DD is 6 and has just had a biopsy carried out on a lump on her shin.
backstory is that I noticed the lump a couple of months ago, the GP x rayed it and then said it was a lump of soft tissue above the bone. They weren’t that worried but wanted to keep an eye on it so to bring her back if it wasn’t gone in a week. Took her back in, lump was still there and GP happened to find another lump on her other shin, exactly the same as the first but smaller. She thought this was a good sign, less concerning. She was then referred for an ultrasound. The doctors at hospital said they couldn’t tell if it was sinister or not so wanted to do an MRI which they managed to do the same day. At this stage, they said it would be an MRI followed by a biopsy the following week.
Anyway, we are now waiting for the biopsy results which we were told would take 7-10 days. Currently day 8 so I’m hoping we’ll hear back on Monday.
I’ve just hit a point now where I’m sick with worry about this and can’t help but fear the worst! The waiting is horrendous!
In the mean time, there’s another lump that has appeared on her ankle.
Ive tried to Google but can’t find anything similar, where there are lumps on both limbs. The lumps are movable and painless and haven’t grown since being found (well, certainly not anything noticeable).
The doctor at the hospital did say to me that they looked at the relationship between the lump and the surrounding tissue and that looked okay. This is the only piece of information he gave me and was only because I asked. I live overseas and don’t speak the local language here so that’s been an obstacle to getting information. Anyway, this sounds hopeful, but I keep reading that biopsy’s are to confirm a diagnosis that is suspected following MRI.
Sorry for the rambling post, I’ve just hit my limit on what I can deal with and don’t know what to do. 😢