Hemangioma

jagged1

I went for a leg ultrasound the other day to ensure I didn't have any blood clots as my one leg was swelling up.

The Dr called and htey didn't find any blood clots, but they did find a "collection of blood" behind my right knee.  The Dr said it's probably a Hemangioma, but could be something else... 

Anyone had anything like this or know anything about this?? 

I have to go for an MRI on Mon or Tues as htey want to look into this asap because I'm pregnant.

TIA

Stronglove17

DD has a hemangioma.  I don't remember her having it at birth so it developed sometime in the first week to 2 weeks of life.  It's just a collection of blood vessels that are raised.  DD has hers on the back of her head so thankfully her hair covers it up but when she was a newborn, we ended up in the hospital because it broke open from laying on it and bled a lot.  It was not fun.  They say you can shrink them using steriods but I chose not to because I didn't want it to stunt her growth.  The doctor said that if it's in a place where it can cause serious issues, they will do surgery to remove it.  Since it's not in a critical place and her hair covers it up, it's just basically a birthmark.  It absolutely has not affected her since she could sit on her own.

 I know I'm kind of rambling above so I hope it all makes sense.  Feel free to ask me any specific questions. 

Jess&Greginlove

I had one of these when I was in college (not pregnant). It was right under my left breast and the doctor just went in and took it out. It wasn't a big deal.

Chrisy-Wyobride

My oldest DD had 2 of them--one was small & went away early, the other got quite large & at 4.5yrs is still fading away but definitely visible.  It's harmless as long as it doesn't grow out of control or isn't internally on your liver, etc.  I am pretty sure you are gonna be fine.