My DP's 11yo DD hasn't been very well, on and off, for a few weeks. She's had antibiotics for a throat infection, which definitely helped but 3 weeks ago, a urine sample showed traces of blood, same thing a week later and yesterday, higher amounts of blood. Three urine samples in three weeks.
She's also complaining of pain and soreness in her left side, just below her ribcage. She has very little appetite and often says she feels sick.
Her mother has chronic kidney disease but for various reasons hasn't been in this lovely, (and very shy) girl's life very much.
The Healthcare professionals keep saying 'oh, it's probably the start of her periods' but I'm concerned that they aren't taking it seriously enough. I wouldn't have thought that this blood in urine would show for three weeks. I'm telling my partner to push for an urgent referral, given the increase of blood and her family history.
She's very small, and slight, and doesn't have the healthiest of diets, although does like my cooking and is becoming more open to trying new things. She's starting to develop but there's nothing very noticeable there yet, and there's no sign of periods yet. Her mother started her periods aged 11, but I know that often doesn't mean anything.
He's a great dad, and has told them that she needs further investigation. I just feel as a woman that yet again, this could be a case of female health being dismissed, and the HCPs dismissing him because he's a single dad.
I'm right, aren't I? This just doesn't feel like periods and they're being dismissed.
I have boys BTW.