Brusing/Hurtting he is only 2, please help (update)

[Jssg86]

My son is going to be 2 on the 16th of Jan.  For the past 3 weeks he has not had an appetite at all, I mean he might eat a spoonful of peanut butter, a couple spoonfuls of jello, his size handful of cheerios, and maybe a bite or two of what ever we eat.  That is all for the last 3 weeks.  He drinks 7oz or milk when he wakes up in the afternoon and before bed.  We have stopped the milk during the day to see if that is why he won't eat, but it didn't make a difference.  He also get 4oz of juice with 4oz of water once a day too.

He has  more bruses than I think he should have at his age.  It look like he has been beat up(but he hasn't, that I know 4 sure since I am with him 24/7).  His legs and arms are covered in them and they take along time to heal.

He also says that his legs, arms and stomach hurt and he grabs them hard like it might not be the skin that hurts.  This started about 3 weeks ago too. 

He has not been taking naps like normal and if he does sometimes he will wake up in a good mood other times he wakes up crying and is unconsolible and grabbing his legs, arms, and stomach.

I took him to the Dr. about 2 weeks ago and they said he had a cold that is why he was doing what I mention above.  They did blood work and said that everything was fine.  They also did a urine test and they said that he had white blood cells in it but nothing to worry about. 

I am convinced that it might be something more.

I am going to make him an appt. 4 his Dr tomorrow.  He has medical and I hate it cuz the Dr. he has I feel is only there for the money not for patients. 

One other thing is that he is really red and sore right between the bottom of his scrotum and above where his butt starts, I think it is the perineum(sp?) area.  He grabs him self almost all day saying it hurts.

I forgot to mention that I just noticed today that his bottom of his eye lids are a purple color.

 

 

 

Please tell me I am over reacting and this is normal for a 2 year old. 

 

I read a thing on lukemia and he has what could be symptoms of it and now I am stressing over it.  I have heard that cancer skips a generation or something like that.  My older sister died of cancer, not lukemia though.  I don't have any cancer so there for I think one of my boys could get cancer.

 

He has an appt. on the 2nd with the PA since the Dr is out of town, she seems to be there for the kids not just her job.  I will update it when I take him.

[3angels]

Dec. 31, 2008 at 12:53 AM

I am sorry but this is not normal and I wouldn't wait to have him seen . i don't know what it is but you are his mother and if you are even a little concerned the Doctor should address your concerns not dismiss then and if you feel that after having him seen that the doctor didn't satisfy your questions and concerns you should take him somewhere else.

 

[3angels]

Dec. 31, 2008 at 1:03 AM

Never forget you know your baby best. you are the best one tojudge if he is okay or notget.

[MamaLori]

Dec. 31, 2008 at 1:04 AM

I would be taking him to a new doctor, even if it's the ER. It's not normal for all those symptoms to show up all at the same time. But try not to panic about cancer yet. It could be a simple infection.

Oh and- if your sister had cancer, she is in your same generation, so by your theory your childrens generation wouldn't get it. But then again, by all scientific research, cancer does not "skip" a generation. 

Good luck! I hope he feels better soon.

[domestic_tramp]

Dec. 31, 2008 at 1:51 AM

i'd find a new Dr ASAP. those syptoms aren't right. even if you have to take him to the ER & have them refer you to a different Dr. if you have any other mommy friends in your area ask them who they see or family members see who they recommend. i would ditch that Dr, he sounds like a quack.  

[CCmom05]

Dec. 31, 2008 at 2:21 AM

I would definitely look for a second opinion, if for any reason to put your mind at ease.

This may make you feel a little better. I also had similar concerns for my daughter. She all of a sudden had a horrible appetite (still does) and would barely eat or drink all day, then she would have a day where she would only scarf down breakfast. The doctor said at her age of discovery sometimes curiosity wins over appetite, he also said sometimes kids are slowing down in their growth which means they also slow down in appetite as well.

Her little legs, arms lower back were so bruised up I thought she might be anemic or something was wrong. I told my husband it looked like we beat her. Had her blood tested, everything was fine. One day we went to a park where there were about 4-5 3 year olds with similar looking legs and arms, one of the moms said it was just the age. Because they are more mobile but not yet so coordinated they tend to bump and their delicate skin will bruise.

As for the grabbing himself, that is what would concern me. The only thing I could think of is that it might just be his awareness of things hurting. Following a stomach flu my daughter told me for 3 months that her tummy hurt. I figured out after a while she was actually practicing her sentences, I wish she practiced with other things like Mommy, I'm tired! She has now moved onto "what's your name?"

Good luck and I hope everything is okay with your son!

 

[katieGrace]

Dec. 31, 2008 at 12:35 PM

take him to another doctor, get a second opinion.

[NightMarezMommy]

Dec. 31, 2008 at 11:17 PM

What Dr's office do you go to? Try St. Francis Medical on Imperial and Smallwood by the Domino's pizza.

[Jaxsmom804]

Jan. 1, 2009 at 7:41 PM

When my son was about a year and a half old he got all of that stuff to.I took him to about 5 doctors. They discovered that my son was anemic. Please see another doctor. Anemia can get really bad