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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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tocas · 21/09/2017 07:50

Just read whole thread! Good luck today OP xx

NoStraightEdges · 21/09/2017 08:52

Just read the entire thread. Hope all goes well today for your dd.

SaulGood · 21/09/2017 10:53

She is a super star. She convinced them she didn't need a general and they offered sedation instead. She then proceeded to do the drug calculations for the anaesthetist based on her weight and apparently was the calmest and most knowledgeable sedated person they'd met this week. She is reading and eating toast.

I am utterly proud of her.

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Memom · 21/09/2017 11:09

What a shining example to all us wimps (me) she is! Fingers firmly crossed for results x

ApplesinmyPocket · 21/09/2017 11:16

Oh bless her! And here's me putting off calling the dentist for my toothache because I'm a silly wimp... I'm going to do it right now because of much-braver-than-I am-mini-Saul.

SandunesAndRainclouds · 21/09/2017 12:51

She's amazing!

KurriKurri · 21/09/2017 13:00

She's just a brilliant kid isn't she ? Smile Hope she's not too sore from the op. and you'll both soon be out of there and heading home xxx

misdee · 21/09/2017 13:02

She sounds brilliant :)

Maryz · 21/09/2017 13:11

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littlemissneela · 21/09/2017 13:17

Sorry, they made your your pre teen dd do a pregnancy test? Things must have changed since my dd had her first anaesthetic Hmm She had her first test when she was in her teens. How odd she mustn't go into the big kids room as she is under 12, but needs to do this test!

Anyhoo, hope she is still ok. What a super brave girl to go through it with local only. Its better to have just local if you can as you can go home sooner, and by the sounds of the facilities on the ward, might be a good thing. She will still feel a bit woozy for the rest of the day probably, so lots of rest. Heres to good biopsy results Brew

SaulGood · 21/09/2017 16:06

We're half an hour from home. DD is fine. Starving and chatty but fine.

I decided to follow her example of bravery and drove a good portion of the journey. Especially since they've warned they'll remove the lump regardless so I might be driving back alone in a couple of weeks. So I managed the M6, A14 and A11 in some pretty nasty weather. It's caught up with me now though and I'm exhausted. DH is doing the last bit.

They pregnancy test all females from 10 to 70. I was as shocked by 70 as I was saddened by 10. They did say that it is since a 13yo had an op and it transpired that she was pregnant. I guess 10 means there's no room for error. Ruddy awful but I do get it.

They recommended DD has tomorrow off school. She is adamant she's going. I guess if she takes it easy? She's got a week of no baths and then needs to see a nurse to remove the dressing and strip doodahs. She says it's still numb but I guess that might change tomorrow. In herself she's utterly tickety boo.

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SandunesAndRainclouds · 21/09/2017 16:23

Brave mama and DD!

I used to live near Cambridge... the A14 is utterly hideous most of the time, you've both been amazing today Flowers

Eppia · 21/09/2017 17:55

Brilliant (both her and you). Well done. Now, how are you? How is the anxiety level?

SaulGood · 21/09/2017 18:42

I'm completely exhausted. It all feels out of my hands which of course, it always was. Only now we're on the countdown to diagnosis and the purpose and adrenalin runs out rather quickly. It's easy to plan for the practicalities of the procedures, impossible to prepare for the gaps in between.

I am just hoping

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PurplePillowCase · 21/09/2017 18:45

hoping with you that it's just nothing...

Maryz · 21/09/2017 19:14

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gonegrey56 · 21/09/2017 19:18

Huge well done to both of you . Hoping with you Flowers

CallMeDollFace · 21/09/2017 19:22

Wow! Sounds like you've got a very special one there! Well done all of you. The waiting part is just shit, no two ways about it.

It's a good time to treat yourselves to some nice things and maybe plan something to look forward to.

misdee · 21/09/2017 19:50

The wait is hell. We are 2 months into a 6 month wait for genetics. In the meantime my mind is filling gaps with various scenarios. Which isn't great.

Well done for doing the driving.

I hope your wait is quick

Lissette · 21/09/2017 20:39

Well done on the driving. Hope you are all resting tonight.

Frazzled2207 · 21/09/2017 22:29

Well done you and dd. You've had so much stress with this, when will you know for sure what the bloody thing is?

hennipenni · 21/09/2017 23:02

I've followed your thread from the beginning, your DD is truly remarkable.

The waiting is the hardest, you put everything into diagnose, care etc and bang here comes the waiting and there's nothing you can do to make it any quicker. We're 5 months into a minimum of a 2 year wait to see if my DD treatment has worked.

MaryPoppinsPenguins · 22/09/2017 00:14

Well done on the driving! I have such driving anxiety... that was very brave.

Your DD sounds amazing Smile

DistractedByAFatDog · 22/09/2017 00:39

Your DD sounds amazing!

SaulGood · 22/09/2017 08:38

You are amazing. All of you. And dealing with your own paths and diagnoses too. You have been so important in helping me get through this.

Not quite the restful night I'd anticipated. Came home to a very croupy 6yo who went downhill overnight. NHS Direct heard the state of him and packed us off to hospital.

We're just home. Did you know they no longer stock soluble prednisolone at our hospital? DS needs 5 tablets in one go. This stuff is HARD.

No more hospitals. Please.

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