Bruises

[Unpacked]

Hi Everyone

Just wanted to know if anyone is suffering with bruises ,I’ve always told myself I bruise easy but the state of my legs and arms lately is shocking both my legs are covered in bruises and now I seem to have what I can describe as a large bug bite as well any thoughts ?

Thanks for reading xx

[strawberrylips]

Hi Unpacked,Yes I do bruise easily, although nothing on the same scale as you.

I understand it may be the meds we take apparently, I hope you get some reassurance from this forum and answers..

Take care jx

[Unpacked in reply to strawberrylips]

Thanks strawberrylips ❤️

[_bunty_]

Hi Unpacked I’ve always bruised incredibly easily. I’m on warfarin which might have something to do with it too? It’s irritating but only affects me when I’m on holiday looking like some zealous children have finger painted my legs in shocking colours! Do your bruises hurt more than normal? Sometimes I get incredibly painful ones but no idea why! They settle down after a few days. Hope that’s reassuring for you! Xx

[Lulamay7]

Hi, I always have at least 5 yellow/green bruises in odd places, middle of my upper arm, bottom, belly, hip and 3 on my shins today. I am very pale skinned and anaemic so I assumed they just show up more on me than other people. Fake tan covers a whole host of problems 😀

[StriatedCaracara]

Re: platelets and bruising:

After covid I found that when I had nose bleeds they were different.

I bled more easily (so get scared the nose bleed will be difficult to stop)

BUT the blood behaves differently - it clots more easily (so the nose bleed stops quicker than I think).

Now when it clots it only partially clots and is a jelly like mess, but underneath it has healed.

I know there was talk about antibodies to Platelet clotting Factor 4.

If folk know they have had covid, or a bad reaction to AZ vaccine, has anyone had the test for this antibody?

[kt11]

Hello Unpacked...yes I am always covered in bruises, some are really black and blue! no idea where they have come from, I suppose it's just part of the joy of Lupus😬

[A-r-c-h-I-e]

Hi, I also have bruising for no apparent reason. I use arnica gel which gets rid of them in a few days

[Redlady9]

I bruise like a 🍑 lol! Have had numerous blood tests and nothing abnormal has ever been found. Interestingly my cousin, who also has lupus, was first diagnosed due to the bruises on her legs. Nobody seems to be able to tell me why 😐.