Really? of all days for a nose bleed. . .

As if going to the ER with Scarlett on Thursday and having to get a CT wasn't enough .....last night Scarlett gave us ANOTHER scare! As I was getting Scarlett ready for bed, she suddenly went very pale and asked if she could close her eyes while I was reading to her... Then she complained her stomach hurt. I asked her if she felt sick or if she had to go to the bathroom and she ran out of the room before she could answer. Seconds after sitting down on the toilet Scarlett threw up red and what looked to me like several golf size blood clots. It looked like something out of a horror movie. Our bathroom throw rug was covered and it was all over my poor little girl too.
No Mother should have to see their child go through this and I can't imagine what was going through her little 6 year old head.  I tried to remain calm, cleaned her up a little and told her I needed to call her hematologist. I hollered for my husband and the look on his face as he entered the bathroom affirmed I wasn't overreacting.... This was terryfying. A million different things were going through my mind as I handed Ryan the wipes and towel and told him to clean her up and silently mouthed to him to try and keep her calm. . .  Which he did wonderfully and she handled quite admirably as well. Her strength during all this never ceases to amaze me.

I was on the phone with The Oakland Kaiser emergency pediatric hematologist within minutes and he had her charts from the ER pulled up immediately and assured me the two couldn't be related.... She must've had a major nose bleed that she had been swallowing... Hence making her sick and causing her to throw up the massive blood clots! He told me what signs to look for if their was head trauma- (fatigue, loss of appetite, change of swelling in her head) and what signs weren't alarming (pale, tired). Affirmed that any stomach trauma would cause abdominal pain ( I double-checked her abdominal area a little while later and she had no pain). He assured me the head trauma on Thursday and was happening then were different circumstances and told me to treat her like I would with a normal nose bleed - stimate, rest, and a lot of love.
Scarlett took her meds, put on some new pajamas and asked to go to bed. I finished reading the story that I was reading before all the craziness happened and reluctantly let her go to sleep. I woke up countless times last night to checked on her. . . everything was always fine. She woke up this morning (a little later than normal) but seems just fine.
All though I've learned to trust her hematologist and so far they've never steered me wrong I still felt like I needed second opinions last night and I'm grateful I had my bleeding community to reach out to. . .
They all amazed me in how quickly they responded and the advice that they gave.  They all had stories the same or even worst and were there to lend advice and support me in my time of need.  They all assured me passing blood clots like hers aren't that uncommon for children with platelet disorders and I shouldn't be that alarmed.  If it weren't for their support I probably wouldn't have been able to sleep last night. THANK YOU LADIES< YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!!!!

I guess it was just another day with A touch of Scarlett. . .

Written by,

Kari Peepe

©KariPeepe/atouchofscarlett.blogspot.com

For more stories about getting Scarlett tested, injuries and her health please check out:

• Like a Needle to my Heart:  http://atouchofscarlett.blogspot.com/2013/09/like-needle-to-my-heart.html 
• Scarlett bumps her her chin going down the slide: http://atouchofscarlett.blogspot.com/2014/01/not-just-another-day-at-park.html
• Birthday party, Play date, etc: http://atouchofscarlett.blogspot.com/2014/06/birthday-parties-play-dates-and.html
• Losing baby teeth: http://atouchofscarlett.blogspot.com/2014/06/bye-bye-baby-teeth.html
• Scarlett's little brother takes a bite: http://atouchofscarlett.blogspot.com/2014/02/no-no-bite.html

For more stories on raising children, when one of them has a bleeding disorder please check out:

• A Mother's Guilt: http://atouchofscarlett.blogspot.com/2013/12/a-mother-guilt.html
• Raising Siblings, when one of them has a special disorder: http://atouchofscarlett.blogspot.com/2013/11/raising-siblings-when-one-of-them-has.html
• It Takes a Village: http://atouchofscarlett.blogspot.com/2013/12/it-takes-village.html
• My little prince, (the non bleeder): http://atouchofscarlett.blogspot.com/2014/01/my-little-prince.html
• Family Fun Days-keeping the kids entertained safely: http://atouchofscarlett.blogspot.com/2014/02/family-fun-days.html
• My son bites Scarlett: http://atouchofscarlett.blogspot.com/2014/02/no-no-bite.html
• Another Day of Being Riddled w/Guilt: http://atouchofscarlett.blogspot.com/2014/04/another-day-of-being-riddled-with-guilt.html
• The What if's: http://atouchofscarlett.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-what-ifs-of-life-with-bleeding.html
• A local flood, fills us with fear: http://atouchofscarlett.blogspot.com/2014/12/flooded-with-fear.html
• Call me paranoid, but this is the parent I've become: http://atouchofscarlett.blogspot.com/2014/12/call-me-paranoid-but.html
• Scarlett learns to give back: http://atouchofscarlett.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-gift-of-giving.html
• Scarlett learns to advocate: http://atouchofscarlett.blogspot.com/2015/10/proudest-momma-on-blockmy-little.html
• Becoming her own protector: http://atouchofscarlett.blogspot.com/2015/10/infusing-loveher-own-protector.html