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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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wisewomanmummy · 16/08/2017 18:58

Hello Saul, I'm a lurker from Gnet, I just wanted to send you some good wishes. Try not to blame yourself, you did your best and you sound like a lovely, caring mum.
Lots of positive vibes for you all, I hope all goes well for your dd. Xx

GrampieRabbit · 16/08/2017 19:14

You sound like a lovely mum, wishing your DD all the best Flowers

AngelaTwerkel · 16/08/2017 19:25

I'm sorry, such a worrying time. I'd feel compelled to go home too - even if it meant I just spent the next few days pacing around.

Wishing you all the best, fingers firmly crossed for you.

NachoAddict · 16/08/2017 19:28

You really didn't drop the ball, this is in no way down to you.

I hope you get fast and harmless resukts and they can sort out your daughter quickly.

YouRat · 16/08/2017 19:29

Please try not to google.
Wishing you and dd all the best flowers]

SaulGood · 16/08/2017 20:19

You lovely lot. Smile

The consultant hasn't rung and demanded our presence yet. DS and I have had hideous noro. I seriously have never been so sick. It was sudden and violent. DS couldn't tolerate water even and was sick every 20 minutes for 12hrs. DD was sick once and she is currently eating all the food and watching Big Bang Theory quite happily. She's in such rude health. Hasn't missed school for years. The thought of, well, you know seems so ludicrous but here we are.

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HumphreyCobblers · 16/08/2017 21:07

Goodness, I do hope you feel better soon.

SaulGood · 16/08/2017 21:13

I'm much better this evening thank you. Bit dehydrated and achy but recovering. Thank heavens for family. They've been brilliant.

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Rachie1986 · 16/08/2017 21:29

Dropping in to say I hope you hear soon and get this sorted. You are doing fab. Keep going x

SnowiestMountain · 16/08/2017 21:36

Oh goodness OP, only just come across this thread, just wanted to offer a hand hold and send FlowersFlowers

ASDismynormality · 16/08/2017 21:48

I hope you all recover from noro soon.

As others have said don't feel you have dropped the ball. You have takes DD to the GP and asked for help. Good luck .

Westiegirl3 · 16/08/2017 21:58

Thinking if you all, hope you get the answers you want soon

Groovee · 16/08/2017 22:02

Sending you much love x

itsmetree · 16/08/2017 22:08

Just wanted to send you big hugs. Must be terrifying. An MRI with contrast is where they inject you with a chemical that reacts under the magnet of the MRI and this allows them to see certain things such as blood vessels more easily.

It is awful to be so far from home and to get news like this. It happened to me when I was away and pregnant; I got a call to say tests showed baby was poorly and I needed to return to go to a specialist hospital the next day. For some reason being away from home made it feel worse.

I'm keeping you in my thoughts and wishing you good things.

JammyGeorge · 16/08/2017 23:00

I'm thinking about you Saul, my ds1 has been seriously ill for the last few weeks and I know how crippling the worry can be, you are doing a great job holding it together. Keep going and stay positive.

Try not to worry about what is possible - worry about what is probable.

On a side note I had a bruise that didn't go away, I visited the GP and they said it was nothing. 10 years later it was still there exactly the same but it swelled up and became tender to the touch if I caught it getting changed or one of the kids bumped me. I continued to ignore it for a further 3 years until I went back to the GP where they referred to the skin clinic. They removed it and biopsied it and it was a benign vascular lesion.

At the time I couldn't believe I'd been so stupid to ignore it but once the gp said it was nothing that was what I told myself and I just got used to it being there.

PollytheDolly · 17/08/2017 10:25

Just read the thread. Wishing you and yours all the best OP 🌸

IrritableBitchSyndrome · 17/08/2017 12:20

Crossing everything for you OP. Really hope that very soon this scary time will be just an anecdote you recount to reassure another poster. I look forward to you describing how worried you were and how the lump was removed and found to be benign to the enormous relief of everyone, except your DD who sailed through everything without a care. I hope to read your update to that effect very very soon! In the meantime, you must be out of your mind with worry. If it helps, I firmly believe that your DD will be ok.

GlitteryFluff · 17/08/2017 12:28

Sending you positive vibes. Flowers

SaulGood · 17/08/2017 17:41

Can I just reiterate how much it helps that you're all listening and responding. I can't tell you how much I appreciate you taking the time to be so kind.

I know nothing more. The consultant hasn't called. DH rang the secretary a while ago who confirmed they had all dd's paperwork and scans but that's it. There's nothing else in the system. No appointments or similar. She said she'd talk to the consultant and get back to us.

Noro is all gone though and the sun is shining.

Please let her be okay.

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onemorecakeplease · 17/08/2017 17:57

Thinking of you and dd op x

ChestyNut · 17/08/2017 18:18

You haven't dropped the ball. You got her checked out thoroughly.

Deep breaths, am crossing my fingers for DD FlowersGin

NiceCuppaTeaAndASitDown · 17/08/2017 18:45

Thinking of you OP and your DD. It sounds to me like you've done everything that you could and should have done, so please don't beat yourself up about this. It must be scary enough without blaming yourself and no one could have done more than you have

Yika · 17/08/2017 18:54

Following your thread, thinking of you, wishing all the best for you and your precious girl.

MyDarlingWhatIfYouFly · 17/08/2017 19:02

So both doctors agree it was a haematoma in that exact spot. Injuries cannot cause cancer, but they absolutely can cause benign growths.

Sorry to keep throwing random thoughts at you, but if it were me I would be jumping to the worst (and most unlikely) conclusions. Sometimes it's good to hear the opposing view. Just tell me to shut up if I'm irritating you though.

MrsCK · 17/08/2017 19:07

Thinking of you all. Please don't blame this on yourself whatever the outcome is xxx

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