2025 19:26

FFS what is it about these should I go to A&E posts!

If you are concerned go. If you have to ask a load of unknowns on MN you probably dont need to go!

What the hell did we do before we could ask randoms on social media!!!!

WhatMe123 · 05/04/2025 19:23

Looks like heat rash to me

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reachermarry · 05/04/2025 19:22

user1471538275 · 05/04/2025 19:17

YABU

You are already harming your child - taking several photos of her arm and making a fuss over a tiny thing when she is well. She will be picking up on your excessive concern and start to see herself as something fragile, something easily broken and damaged and soon she will become anxious as well.

If you are being treated for health anxiety then you should know that you should not be posting on forums about things like this - you should have been given exercises to do to calm yourself down.

Get off mumsnet and do what you have been advised to do.

People will say I'm harsh but I am so fed up of parents using health anxiety to waste medical resources and put their children through harmful procedures.

Whilst I appreciate the time you took to write this comment, i dont know if you’ve been treated for health anxiety, my guess is you haven’t.

there is no miracle exercises you can be given to help yourself “ calm down “ that isn’t how it works. My therapist advice was to “ speak to family and friends “ which I came on here to ask people with children, experiences and advice on what others would do.

I wouldn’t be putting my child through any harmful procedures, and she has only ever been seen by a GP for infections and also a long hospital outpatient for constipation when younger.

I took one photo of her arm, the second photo is exactly the same, just zoomed in. There hasn’t been multiple pictures taken.

once again, thank you for the time to write the comment, but I’m wasting no medical resources because I came on here and spoke to people with experiences, who have helped me calm down and realise she may of caught it outside, or I myself could’ve caused it with sun cream earlier ( friction, she was playing in the sand at the time )

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Concretejungle1 · 05/04/2025 19:22

Why do you want to see a gp, For what? Can you explain/think why?
there is no actual rash, barely a bruise?
she has scratched/ caught herself from being a child, why do you want it checked out? i have anxiety so i do understand, but think rationally, why do you want to get checked out, for what?
breathe, go through what your gp/counsellor is doing with you and keep calm.