Am I overthinking it, or do I have leukemia?

[Emilyyym211]

Okay so, I’m not sure if I possibly have leukemia or if I’m just overthinking it. 2 weeks ago, I noticed an abnormally large bruise along my spinal cord. I couldn’t and still cannot recall of a time that I possibly may have injured my back enough to bruise it like that. Recently, I’ve spotted many new bruises on my legs for which I still do not recall. For the past 2 weeks, my mother has also noticed that I’ve been going to sleep around 9 pm (very abnormal for me) instead of 11 pm like I normally do. I’ve been getting tired very easily, and small physical activity tires me very quick. Now you may be thinking, “Maybe you’re anemic.” Which I have been anemic before, but this seems to be worse to me. For this whole past week, everytime I have blown my nose, there is always a tad of blood along with it. Another symptom I’ve been having recently is aching. My whole entire back, hips, and legs have all been hurting recently. I have also been having many headaches in the past 2 days, and today I almost fell over because I was so lightheaded. I have an appointment to get my blood tested tomorrow (I am a female 13 year old) so I will get results, but I’m so anxious right now, and I’m curious if any of you may know what’s up..?

[Ken_PA]

Hi, leukemia would be among the least likely causes. Since the results of your CBC test should be available immediately (it's all automated in the CBC machine), hopefully you can get the results right then. If your platelet count is normal, you can put away thoughts of leukemia.