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.

Is it not an insect bite, or just a reaction to grass or something similar?

Take your badger to the vet not A & E.

That is not a meningitis rash, ffs

get help for your health anxiety

Please bother a GP for support for your health anxiety. That’s literally nothing.

It looks to me like she’s caught her skin on something and bruised it but if you’re still concerned in the morning why not ask your local pharmacist? If they have any concerns they can give you more advice and hopefully put your mind at rest without you needing to wait for ages in out of hours or A&E.

It looks exactly the same as what I get if I’ve carried something slightly heavy for a while, like a rucksack or something. Those don’t fade either. But they do take a few few hours to come out. Basically, pressure from something, maybe she had her arms wound through the metal chains of a swing, for example? That would do it.

Doesn't look like anything about which to be concerned. Minor scratches. Clean and put some Savlon on it, she'll almost certainly be fine.

well at least she hasn't been attached by a badger.

Not for me, just a heavy bag or the pressure of having your arms wrapped around / pressed against swing chains, that type of thing. I usually have to think for a little bit to remember how I’ve done it.

I clarified that around 7 comments down on the post, I didn’t realise that the badger is only a term used In my area… it’s an OOH clinic. Seeing as it was an evening on the weekend, and no GP’s/Pharmacists were open.

Definitely Not a swing mark! But irregardless after the marks that are all over me I think she’s either 1) pinched it on the sand table or 2) somethings poked her from one of our hedges.

I have of course since calmed down, and are seeing more logically rather that hysterical.

Hope you’re ok, I know it can be hard.

I'm sure it's already been said, but light hurting eyes and a horrific headache are the most common first signs of meningitis.

Ant bite?

I am assuming this is a joke? If not……..