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Post by iamkristinl16 on Aug 15, 2015 0:38:07 GMT
Ok, so I have PMS which raises my anxiety and we are also waiting for the results of my ling biopsy, so I may be overreacting. I also still have a spot on my leg that I am worried about--I have a dr appt Monday so I am getting worried about that.
My 6 year old never gets bloody noses and now yesterday and today he has gotten them out of the blue. Would you be worried about this? My oldest gets them but in the winter when the air is dry. DH says I am worrying for nothing. Im not panicking but wondering if it is something to worry about.
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Post by zella on Aug 15, 2015 0:48:50 GMT
I suspect that you are on worry overdrive because of what's going on in your life. No, I don't think you should be concerned about your 6 year old, not for just two days in a row. It could be he has a small cut up his nose, and if he bothers it at all it will bleed.
I hope your biopsy results are good news.
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Post by littlemama on Aug 15, 2015 2:36:17 GMT
No, I wouldn't be worried about a few bloody noses. I think that is pretty common around that age. Ds spent quite a bit of time in the school office with bloody noses around that age-(normally they would just deal with it in the classroom, but his were a bit harder to stop). I would only start to think about worrying if you can't get one to stop within 15-20 minutes, bearing in mind that when u are trying to get a stubborn one to stop, every minute feels like 5!
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Post by akathy on Aug 15, 2015 3:00:30 GMT
Could your son's nosebleeds be attributed to the hot, dry weather we've been having? Do you have AC? Does he play outside in the heat?
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Post by k8smom on Aug 15, 2015 4:37:04 GMT
I went through a period of time when I was in the 4th grade that I got bloody noses a lot. It was the heat / dust / humidity and the precursor to chronic sinus infections.
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 15, 2015 17:59:47 GMT
Is he picking his nose?
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Post by moveablefeast on Aug 15, 2015 18:07:16 GMT
My DD has frequent nosebleeds and they are periodic. If she gets one, she's guaranteed to have more than one in a series of days.
Kids get them easily because the blood vessels in their noses are shallower. Once the vessel is irritated and bleeds, it takes a while to heal fully and it is more likely to bleed again.
You might want to consider seeing your doctor if it goes on for a week or more with the daily nosebleeds or if you see other symptoms. Paleness, bruising, fatigue being the big ones.
If it is just a nosebleed they will either monitor the frequency with you or they will cauterize the blood vessel in the nose. They may run a blood panel just to be sure.
This is what we were told by our ped when we visited for a nosebleed problem.
In other words, don't panic mama. It's ok. This happens. If something was seriously wrong with your son, there would be other indications. Just watch him a while but chances are it's just a cluster of nosebleeds and he will be just fine.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Aug 16, 2015 1:55:59 GMT
I grew up in dry Southern California. I used to get nosebleeds on a pretty regular basis. A last one I had was at 14 and a doozy that lasted forever.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2015 5:18:38 GMT
For nosebleeds, mix up the hot half of jello and let him drink it. Actually I boil about a cup of water and pour about half the packet from the small box if jello into the cup. I have no clue why this works to stop nosebleeds but it does.
Try it , you have nothing to lose
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2015 5:22:39 GMT
I grew up in dry Southern California. I used to get nosebleeds on a pretty regular basis. A last one I had was at 14 and a doozy that lasted forever. My husband had them from 8 months old until we got married. He has had over 20 cauterizations and was looking to have some sort of surgery to permanently stop them. Then a new doctor suggested drinking jello. Rarely does husband have them now.
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Post by mikklynn on Aug 16, 2015 12:12:11 GMT
I think at this point I agree with your DH.
Hugs, Kristin, you've had a lot going on lately. No wonder you are on worry overdrive.
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