anewday
11-10-2009, 06:40 AM
I have no clue where to put this.
I am most defiinitely seeking medical attention on this, but with the flu and all the sickness/business in the pedi office and the craziness of her symptoms, I want a starting point of what to think this may be....so if anyone has a clue please help!
Okay, first of- a TON of autoimmune and allergy history in the family- Lupus, Reiter's Syndrome, Firbromyalgia, Thyroid, Rheumatoid/Osteo Arthritis, IBS, Migraines.
My daugher has been complaining of stomach pain off and on for the past week or so. She has been under stress, and her younger brother's asthma has flared up, causing him to stay home and get extra attention (breathing treatments, etc.). Her pain comes and goes, and her counselor and I thought it was probably psychosomatic.
She has complainied of back pain a few times over the past couple of weeks, but I thought nothing of it because she started swim team 2 months ago and she is learining the Butterfly and it is very demanding on the back/abdominal muscles.
Last weekend she developed a cough/runny nose.
Also, last weekend, she said her bladder hurt- I took notice- pushed water, checked temp (no fever). Her vaginal area is extremely red- but sometimes she gets hurried and doesn't wipe as well as she should. I let her take hot bath (no soap, etc). Then she started screaming when she urninated. She has a history of UTI's/voiding dysfunction and skin irritations- so in our house we don't switch soap/detergent, etc for her or my benefit. She has not stayed anywhere else.
Yesterday I took her to the doctor. She has an ear infection (prescribed oral a/b's) and urinalysis showed *lots of blood but no white blood cells*.
I expressed concern with my IC history and yeast problems over the no wbc, and the nurse practicioner said they are sending it off for culture and if nothing grows we'll investigate further. As we were leaving, we noticed a few bumps on her legs- she said they were probably bug bites.
Last night, before getting the antibiotic, she went to swim practice (with practitioner's okay). After she got out of the pool, she was COVERED- legs, buttocks, a little on trunk and arms- in red spots- similar to hives, but not really raised. I held off on getting a/b to see if they were helped by antihistimine or a/b. Went home, gave antihistimine and bath and rash got better. Filled a/b and gave a few hours later. This morning, no rash- 15 minutes later same rash. Gave antihistamine. She stayed home with my mom, and she vomitied at 9:00.
I called and she is seeing the doctor at 3:15. I googled and I did find something called Henoch-Schönlein purpura that matches her symptoms, except her rash is not as dark as that (pinkish color) and it went away and came back overnight. I did print out info on it though. I would like any suggestions to have- if her pediatrician can't figure it out, who can she refer her to? Rhuematologist, allergist, urologist? I'm stumped. I've considered a histamine reaction due to stress, but idk that it would cause blood in the urine. She's had bacterial rashes before, but they were helped by antibiotics, not antihistamines, and I would think a viral rash wouldn't be helped by antihistamine either.
Thanks for any thoughts at all.
I am most defiinitely seeking medical attention on this, but with the flu and all the sickness/business in the pedi office and the craziness of her symptoms, I want a starting point of what to think this may be....so if anyone has a clue please help!
Okay, first of- a TON of autoimmune and allergy history in the family- Lupus, Reiter's Syndrome, Firbromyalgia, Thyroid, Rheumatoid/Osteo Arthritis, IBS, Migraines.
My daugher has been complaining of stomach pain off and on for the past week or so. She has been under stress, and her younger brother's asthma has flared up, causing him to stay home and get extra attention (breathing treatments, etc.). Her pain comes and goes, and her counselor and I thought it was probably psychosomatic.
She has complainied of back pain a few times over the past couple of weeks, but I thought nothing of it because she started swim team 2 months ago and she is learining the Butterfly and it is very demanding on the back/abdominal muscles.
Last weekend she developed a cough/runny nose.
Also, last weekend, she said her bladder hurt- I took notice- pushed water, checked temp (no fever). Her vaginal area is extremely red- but sometimes she gets hurried and doesn't wipe as well as she should. I let her take hot bath (no soap, etc). Then she started screaming when she urninated. She has a history of UTI's/voiding dysfunction and skin irritations- so in our house we don't switch soap/detergent, etc for her or my benefit. She has not stayed anywhere else.
Yesterday I took her to the doctor. She has an ear infection (prescribed oral a/b's) and urinalysis showed *lots of blood but no white blood cells*.
I expressed concern with my IC history and yeast problems over the no wbc, and the nurse practicioner said they are sending it off for culture and if nothing grows we'll investigate further. As we were leaving, we noticed a few bumps on her legs- she said they were probably bug bites.
Last night, before getting the antibiotic, she went to swim practice (with practitioner's okay). After she got out of the pool, she was COVERED- legs, buttocks, a little on trunk and arms- in red spots- similar to hives, but not really raised. I held off on getting a/b to see if they were helped by antihistimine or a/b. Went home, gave antihistimine and bath and rash got better. Filled a/b and gave a few hours later. This morning, no rash- 15 minutes later same rash. Gave antihistamine. She stayed home with my mom, and she vomitied at 9:00.
I called and she is seeing the doctor at 3:15. I googled and I did find something called Henoch-Schönlein purpura that matches her symptoms, except her rash is not as dark as that (pinkish color) and it went away and came back overnight. I did print out info on it though. I would like any suggestions to have- if her pediatrician can't figure it out, who can she refer her to? Rhuematologist, allergist, urologist? I'm stumped. I've considered a histamine reaction due to stress, but idk that it would cause blood in the urine. She's had bacterial rashes before, but they were helped by antibiotics, not antihistamines, and I would think a viral rash wouldn't be helped by antihistamine either.
Thanks for any thoughts at all.