Leukemia? nose bleeds, cold symptoms, tired Posted: 11-26-07 18:51pm
Hi Im a 16 year old female. For over three
weeks now I have been feeling very tired
and overall I dont feel like myself. I
also have been having nose bleeds. When my
nose bleeds it doesnt drip or flow out
like a normal nose bleed but when I blow
my nose I have big clumps of blood and
some is dried up. I also have had a cold
for three weeks which has been causing a
headache, cough with chest pain and runny
nose. My glands hurt and I think they are
a little swollen. I got a bruise on my
foot about two months ago that took over a
month to go away. when I got it it
appeared as a big purple and blue square
around my foot. I also have noticed a
coupld red spots on my chest and my feet
having been hurts along with my neck. I
went to the doctors for the nose bleeds
and cold and was just told it was a cold
and was told to take claretin and nose
drops. It cleared up the cold and the nose
bleeds and I finished that medicine about
three days ago and both has now come back
and I feel the nose bleeds are worse. What
should I do? Is there a chance I have
leukemia or am i just worring myself?
should I go to the doctors again and what
should I ask him to do next?!?
|
MandMs
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Jan 2007 Posts: 2300 Location: Strumica, Macedonia
Thanks: 47
Thanked:11
Posted: 11-27-07 07:56am
You can ask for a regular blood check
up.
Bruises, normally, fade away in two
weeks.
Do you know the reason for that bruise or
it seems to develop for no known reasons?
Are you bruising very often?
Do you complain of headaches with facial
pain and pain or pressure felt around or
behind eyes?
|
kkaylalynn
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 May 2007 Posts: 36
Thanks: 1
Thanked:0
Whats Wrong With Me Posted: 11-27-07 15:11pm
I got the bruise in soccer. One of my team
mates stepped on my foot and I thought my
toe was broken because my foot was swollen
and my toe was blue and purple all around
it. The next day my side of foot was
bruised and hurt really bad. Finally toe
weeks later the bruise around my toe faded
but I developed a square on my foot that
was all black and blue and took over a
month to go away. I was really wierd. But
anyways I keep getting this wierd
sensation on the back left side of my head
that last for about 10 seconds or so. I
also have had some sinus pressure around
my eyes but now it feels a little better.
I feel better on some days and worse on
others. But I am having blooded noses
that when I blow my nose from this cold I
get clumps of blood and some dried up
blood. What to I tell the doctors? I want
a blood test?
|
MandMs
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Jan 2007 Posts: 2300 Location: Strumica, Macedonia
Thanks: 47
Thanked:11
Posted: 12-03-07 05:08am
Do you have previous history of
sinusitis?
Have you been prescribed oral antibiotics
with claretin ?
Can you give more information about the
red spots on your chests, how it look and
when did occur?
Regular blood test can show if your white
blood cells are elevated as in local
infection (sinusitis) or much more like in
leukemia and also if you have anemia and
decresed count of platelets.
|
kkaylalynn
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 May 2007 Posts: 36
Thanks: 1
Thanked:0
Posted: 12-03-07 17:16pm
I just went back to the doctors and I was
prescribed antibiodics because the cold
has been going on for more than two weeks.
The red spots look like little red scabs.
they are very small and there is only like
two on my chest and a couple more around
my waste area. I also had a few night
sweats a couple days ago. I told the
doctor and he said that if they presist he
wants to do a x ray of my chest and blood
work. So i guess I have to just wait and
see what happens.
|
MandMs
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Jan 2007 Posts: 2300 Location: Strumica, Macedonia
Thanks: 47
Thanked:11
Posted: 12-11-07 06:18am
I guess your doctor is suspecting you may
have developed pneumonia due to night
sweats and wants to do chest x-ray.
Do you still have headaches and muscle
pains?
Are you experiencing chills and fever?
Personally, I don't think you have
leukemia.
Your nosebleeds (more precisely dried nose
secret with blood) probably, are due to
sinusitis and nose inflammation.
Try to spray saline in the nose up to
three times per day to avoid dry nasal
mucosa and try to blow your nose more
gently (causes damage of small blood
vessels in mucosa lining and bleeding)
I hope you'll have your true answers when
you get the blood check up and chest
x-ray.
