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Abnormal bruising along spine and arms?
Hi I am a 13 year old girl and I am very fit and healthy but recently I have been having unexplained bruising on my arms and all down my spine. There are six in all, 3 on my spine, right on the bones, 1 a little more towards my hips, 1 on my left forearm and 1 on my right upper arm. The bruise on my left forearm was bright red up until this morning, which was when I noticed the spinal bruising. I know for a fact that I have not knocked or bump into anything.
For beginning contact your doctor and show him your bruises and do CBC. It can be nothing, but visit your doctor
You really have to talk to your mom and dad and have a medical work-up. If you can take digital images of the bruises with a ruler next to them and the time and date to show to the doctor. Have your mom photograph your back. If the bruises disappear the doctor may ignore the problem. Keep a small journal with the time and date of any bruises in the future. The liklihood is that this is not very serious so don't worry too much.
You definetly need to show your parents, it could just be bruises but could definetly be something quite serious. Don't be scared, just have a doctor look at it soon.
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