Munchlet
07-01-21, 18:23
Hi
As some of you know I am really trying to work on my HA at the moment and on the whole I have been a lot better. However, as we know these things don't get better overnight and whilst I have been a lot better than I was, I still find I'm having the odd off day where I start worrying again.
One of my main fears about my health is that I have the belief I have some form of blood disorder and as a result I've been completely avoiding blood tests! My GP knows this and is working with me on it and has said if at anypoint she felt my symptoms were concerning enough she would be insisting on blood tests. She has also said if with my therapy I manage to get to the point of wanting one she is happy to do this.
So the reason behind my worries are because I think when I cut myself I bleed easily and it's harder to stop. I should add in here that my Mum bruises like a peach, bleeds really easily and has it scrawled all over her dental notes that she bleeds easily. She also used to suffer from really heavy periods. I have followed a similar pattern with the heavy periods, brusing easily etc and my Son bruises easily and whilst having a blood test the other day it was good few minutes of sustained pressure to stop the bleeding after. Even the nurse commented on it saying "haven't you stopped yet". However, mum and son's blood tests have been fine and the GP said the likelihood is that we could have a mild clotting disorder but the types of things I've described aren't really concerning and numerous people have slight deficiencies in clotting factors but it will never cause them any harm.
So my off day is because I whacked my knuckle on the door frame earlier and it took off the top layer of skin. After a minute or so it started to bleed lightly so I dabbed it with a tissue and it stopped but as I bent my knuckle it started again. I'm not talking blood running out of the cut it was just sat on the surface. Anyway it wasn't actively bleeding but about half an hour later I pushed on it with a tissue (don't ask me why) and I noticed a couple of small spots of blood again on the tissue. This happened a couple of times after but it was only if I pressed on it with a tissue and then eventually it scabbed, without a plaster.
I have convinced myself on my off day that this signals a clotting issue. I am not googling it as I just wanted to get a second opinion. My husband laughs hysterically at me because he said that's not a clotting problem. In his words a clotting issue would mean the bleeding would be running down my hand and the reason that I get spots of blood when I push on it with a tissue is because it's healing and by me applying the pressure to it and then pulling the tissue off I'm disturbing the clot and scab that's trying to form.
I'm asking for another opinion because this has happened a couple of times over the last few months and I admit because I'm so obsessed with it if I cut or injure myself I don't just do what normal people would do and clean it and put on a plaster. I wait for the bleeding to stop on its own (with no pressure), if it doesn't stop then I'll apply some pressure for a minute or two but I then have an obsession with keep checking it. The last time I cut my finger and it stopped bleeding but then I squeezed it 20 minutes or so later and was convinced there was a problem as it started bleeding again.
At that point I was so irrational I was convinced something was wrong and wouldn't listen to my husband's reasoning that it was only bleeding because I was effectively squeezing it and reopening the cut.
I know I shouldn't ask for reassurance as it won't help my recovery but I just want to know if I am misinterpreting what easy bleeding is?
I think in future I just need to clean it and put a plaster on and leave it alone!!:lac:
As some of you know I am really trying to work on my HA at the moment and on the whole I have been a lot better. However, as we know these things don't get better overnight and whilst I have been a lot better than I was, I still find I'm having the odd off day where I start worrying again.
One of my main fears about my health is that I have the belief I have some form of blood disorder and as a result I've been completely avoiding blood tests! My GP knows this and is working with me on it and has said if at anypoint she felt my symptoms were concerning enough she would be insisting on blood tests. She has also said if with my therapy I manage to get to the point of wanting one she is happy to do this.
So the reason behind my worries are because I think when I cut myself I bleed easily and it's harder to stop. I should add in here that my Mum bruises like a peach, bleeds really easily and has it scrawled all over her dental notes that she bleeds easily. She also used to suffer from really heavy periods. I have followed a similar pattern with the heavy periods, brusing easily etc and my Son bruises easily and whilst having a blood test the other day it was good few minutes of sustained pressure to stop the bleeding after. Even the nurse commented on it saying "haven't you stopped yet". However, mum and son's blood tests have been fine and the GP said the likelihood is that we could have a mild clotting disorder but the types of things I've described aren't really concerning and numerous people have slight deficiencies in clotting factors but it will never cause them any harm.
So my off day is because I whacked my knuckle on the door frame earlier and it took off the top layer of skin. After a minute or so it started to bleed lightly so I dabbed it with a tissue and it stopped but as I bent my knuckle it started again. I'm not talking blood running out of the cut it was just sat on the surface. Anyway it wasn't actively bleeding but about half an hour later I pushed on it with a tissue (don't ask me why) and I noticed a couple of small spots of blood again on the tissue. This happened a couple of times after but it was only if I pressed on it with a tissue and then eventually it scabbed, without a plaster.
I have convinced myself on my off day that this signals a clotting issue. I am not googling it as I just wanted to get a second opinion. My husband laughs hysterically at me because he said that's not a clotting problem. In his words a clotting issue would mean the bleeding would be running down my hand and the reason that I get spots of blood when I push on it with a tissue is because it's healing and by me applying the pressure to it and then pulling the tissue off I'm disturbing the clot and scab that's trying to form.
I'm asking for another opinion because this has happened a couple of times over the last few months and I admit because I'm so obsessed with it if I cut or injure myself I don't just do what normal people would do and clean it and put on a plaster. I wait for the bleeding to stop on its own (with no pressure), if it doesn't stop then I'll apply some pressure for a minute or two but I then have an obsession with keep checking it. The last time I cut my finger and it stopped bleeding but then I squeezed it 20 minutes or so later and was convinced there was a problem as it started bleeding again.
At that point I was so irrational I was convinced something was wrong and wouldn't listen to my husband's reasoning that it was only bleeding because I was effectively squeezing it and reopening the cut.
I know I shouldn't ask for reassurance as it won't help my recovery but I just want to know if I am misinterpreting what easy bleeding is?
I think in future I just need to clean it and put a plaster on and leave it alone!!:lac: