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DD has a bruise that isn't going away.

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SaulGood · 10/06/2015 12:03

8yo dd complained a few weeks ago that she had a bruise on her inner thigh. She said she couldn't remember how she did it. It looked very much like a mark made by her little brother pinching her which on occasion, when frustrated, he does. He also tends to aim for her thigh or the tops of her arms. She's also as active as most 8yos and rides her scooter everywhere, occasionally crashing and bruising her legs. I put it down to that.

A week ago she mentioned it was still there and I had a good look and it had faded to a browny colour but I could feel a lump directly underneath it. Around the size of a pea. She said it was sore.

A week later and it's still there, same size, sort of a reddy colour but she says it's more sore than it was. She does admit though that she squeezes it because there's a lump underneath it and it 'feels funny'. I don't know if that's exacerbating things.

I have a terrible health anxiety, particularly where the dc are concerned and I am jumping to the absolute worst conclusions. Because that helps, obviously. Hmm

She's not ill, not tired or not herself. She's perfectly well. She's also had other run of the mill, fell off her scooter or got whacked with a golf club bruises in the last couple of weeks and they've cleared up within a couple of days. It's just this bruise on her thigh.

I've made a GP appointment for after school today as it's preying on my mind but is there a chance this is absolutely nothing and my sky high anxiety and terror is unnecessary? I need to stop googling.

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SaulGood · 20/09/2017 18:27

There's no way we can get in the playroom. You have to get past the nurses' station and she's been told already that she must not go in there. She's in the little children's bit. She's okay though. Reading Cassandra Clare and tuning out the ward. She bonded with her consultant over a mutual love of Sheldon Cooper and Dr Martens. They also discussed necromancy for reasons I can't fathom. The consultant declared her "a remarkably cool 10yr old".

We resorted to McDonalds as the restaurant had no food. It was inedible (not in a snobby way, I can tolerate emergency fast food with equilibrium but that was NOT food).

DH needs to leave the ward at 8pm so we will get into pyjamas and play top trumps. We have Narnia and Harry Potter packs. Plus some puzzle books and pens and paper.

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SaulGood · 20/09/2017 18:32

And yes verystressed, the NHS are amazing. I have no complaints. The staff are superb.

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IrenetheQuaint · 20/09/2017 18:39

LOL at necromancy! Hope all goes well tomorrow.

ljny · 20/09/2017 19:35

Good luck tomorrow!

Lissette · 20/09/2017 20:01

Thinking of you Saul. You're an amazing Mum.

SaulGood · 20/09/2017 20:21

I'm amazing at puzzles. Parenting, I'm good enough. Which is as it should be.

It's remarkably quiet now. DD has been told she'll be woken at 6am for obs and a drink. She was horrified. She gets up at 8am usually.

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KurriKurri · 20/09/2017 20:22

Well done for getting through today, and loads of love and luck for tomorrow xxxx

CallMeDollFace · 20/09/2017 20:34

Very good that you are early in the surgery list though. Despite early alarm call for your dd! Hope you both manage some rest. I resorted to earplugs with ds and have been hooked on them ever since!

Ginslinger · 20/09/2017 20:43

oh my goodness - I've only just seen this. I have nothing very helpful to say other than I wish you all the very best result and that you are in a TOP place. Although I agree that the food isn't the best thing to judge them on Grin

RedPanda25 · 20/09/2017 20:49

I've just caught up with with this post from the start and I just wanted to echo what others have said and say what an amazing mum you are for being on top of things and taking her straight back to the Doctor when you realised it had come back.

I'm wishing you all positive thoughts and hope you're not kept waiting too long for the results. Good luck for tomorrow, I'll be thinking of you.

BuffaloCustardbath · 20/09/2017 20:50

Sending all my love and luck for tomorrow, your daughter sounds like an absolute treasure, I hope my DD shares her interests when she is 10 Smile I'll be thinking of you tomorrow.

makingmiracles · 20/09/2017 21:13

Sending love and hope all goes well tomorrow with the biopsy Flowers

Haggisfish · 20/09/2017 23:40

Saul, you make me chuckle with your chat! Hope you all manage to get at least a bit of rest and that the journey back is less rage filled!

SandunesAndRainclouds · 21/09/2017 06:24

Hope you've managed to get some rest, that everything goes as it should today and you're back in your own beds tonight Flowers

SaulGood · 21/09/2017 06:25

Well, she's awake and she's done a pre-op pregnancy test Confused

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TractorTedTed · 21/09/2017 06:40

She sounds brilliant.

As do you.

I know you'll have a wait for results, but at least once today is over, it's another procedure crossed off the list. Flowers

minmooch · 21/09/2017 06:45

Her humour is fantastic! Thinking of you.

BigGreenOlives · 21/09/2017 07:00

Delurking - you're never going to forget the pants & pregnancy test... Flowers

Eppia · 21/09/2017 07:11

Thinking of you - hope it all goes smoothly. You have one very cool 10 year old.Smile

Frazzled2207 · 21/09/2017 07:16

Best of luck to you and your dd x

OhOhDearling · 21/09/2017 07:17

Best wishes for the procedure today!

Polter · 21/09/2017 07:20

Another de-lurker sending good luck and good wishes Flowers

JeffreySadsacIsUnwell · 21/09/2017 07:30

Hope all goes well today.

PotteringAlong · 21/09/2017 07:31

Your last post has just made me smile! I can well imagine the reaction Grin

Good luck Flowers

Bowednotbroken · 21/09/2017 07:37

Another delurker to wish you well x