My 11 yr old daughter has been complaining for a few days now of tenderness in her thigh in one leg. She says it feels like a bad bruise from her knee to her upper thigh and hurts to touch it. I don't see anything really except her veins seem a little more visible and she does have a small spot that looks almost like a bruise. I'm debating on whether to bring her to the Dr. or to just wait it out and see a day or two more. Has anyone else ever heard of anything like this?
Thank you all for your responses. Turns out it was from her first period coming on! I never would have even guessed that. She started on Weds and the pain and marks went away, amazing things the body can do....Thanks again for all your suggestions!
Just with what you have given I would say it is worth a visit to the Dr. I won't go through the what if's but as someone with a little medical experience I wouldn't hesitate to call the Dr. if it were my child. It could very well just be a bruise. I always say better safe than sorry.
It could be a bone bruise. But if it isn't better in a few days, go to the Dr. immediately... this happened to a friend's 7 year old and they took her pretty quickly to the Dr. She has cancer of the bone, metastisized to the lungs.
So take it seriously. If it doesn't get better soon - get to the Dr.
Hi K.,
I had the same experience with my own leg a week ago.
I swore it felt like I had banged into something badly and I expected to find a huge bruise.
My problem turned out to be a tick bite just above the back of my knee.
I removed it and the pain was gone within the hour. Luckily my tick was a visible dog tick not a deer tick.
Please have it checked out. You don't want your daughter to contract Lyme disease.
Good luck,
My husband's skin was very sensitive to the touch before he was diagnosed with Lyme Disease. It might be worth it to take her in. Did she do anything that she might have strained herself?
It might be worth checking out with the doctor. It could be cellulitis from a bug bite. Cellulitis is an infection at the cellular level and is treated with antibiotics. My daughter got it from a bite from a greenhead. The bite area continued to swell & the area around it was very sore.
Good luck!
Hi K.,
Has your daughter spent much time outside lately? It might be worth getting a test for Lyme's Disease, as there are a ton of little deer ticks out now, and its something much better caught at the beginning. A remote possibility, but one that occurs to me often living in such a Lyme ridden area.
Good luck!
K.,
I would take her to the doctor and have it checked right away..she could possibly have a dvt ( deep vein thrombosis ) which is a blood clot..they are commmon in legs and it does not matter the age although it is rare for younger people to aquire these...she could also have been bitten by a spider or insect and has an allergy. I myself put off going to the doctors over what I thought was a pulled muscle and ended up in the hospital for 2 weeks with a dvt in an uncommon spot and at an uncommon age so you never know....I hope that it is nothing but better to be safe than sorry....gl
I've had a similar situation with all 3 of my kids. They had a sore that starts out looking like a zit, but then it gets really red all around it, the red area gets bigger and bigger, it is very sore to the touch, and the area gets really hard. they had a skin infection called MRSA. it is a staph infection that needs to be treated with an antibiotic such a bactrum.
I would absolutely get her to the Dr. and have them do a culture.
good luck!
I would take her to the doctor. Blood clot? Infection? Call and ask to talk to the nurse and they will tell you if you should bring her in or not.
Gooodmorning K.
Yes I heard of that my kids went thru and my grand children went did the same way it's part of growing to fast, try to message her legs at night with lavender oil that might hepl I know when my grand children come over they like to have there legs rub easy tho, and maybe give her calcium vitamin to increase the strenth of there bone.
GOOD LUCK AMD MAY GOD BLESS
I remember when I was that age I would get growing pains. There are growth plates around the knee I think and also in other places in children her age and a little older. It can cause some pain there. Or maybe she injured it or twisted it somehow and just forgot...I do that sometimes and it comes to me after I feel the pain.
I'm not sure, but this almost sounds like a muscle that was not used and now has been. I would tell her to soak in a nice warm tub and see how it goes. If it doesn't get better, then I would go to the doctor's office.
Hi K.,
my sister had something similar to this when she was very little. Have you ever had your daughter's iron levels checked? In my sister's case, she turned out to be anemic and this was causing the bruising and soreness to the touch with her skin. Hope this helps.
Growing pains? I remember being that age and having random soreness in my legs and I'm pretty sure it was just growing pains. This is the age when girls really start to sprout. But, it could be something worse, so it never hurts to at least call the doctor. Good luck!
call the ped as soon as you can. My husband had the same thing and it turns out it was some type of clot lodged in a vein in his leg. He had the exact same symptoms as your daughter. The dr said if left untreated theres alot of things that can happen. Have her checked out they may want to do an ultrasound. Why not have it checked and if it turns out to be onothing then at least youll feel better! Good luck
I would make an appointment with the doctor right away. I am not a doctor or health professional, but my niece had similar symptoms, which turned out to be a very serious staph infection. You're better off ruling that out as soon as possible, rather than waiting.
K.,
A question. Is it the skin or the muscles underneath? Either way, muscle pain and bruising or pain in the legs is often due to a nutritional imbalance that effects the organs and corresponding muscles. I used to have bad pains and bruising up and down my legs. As soon an I saw a holistic chiropractor and made changes to my diet, including taking minerals, the pain disappeared. Now, I am a Nutritional Microscopits, someone who studies health at the cellular level. I examine live and dry blood to determine what imbalances there might be in the body and help people focus on diet and lifetyle to reverse symptoms. The Chiropractor I work with is amazing and focuses on nutrition as well. His name is Dr. Thom Bober, located in Osterville, MA (we share a building). His number is ###-###-####.
My business is called Cape Microscopy and my number is ###-###-####. I would try to nip this in the butt before things get worse. Your daughter's body is giving her signals that there is an imbalance. Hope to hear from you and good luck!
K.
Please bring her to a doctor. It could be nothing but you want to be sure. I had a similar feeling a few years ago and it turned out to be a tumor. I had it removed and I am fine still 5 years later. They said it also could have been an infection which would have needed antibiotic. I really do not want to scare you but I know (from experience) that it is better to see the doctor. Even if they look at you like you are crazy, even if it is nothing it's better to know.
I hope everything goes well and it is nothing.
Krissey
She could have a tick bite and i would bring her to your pedia doctor asap......
good luck to you
Bring her to the Doctor; it sounds strange.
