Symptoms Of Hemophilia
It was a quiet night at your home; your 2-year-old son is learning how to walk. You are watching him on the patio as you enjoy a glass of wine and watch the setting sun paint a mural in the background. Everything is going well, until you hear the innocent crying of your son. You go down to see what’s wrong. It looks as if he scrapped his knee on some rocks. You pick him up, caressing and cradling him, attempting to get him to stop crying. However, he seems more irritable then usual. You call your husband telling to bring some Polysporin and a Band-Aid. You begin to observe some/all of these symptoms:
• Many large or deep bruises
• Joint pain and swelling caused by internal bleeding
• Unexplained and excessive bleeding or bruising
• Blood in the urine or stool
• Prolonged bleeding from cuts or injuries or after surgery or tooth extraction
• Nosebleeds without a known cause
• In infants, unexplained irritability
• Unusual bleeding after immunizations
You just brush off the excessive bleeding, the irritability and the bruising because he is just a little kid and you don’t think much of it. However, when these symptoms start to evolve or do not disappear or show improvement you begin to question, as well as worry about what is going on with your child. You began to ponder the idea to take him to the doctor after you notice blood in their stools a few weeks after. You begin to freak out, what is going on with your child? The answer is that when your child receives a cut or is hit by something and begins to bleed, your body does not produce proteins, which aid in blood clotting. Your husband convinces you to take your child to the doctor to obtain a diagnosis. You child has hemophilia. A recessive sex linked trait. You doctors inform you that your child has the same condition that haunts the royal family to this very day.
• Many large or deep bruises
• Joint pain and swelling caused by internal bleeding
• Unexplained and excessive bleeding or bruising
• Blood in the urine or stool
• Prolonged bleeding from cuts or injuries or after surgery or tooth extraction
• Nosebleeds without a known cause
• In infants, unexplained irritability
• Unusual bleeding after immunizations
You just brush off the excessive bleeding, the irritability and the bruising because he is just a little kid and you don’t think much of it. However, when these symptoms start to evolve or do not disappear or show improvement you begin to question, as well as worry about what is going on with your child. You began to ponder the idea to take him to the doctor after you notice blood in their stools a few weeks after. You begin to freak out, what is going on with your child? The answer is that when your child receives a cut or is hit by something and begins to bleed, your body does not produce proteins, which aid in blood clotting. Your husband convinces you to take your child to the doctor to obtain a diagnosis. You child has hemophilia. A recessive sex linked trait. You doctors inform you that your child has the same condition that haunts the royal family to this very day.