My daughter is 11, anorexic, her nipple is bleeding

[Futurama91]

My daughter will be 12 in a couple of weeks. She is anorexic. That started out as a problem with her epilepsy meds a couple of months ago. In just a few months she has become a skeleton. She throws up often, which we also blame on her meds, even though her neurologist says they don't cause nausea. She has been complaining of her bones, especially in her legs, aching and burning. I thought it was growing pains. She always struggles with depression. She is always fatigues. She does have night sweats. She turns on the swamp cooler at night or opens the window and the rest of us freeze.

Today she noticed one of her nipples bleeding. It's only on one side. Today is Sunday and the only doctor open around here is the ER, so I can't do anything about it today.

I did a search on the internet when she saw her nipple bleeding, and all of these semingly unrelated symptoms look a lot like Breast Duct Papilloma. What is the next step? I have an appointment with her pediatrician about her dangerously low weight. It's in a week and ahalf. WHat can I do right now?

[katarina777]

I can understand how worried you are, Futurama91. What an awful situation to be dealing with, and how scary.

Now, I do not think your daughter has breast cancer, but her symptoms are sure troubling and could be from more serious underlying disease. Even the seizures could be symptomatic of other underlying disease.

I am thinking what I would do in your situation and all I can think of is to call the pediatricians' office and ask them for an earlier appointment, or put you on the list in case they have a cancellation. A week plus is a long time to wait and I think your daughter's situation is urgent enough to warrant an earlier visit.

best to you both, kat

[Futurama91]

Well, actually, her initial weight loss and vomiting were because of a seizure medication. She has had a hard time tolerating many seizure meds, and that one clearly made her throw up as soon as she took it, each time she took it.. So we took her off of it quickly.

We hoped that then she'd get her appetite back. I learned a couple of days ago, though, when I asked about this on an epilepsy forum, that the next drug that her doctor put her on can also appetite problems.

This has all happened very, very quickly.

We already have an appointment with her GP regarding her possible anorexia, but it's not for another week.

I came to this forum because my daughter has lost a lot of weight rapidly and has the other symptoms.

Anorexia means being terribly thin. Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder. My daughter has an appointment to see if it's the latter, but she definitely has the former, which, combined with her other symptoms, justifies a post on this forum.

[japdip]

Anorexia can lead to many complications and I hope that you are having your daughter treated for this problem, Anorexia is not due to any type of medication but a deeper underlying problem. I would certainly doubt any connection to a breast abnormality at age 11 and I think you need to seek the advice of some sort of support group that deals with anorexia. This is a dangerous condition that can lead to death if not addressed by the proper professionals and reversed as soon as possible.  May I suggest that you post your concerns on the "Expert Forum --- Anorexia" where Physicians answer questions and concerns.   Regards ...