O/T...11yo ds's calves have horrible and unsightly bruising
aplan4life
My son's legs look horrible, he wears pants almost all the time so I
don't really see his legs. Tonight, with the warmer weather he had on
shorts and my dh and I couldn't believe how terrible his calves
looked. DS is not super active but when he plays he plays hard, lands
on the ground but no different than other children. I wish that I
were exaggerating about how awful his legs look but it's bad. Some
bruises are huge and they are in close proximity to other
bruises...I'm very concerned and wanted to present this to the board,
wondering if anyone knows what may be the problem. We are talking
bruises up and down the shin, sides and backs of calves.
His legs got like this when taking karate but he hasn't done that
sport in over a year. Any advice would be welcome, he says that the
bruises don't hurt but I don't know how they can't.
~Sandy Winn
don't really see his legs. Tonight, with the warmer weather he had on
shorts and my dh and I couldn't believe how terrible his calves
looked. DS is not super active but when he plays he plays hard, lands
on the ground but no different than other children. I wish that I
were exaggerating about how awful his legs look but it's bad. Some
bruises are huge and they are in close proximity to other
bruises...I'm very concerned and wanted to present this to the board,
wondering if anyone knows what may be the problem. We are talking
bruises up and down the shin, sides and backs of calves.
His legs got like this when taking karate but he hasn't done that
sport in over a year. Any advice would be welcome, he says that the
bruises don't hurt but I don't know how they can't.
~Sandy Winn
Su Penn
I often have bruises that I don't remember getting and that look
worse than they are (people are always saying, "My god, what happened
to you?" and it's some bruise I didn't even know I had!). For me, the
underlying problem is that I have low platelets (I have about 70,000;
150,000+ is normal). Since platelets are part of the clotting
process, low platelets can cause bruising when minor bumps cause
bleeding that would stop before producing a bruise in a person with
normal platelets, but that continues longer in a person with low
platelets. I can bump lightly into a doorframe as I walk by, not feel
any pain, and forget about it instantly, and later turn up with a
bruise there that looks like I was flung into the steering wheel in a
high-speed impact! Other bleeding disorders can also cause uncommonly
heavy bruising. Many are not serious--I, for instance, have never had
to be treated for mine except when pregnant (women have fewer
platelets when pregnant, and when I'm pregnant my platelets drop to a
dangerous level and I have to be treated to increase them until the
baby is born).
Su
worse than they are (people are always saying, "My god, what happened
to you?" and it's some bruise I didn't even know I had!). For me, the
underlying problem is that I have low platelets (I have about 70,000;
150,000+ is normal). Since platelets are part of the clotting
process, low platelets can cause bruising when minor bumps cause
bleeding that would stop before producing a bruise in a person with
normal platelets, but that continues longer in a person with low
platelets. I can bump lightly into a doorframe as I walk by, not feel
any pain, and forget about it instantly, and later turn up with a
bruise there that looks like I was flung into the steering wheel in a
high-speed impact! Other bleeding disorders can also cause uncommonly
heavy bruising. Many are not serious--I, for instance, have never had
to be treated for mine except when pregnant (women have fewer
platelets when pregnant, and when I'm pregnant my platelets drop to a
dangerous level and I have to be treated to increase them until the
baby is born).
Su
On Apr 1, 2006, at 8:59 PM, aplan4life wrote:
> .I'm very concerned and wanted to present this to the board,
> wondering if anyone knows what may be the problem. We are talking
> bruises up and down the shin, sides and backs of calves.
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>>Some bruises are huge and they are in close proximity to other bruises...I'm very concerned >>If it were me, and I was concerned, I'd have a doctor take a look at him.
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From: "aplan4life" <aplan4life@...>
Pampered Chef Michelle
On 4/1/06, aplan4life <aplan4life@...> wrote:
time he couldn't even tell you how he got them. He was a rough and tumble,
climbing through the trees (falling out fo the trees), over the river and
through the ditch culverts from dawn to dusk (Oh what a life he would have
had if my parents had unschooled him!) Anyway, today he still gets bruises
all over. His doctors used to say that he was anemic, but when they would
test him his iron counts always came out fine. Once he had to go in for
something and the doctor noticed all the bruises. Asked my mom to step out
of the room so he could talk to him alone. My mom thought it was a "guy"
discussion that he might be too embarassed to talk about with mom in the
room. About 5 minutes into the interview my mother his great rolls of
laughter coming out of the office. The doctor opened his door with tears
rolling down his face. He thought my brother was an abused child as many
parents who abuse will hit their children's legs. When he asked my brother
about his bruising and where he got them my brother launched into this story
about how he and Timmy "climbed up in the Chinaberry tree. But don't tell
my mom because we aren't supposed to climbe the Chinaberry tree. Anyway, we
got near the top and all the little Chinaberry branches started to snap off
and the next thing me and Timmy knew we were falling through the Chinaberry
tree and couldn't stop. We fell all the way to the bottom. But PLEASE
don't tell my mom. She told us that would happen and I don't want her to
know we found out the hard way." This was followed with other escapades of
my brother, Timmy and George and many trees they had encountered and forts
they had built and games of war they had played using clay dirt clods as
ammunition.
If they aren't hurting him, he is eating well and they heal within a few
days I wouldn't worry. You could also give him oral arnica a few times a
day and get him some Arnica Flora to rub on any bruises that he does get to
help aid in healing.
--
Michelle
Independent Kitchen Consultant #413652
The Pampered Chef
850-474-0817
http://www.pamperedchef.biz/michellelr
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>Sandy, my brother was like this. He always had bruises all over. Half the
> DS is not super active but when he plays he plays hard, lands
> on the ground but no different than other children. I wish that I
> were exaggerating about how awful his legs look but it's bad. Some
> bruises are huge and they are in close proximity to other
> bruises...I'm very concerned and wanted to present this to the board,
> wondering if anyone knows what may be the problem.
time he couldn't even tell you how he got them. He was a rough and tumble,
climbing through the trees (falling out fo the trees), over the river and
through the ditch culverts from dawn to dusk (Oh what a life he would have
had if my parents had unschooled him!) Anyway, today he still gets bruises
all over. His doctors used to say that he was anemic, but when they would
test him his iron counts always came out fine. Once he had to go in for
something and the doctor noticed all the bruises. Asked my mom to step out
of the room so he could talk to him alone. My mom thought it was a "guy"
discussion that he might be too embarassed to talk about with mom in the
room. About 5 minutes into the interview my mother his great rolls of
laughter coming out of the office. The doctor opened his door with tears
rolling down his face. He thought my brother was an abused child as many
parents who abuse will hit their children's legs. When he asked my brother
about his bruising and where he got them my brother launched into this story
about how he and Timmy "climbed up in the Chinaberry tree. But don't tell
my mom because we aren't supposed to climbe the Chinaberry tree. Anyway, we
got near the top and all the little Chinaberry branches started to snap off
and the next thing me and Timmy knew we were falling through the Chinaberry
tree and couldn't stop. We fell all the way to the bottom. But PLEASE
don't tell my mom. She told us that would happen and I don't want her to
know we found out the hard way." This was followed with other escapades of
my brother, Timmy and George and many trees they had encountered and forts
they had built and games of war they had played using clay dirt clods as
ammunition.
If they aren't hurting him, he is eating well and they heal within a few
days I wouldn't worry. You could also give him oral arnica a few times a
day and get him some Arnica Flora to rub on any bruises that he does get to
help aid in healing.
--
Michelle
Independent Kitchen Consultant #413652
The Pampered Chef
850-474-0817
http://www.pamperedchef.biz/michellelr
Catch our new wave of color!
Book a March show!
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D Smith
Just to be safe, I say see a doctor. I mean you'll
probably hear, he's fine, nothing to worry about. But
that's a good thing. My brother had a rare blood
(diease, not sure if that is the right word). But up
until my son is 7, I have to keep an eye out for
excesive brusing. I guess by 7 they usually out grow
this disorder. (?)
danie
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probably hear, he's fine, nothing to worry about. But
that's a good thing. My brother had a rare blood
(diease, not sure if that is the right word). But up
until my son is 7, I have to keep an eye out for
excesive brusing. I guess by 7 they usually out grow
this disorder. (?)
danie
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aplan4life
> If they aren't hurting him, he is eating well and they heal within a fewtimes a
> days I wouldn't worry. You could also give him oral arnica a few
> day and get him some Arnica Flora to rub on any bruises that he doesget to
> help aid in healing.Thanks Michelle, I told him last night that I'll be taking pictures.
>
I want to monitor those legs.
~Sandy
>
>
>
> --
> Michelle
> Independent Kitchen Consultant #413652
> The Pampered Chef
> 850-474-0817
> http://www.pamperedchef.biz/michellelr
> Catch our new wave of color!
> Book a March show!
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
aplan4life
--- In [email protected], zenmomma@... wrote:
Oh yes, and we'll be seeing her next week. She isn't open on the
weekends though and I was just hoping that someone could ease my fears
in the meantime and they already have. :-)
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>bruises...I'm very concerned >>
> >>Some bruises are huge and they are in close proximity to other
>him.
> If it were me, and I was concerned, I'd have a doctor take a look at
Oh yes, and we'll be seeing her next week. She isn't open on the
weekends though and I was just hoping that someone could ease my fears
in the meantime and they already have. :-)
-
aplan4life
--- In [email protected], Su Penn <supenn@...> wrote:
day he is sedentary. When he does play it's hard but whereas dd can
climb a tree and have nothing but a scratch, apparently it's not the
same as ds. When she climbs a pile of rocks, nothing, just a little
gray dirt but last night upon closer examination, Zak has rock size
bruising on his thighs. Also, he and the boys play with air soft guns
(wearing safety glasses) and some are the size of the plastic bb's.
He has a ball playing them and doesn't want to stop. However, the
one's on his shins and side calves, not pretty.
I was scared because immediately my mind is freaking out that
something is horribly wrong. Although I'm sorry that you bruise easy,
you have really helped dramatically help ease my fears....thank you.
Also, thank you for going into such detail about your blood platelets,
good to know these things before going to the doctor because now I can
ask.
If he would wear shorts I would notice, but after seeing his legs, I
wouldn't want to wear shorts either. :-( When they get older, you
don't see nakedness so unless they tell you, you don't know.
~Sandy Winn
>Sue, thank you sooo much. This is my son exactly, because on a lot of
> I often have bruises that I don't remember getting and that look
> worse than they are (people are always saying, "My god, what happened
> to you?" and it's some bruise I didn't even know I had!).
day he is sedentary. When he does play it's hard but whereas dd can
climb a tree and have nothing but a scratch, apparently it's not the
same as ds. When she climbs a pile of rocks, nothing, just a little
gray dirt but last night upon closer examination, Zak has rock size
bruising on his thighs. Also, he and the boys play with air soft guns
(wearing safety glasses) and some are the size of the plastic bb's.
He has a ball playing them and doesn't want to stop. However, the
one's on his shins and side calves, not pretty.
I was scared because immediately my mind is freaking out that
something is horribly wrong. Although I'm sorry that you bruise easy,
you have really helped dramatically help ease my fears....thank you.
Also, thank you for going into such detail about your blood platelets,
good to know these things before going to the doctor because now I can
ask.
If he would wear shorts I would notice, but after seeing his legs, I
wouldn't want to wear shorts either. :-( When they get older, you
don't see nakedness so unless they tell you, you don't know.
~Sandy Winn