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Chlo763
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hello,

my mum has been wanting me to get bloods done on the safe side as blood cancer is common in our family. I’ve been having bruises appear on my waist and upper thighs the size of like an apple over the last few months from no injury, tired and she’s worried about my eyes being white inside?

is she being crazy or should I get checked, I don’t want the doctors to laugh at me so I don’t want to go.

  • Hello Chlo and thanks for your post,

    If you are having symptoms such as bruising and feeling tired it would be a good idea to get it checked out by your doctor. That is what your GP is there for.

    It is probably unlikely to be anything serious but in the first instant your GP may take a range of blood tests to see if you are anaemic particularly if you are feeling very tired. It is difficult for the nurses to give an opinion as we are not involved in your care. It can however be reassuring to talk to you GP about any concerns that you may have.

    The Patient's Association have written a guide on how to make the most of your GP appointment which you might find

    helpful to read.

    I hope this helps.

    Take care,

    Catherine

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    The doctors are not going to laugh at you. Even if it is something very mild and insignificant, it is best to find out what it is. Doctors aren't just there to see if you have something serious wrong. Their job also (and probably mostly) involves helping with minor issues. Even if it's something small, they might be able to perscribe something to give you more energy and also reassure you that it is something minor. And in the off-chance that it is something serious, you are better off knowing.

    I am not a nurse by many years ago when I was in my 20s, I found a lump. I was pretty sure it was nothing serious but there was just that off-chance it was. It was somewhere I couldn't see it properly and was thinking like you are - it would be so embarrassing to find out it was just a pimple or a blister or something like that. But then I told myself wouldn't it be way more embarrassing to find out in a number of months or years that it was something serious and should have been dealt with now but got more serious because I ignored it. 

    So I went. I can't remember what the doctor said it was but it was something super-minor. And you know what, I was so relieved that I wasn't embarrassed at all. And the doctor didn't laugh at me. That isn't something they will do.

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