I just have a few questions

[dustinsmom2004]

I have been bruising very easily and get severe pain in my legs. I am seeing an hematologist/oncologist. I have also been very tired and fatigued. Some days I can easily sleep for over twenty hours. I have dark circles under my eyes, and nosebleeds and at times my gums will bleed when I brush my teeth. Two months ago I had a severe case of mycoplasma pneumonia that took two months of antibiotics to get rid of. They took several things of blood, did a ct of my chest as well as a mammogram, and also scraped my skin to see how long it would take for the blood to clot, it finally clotted at eight minutes. All of these tests and all of these symptoms, what are they looking for or trying to rule out. thank you for you help. No body is really saying a lot to me in regards to what is going on.

[dustinsmom2004]

what would the treatment protocal be for these issues listed above?

[PaulMD]

Hi there.

I believe that your doctors are considering a blood clotting problem that can be primary (inborn, genetic, or inherited) or acquired (due to other diseases or conditions such as previous infections).

Clotting can be affected if you have deficient proteins which are responsible for blood clotting.  These proteins are usually manufactured in the liver, and liver problems can translate to clotting and coagulation problems.

Primary deficiencies in these proteins such as factor VIII or factor IX, as well as deficiencies in Protein C and Protein S, can also affect clotting and coagulation.

I hope that your doctors can get to the bottom of this soon, and you may discuss with them the entities I have discussed above.

Regards.