Hi all.
My 3 year old has been unwell for over 4 weeks. It started off as the flu so typical fever, lethargic, cough etc. He's over that now but still not right and my mum brain is panicking. Things I've noticed are:
• pulling at his ears often and saying they are "cold" or feel funny, but no infection as already been to the docs twice
• bruises appeared on lower legs a week ago (bruises are inevitable with a toddler but he's never had this many before)
• more bruises appeared a few days ago on side of thighs which he's never had, and then some on his back and a few on arms
• laying down more often (this boy would never willingly lay down)
• getting tired more easily
• back to napping some days when he wasn't before
• recurrent facial flushing and warm cheeks, occasionally red ears. Temp is slightly raised from his normal baseline but not enough to be a fever
• loss of appetite
• lost a small amount of weight
Overall he is still very active and playing etc but there's just small differences I'm noticing like the bruises and tiring more easily that are concerning to me.
A lot of these things can overlap with flu or a bug it's so hard to tell as he definitely has the flu 4 weeks ago but he's never took this long to bounce back before and this seems different. I have been to the docs twice but that was for his ears before the bruises appeared and now I'm not sure if I'm just being paranoid or not.
Has anyone else had similar experience and what was the outcome?