DD1 is 7 and I’m really worried about her
She started losing weight around last summer, I thought she was just growing at first but she’s now lost so much she’s almost unrecognisable, lots of people have commented and asked what’s wrong with her
Her appetite has massively increased in that time and she now eats similar portion sizes to her Dad
Her hair has also been coming out a lot more when she washes or brushes it
I had her weighed at the doctors over a few months and she’s still actively losing weight so they’ve sent her for a blood test
After several failed attempts we finally found a lovely paediatric phlebotomist who got some blood out of her, her blood was very dark and thick and slow moving it took about 10 minutes of just sitting with it in her arm to fill 1 little bottle thing, it was so weird it was like treacle, I don’t know if that’s normal but I’ve never seen it before
Anyway that came back mostly normal except for slightly raised potassium levels, so they wanted to do another one, she had this yesterday and I’m still waiting for results
But in the mean time she’s now starting to look very pale and has got blisters? Cold sores? On her lip, she’s never had this before
I’ve also noticed things like hugs and tickles seem to hurt her now, but that’s possibly just because every single bone is sticking out now where she’s lost weight
She’s very emotional and is crying at the drop of a hat, if you ask what’s wrong she doesn’t seem to know
Her teachers have also raised concerns about her saying she’s not herself, seems quiet and tired and she’s been emotional in school, her teacher is worried about her
I just don’t know what to think, it’s been going on for so long because we were weighing her and waiting for blood tests and in the meantime she’s getting worse and worse
Has anyone any idea what it could be?
I’m so worried I just can’t stop thinking about her