I've been feeling a bit.off.
Hi.
I always feel really awkward bringing stuff up with my doctor because I don't want him to think that every little thing out of the ordinary I find I need to tell him, so do think there's anything he would care about knowing?
I'm a 15 year old female. Lately I've been a little off and people hae been telling me so. I've been getting AT LEAST 8 hours of sleep and still taking naps in the middle of the day (and I haven't really been doing anything that would exhaust me. Practicing dance, going on the computer, etc.).
Also, I know one bruise doesn't really mean anything but it's just weird for me so I figured I'd say it... I don't bruise. Ever. But I was in the shower one day and there's a huge (heart shaped =]) bruise on my knee.
And I have noticed I've been short of breath, I used to be able to do my reel or jig perfectly without even breathing hard and lately I've been dying after 1 or 2 run throughs.
And I've had no appetite, whatsoever. It's really weird, I can barely eat a bowl of cereal now without being so full I feel like I'm going to throw up. I'm just never hungry.
Also, about 2 weeks ago (the last time I bled) I cut myself shaving and I know those cuts tend to bleed more, but it's never been this ridiculous for me. I held a tissue to it for about 10 minutes then I got bored and put a band aid on it, wrote in my journal for about 5 minutes. I looked back down and it had bled through my band aid, down my leg, and onto my bed. I don't know what that was but I was a little freaked out, not going to lie.
I did just have a cold (it only lasted for a couple of days though). My glands are swollen but that is probably from the cold I guess.
I also have a rash on my chest. It's been there for a really long time.
And last but not least... pain below my rib cage. Especially when I stand for a "long" period. I put long in quotation marks because it's not long... about 15 minutes and I need to sit down or at the very least lean on something.
Also, the past 3ish days when I get up I've been very off balance. Not really dizzy but off balance. To be honest, I look like a drunk. This lasts for about 5-15 minutes after I get up. I know a lot of people get dizzy when I they get up but I'm wrtiing this because this is different. The dizzy-i-got-up-to-fast-and-all-my-blood-is rushing-to-my-head is different (that happens to me too). I've bee laying in bed for about 5 minutes before I've gotten up these past few days too and been as off balace as you can be lying down, even before getting up.
Wow, I'm really sorry I wrote so much! Thank you for even reading that!
Thank you!