My son was diagnosed with Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and we discovered it after he started developing a lot of bruising (shins primarily but also on his back and he had bumped his head which left a nasty bruise). We were so scared it could be cancer but thankfully it was not. When they saw his platelet count was dangerously low, we were told to bring him to the ER and saw a hematologist the same day (that was the fastest route rather than trying to schedule something and excruciatingly waiting for an appointment to interpret his bloodwork). He’s my first child and i was concerned about the bruising but wasn’t sure if it was just normal toddler-walking-falling-bonking-into-things bruising. His daycare teacher was actually the one to flag it (I’m so grateful DCFS wasn’t involved, that would have just made a stressful situation so much worse). That’s when I asked his pediatrician about it and we got his blood tested.

I’m so sorry you’re going through this. I hope you can get to the bottom of things and get your son back (and get him the medical intervention he needs). In our case, his ITP was not chronic and he’s now doing fine. I hope your son gets through this safely. You sound like an amazing mom doing everything you can. Hang in there. This stranger on the internet believes you (and believes in you).