My son - bruises under foot, under knee, on the hand

[Michal]

Hi,
I am afraid. My wife called me that my son got some strange bruises.
First he was complaining on his foot. My wife noticed a bruise under it. She was thinking that he must have been playing "too intensively" in kindergarden. He did not want to tell her how did it happen. So we were thinking that he is hiding something: maybe he fell off something and was afraid to tell that he was playing in a dangerous way or maybe was playing with mates and it was something that he did not want to tell us....

Then my wife noticed other day that he has another bruise under a knee. She was starting to believe that something wrong is going on during playing time in kindergarden. My son told nothing about any incident. We have not believed... There were also three small bruises approx. 7mm in diameter close to each other in the back of a thigh.

And most terrifying for us today: my son said that his hand hurts. Well again we were skeptical. While getting to bed my wife noticed that he had similar small bruise close to his hand joint and other hand was swollen.

I am not in home but advised to make poultice with DMSO. It had not helped much however foot started to look more normal. My wife is going tomorrow to the doctor.
I am so afraid. He had never been so strangely sick.

Today I had a dream: My friend brought to me a kid in a wheel chair for me to take care of him. I hope he was not my son. In my dream he finally he started to walk... I had never situation like this. I would like to hurt instead of him.

 

[Gertrudes]

Hi Mikel,

Have you noticed whether your son has been acting any differently lately? Any changes in behavior? His bruising may be due to simple kindergarten play, but if his behavior has changed, that may point out to something different going on.

Personally, what I would do if I were in your place would be to talk to the carers at the kindergarten at the next opportunity and ask them about this.

It's not nice when you don't know what's going on, particularly with your own child. I hope that it isn't anything serious.

 

[Michal]

I hope that too. Girls in kindergarden have not noticed anything strange. I just pray for tomorrow's visit.

 

[Laura]

Have you searched for any info on bruising on the net?

Added: I just did and and you had better not, it will just worry you. Let us know what the doctor says.

 

[Michal]

What I have found is that symptoms resamble Thrombosis or Deep Vain Thrombosis. My wife made poultice yesterday with DMSO but there was not much change in the morning. Arm looks swollen still. Bruises are there.

Today doctor's visit. I just insisted to strongly suggest ultrasonic examination to the doctor as I read that this is one of the means to find out whether this is thrombosis or not.

 

[KTC]

Hi Mikel,
Have you tried Arnica to help with the bruising (supposing they are just 'play' bruises)
My son is starting kindy once a week next week. I am a bit scared to leave him by himself with people I dont know. Nothing is set in stone. We always have a choice to take them out if we see fit.
Let us know what the doc says..

 

[Guardian]

Please let us know what the Doctor says? There might not be anything to worry about at all? In general, Kindergarten is a VERY "bruising" time for kids. They've just learned how to move around on their own...but they're not really well coordinated yet.
They bump into things, each other, etc. and do get a lot of bumps and bruises while playing...especially when there's a whole room full of equally uncoordinated 4-5 year old's with toys.

I'd wait to see if the doctor says "It look like he stepped on a Lego" before I'd start worrying about diseases yet.

 

[Nook]

Mikel, yes, please let us know what the doctor said today.

I would also like to ask what Gertrudes asked, if his behavior changed in any way.

There are many ways a child can get hurt and the psychological impacts might help us figure out what actually did happen and why.

I would prefer not to go into details and speculations on what could've happened.
We'll all know more once the doctor gave us his side of the story.

 

[cassandra]

Exactly what Guardian says: could be serious or not, and try to switch off the worrying and wait to hear from the doc., as worrying takes a HUGE amount of your precious energy reserves.
Big hugs to your family!!

 

[loreta]

I hope everything will be ok but I think it is also a good idea to talk to the caretakers. They should have seen the bruises, why they did not say anything?

Surely is nothing, let see what the visit to the doctor will show.

 

[Jacques]

Hoping that is nothing serious.

Big hugs to you and your family.

 

[Mrs. Peel]

Could he be getting beat up by another child and afraid to say anything because he was threatened? Or worse yet, could it be an abusive teacher?

 

[Michal]

Guys,
My son went to hospital and doctors are examining him. I am so terribly afraid of him. I was never so worried. I now understand what it means to worry about children. I had a bad intuition when my wife told me about his foot. I am not able to describe how much I want him to be ...

Another thought: looks like I am coming to the Forum when I am in pain... and sometimes with my ego.... I do not know if I should be sorry for that. I am gratefull for Your voices here. It is so... in this ocean of sadness. I am asking myself why I am so motivated to learn when it hurts. Why I am so stupid. I wish I was sick not him.

I have not expected that You guys will reply on my worries... and You did... I am crying now because I am thrilled that You are there somewhere and You wish to listen to that pain although You don't even know me and my son... and my wife. I just can imagine how she is afraid...

There are no words to convey this thing in me now. Words ehhh.

Thank You!
They are waiting now for bloodtest result.

 

[Gawan]

I have not expected that You guys will reply on my worries... and You did... I am crying now because I am thrilled that You are there somewhere and You wish to listen to that pain although You don't even know me and my son... and my wife.

;D Take care Mikel and I hope for the best. When are the results to be known?

 

[Michal]

Henoch–Schönlein purpura, this is the diagnosis.

Now I have more things to study. Geezus! What a terrible name. Like a biblical plague.

I will study it through.

Thanks to all of You that You are here and listening when somebody needs it. I am going to sleep now.