To go to A&E/Badger?

[reachermarry]

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.

That’s what they’re looking for I’ve been given two possible diagnosis of what my symptoms could be - pots or long covid.

So they’re ruling out anything heart related first, just to be on the safe side. I’ve had the holter and echo done, and aside from PVCs & PACs there hasn’t been anything alarming, but they didn’t expect much, the idea is the tilt table test is what will show anything.

It's a tiny scratch that doesn't look swollen. Unless she says it's getting worse or feeling hot, or it looks like it's getting redder I'd just leave it.
I don't think it's acceptable to go to hospital for something so minor.

Yep that’s exactly what is looks like. Because of the thin sensitive skin on the underarms. Also a bit like if you’ve been excessively crying and you get that blood vessel rash (pinprick bleeding) around your eyes which is also thin skin.

If you do get diagnosed with pots there is a really good supportive Facebook group called pots uk they will be able to help. Just remember although pots can feel uncomfortable and make life harder it is not dangerous at all, you will be OK. I know its stressful and that can make health anxiety worse but you have got this your stronger then you think xx

Thank you so much, I really appreciate that x

Looks like potential petechea especially if it doesn't go away under a glass. It's a scary rash OP i'm sorry so many commenters are being downright nasty!!

Have a look at the advice for petechea on the nhs website and see what they advise you do. It can happen from banging hard against something, did she say if she'd hurt herself? With a small amount I don't think it's anything to worry about just going by my experience.

It looks very similar to when my son rescued his football from a bramble patch and got caught by the undergrowth.
If she is well in herself, no temperature, headache etc then I wouldn’t worry about it.
Sometimes I look at my children, 2 of whom extremely active and have to double take, Astro turf burns, bramble scratches and bruises all over legs. Usually I ask them how they’ve done something and they shrug and say they haven’t a clue.
When something odd comes up I think it’s natural to second guess yourself a little, but I honestly wouldn’t worry over the picture you’ve popped up, it doesn’t look like a rash.

Hey, no she said she doesn’t think she hit it. But she’s a kid so who knows! She’s covered in bruises on her legs, and she couldn’t tell you how there happened lol. Thank you though! i appreciate it very much.

If it’s a blood blister eg she’s pinched it in something then it won’t fade under a glass and that’s fine. If it’s a singular mark in a well child then there’s absolutely no reason to go to a&e

Ah probably just knocked herself. Don't be afraid if you feel you need advice, I know from experience it can be a worrying thing to pop up unexpectedly.

Years ago I was a single parent - health anxiety through the roof, for good reasons, early parental death etc, constantly taking my child to A&E, looking up symptoms …
then became a MH nurse, heal myself via others etc…..
now have an adult child who constantly thinks he has a terminal illness.. he is perfectly healthy, but I have fed into this
maybe look at yourself and your anxieties, they will project onto others

When my dc had this they didn't need to have hit their arms and legs as such. Just pressure would do it. Did your daughter hang off of anything by putting her arms over it?

Haven't read all posts but doesn't look like badger teeth marks to me, no.

TLDR surely at 5.5 you could just ask her if she has fallen or remembers doing anything that would have cause it. It could be related to the sun. i have 2 different skin conditions the sun triggers and leaves marks similar to this. regardless it is not an a&e issue.

Hi OP

I think you’ve been given an unreasonably hard time here. For a non-blanching rash, I would call 111 and discuss it with them. It’s probably nothing, but should be checked out.

Has a badger attacked her..... confused. It looks like a minor bruise. Does she feel unwell. What was the attack like.

Read the OPs posts to avoid confusion

Yeah this is true but it does take a fair amount of pressure in my experience

If i scratch my arm at certain times my arm looks like this.

Hi op. Fellow health anxiety sufferer here. Didn’t want to read and run but I’m not convinced about the advice from your therapist to talk to friends and family. With lots of mental health issues that would be perfect advice but for health anxiety an important part of managing your recovery is to avoid reassurance seeking activities. (It’s difficult I know) So for example, you asked your husband what he thought of the mark he gave his opinion which was that it was nothing to worry about. Ideally you needed to leave it at that even if you continue to feel anxiety. What you are doing now is reassurance seeking but it is continuing your thought spiral and fixation on this current worry; the mark.

I think it would be helpful for you to sign up for some group CBT (can be a long waiting list but it’s worth it) Depending on your area it could be online so you could type and listen if you don’t feel brave enough to talk or have your camera on.

Its a bit harder when it comes to kids as it is important to trust your instincts and doctors would much rather rule something out than miss something in a child but it is important to take your child’s overall health (are they otherwise well in themselves?) into consideration.

It’s good to act proportionately too. A pharmacist could easily take a look at a mark and they would tell you if you needed to see GP etc.

There is often a lot of hysteria on here about women with anxiety supposedly infecting their kids with it. I don’t think this is inevitable however having a parent who focused a lot on health or dying can be one of many factors in developing health anxiety. Seek further treatment if you can as it’s so debilitating and joy sucking.

Op if your daughter is acting absolutely fine then it’s very likely she is. A non blanching rash ( which she doesn’t have) is a red flag symptom in an unwell child. It’s easy to focus on a tiny detail and discard the whole picture but it doesn’t allow you to make an accurate judgement. Hope you are having a nice evening x

That's not true. My son had lots of non fading rashes as a baby. Every time I called the non emergency line and was directed to out of hours GP. The joy of a ginger haired/sensitive skin child. The appointments were quick but no one ever suggested an ambulance.

Op - looks like skin has been pinched to me. A rash is a lot of spots, not just two in one tiny area.

The badger isn’t an animal, apparently. It’s the name of the health place the mum uses. She forgot to clarify that until later in the post, so some people (inc me) got confused.

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