I'm a first semester ADN student. My 7 y/o came home from school complaining of pain on urination, urge but inability to initiate a stream, and frequency. I immediately thought UTI and was told to bring her to the doc's office to leave a sample. The doc wasn't in, but later prescribed an antibiotic based on her symptoms, until lab results are in.
That night my daughter wet her bed and the urine was blood tinged. While bathing her the next morning I noticed blood on the washcloth and a little piece of tissue (like a piece of a clot), I also noticed some in the toilet, as she didn't flush after going. Later that evening we are out having dinner, my daughter says that she has to go to the bathroom, I take her. Well, there is a lot of blood on the tissue this time. I kind of hoist her up to take a look,and there is blood sort of pooled at the introitus and a little running down her leg! I take her to the emergency room (closest one, instead of the children's hospital) and tell the doc what happened. He basically regurgitates the info back and tells me to schedule a follow up with her pcp.
The next day (today) I call the pcp, who says that she would have told me to go to Children's because the hospital that I took her to, doesn't really serve peds. She said if it continues tomorrow to take her to Children's. Also says that on Monday, she will refer us to a pediatric urologist. It happened again tonight, I gave her a sitz bath, most of bleeding goes away still scant.
History
She was diagnosed with a prolapsed urethra in 99. There was some bleeding then, but was told to give her sitz baths and that everything would be fine. The bleeding went away, but I still see something peeking from the lady parts. I assumed it to be the urethra, but her new doc says that it is a skin tag. She said that if it isn't bothering her (it does from time to time) not to worry about it. She said that the only treatment for it would be to use an estrogen cream, but that the cream would cause her to grow hair under her arms and on lady parts. (Never really felt sure about that info)
I say all of that to ask if any of you have experience with prolapsed urethra's, or does it sound like precocious menarche. I have a terrible feeling that it's menarche. My daughter feels fine though, not a complaint at all. Just a little scared to be bleeding. If it is menarche do any of you know about treatments so that she continues to grow. I believe that the hormonal changes associated with menarche will cause her not to grow as tall as she could be. She's somewhat short now. Also isn't early menarche associated with breast cancer? My mom died of breast cancer at 48. I'm scared. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
