Healing

[Pinkcrush]

I've started to notice I don't heal as well as I used to, like a simple cut takes weeks to heal..is this part of pbc and if so why ?

Ann

[kimphoebe]

Hi there

I've noticed this aswell also bleed a lot from a simple cut. A few weeks ago I burned myself on the oven took weeks to heal. Then the other day it just started bleeding again. Very strange I thought. So mayb it is a pbc thing

[kingsnorth in reply to kimphoebe]

Morning l have PBC and was diagnosed just over a year ago but have had it a lot longer going by the results of my biopsy. Bleeding or bruising can be a symptom of PBC that needs to checked. I would mention it to your hepatologist.

[kimphoebe in reply to kingsnorth]

Hi there

As I am under a clinical trial at the moment I have loads ad checks done every 3 months. Everything lab wise is perfect.

[butterflyEi]

yes Pinkcrush I have also noticed this. I wonder if it has something to do with the liver working so hard already. I do not have a clue really and certainly no medical knowledge to back up any supposition but if one part of us is poorly I guess it must impact on the rest of us.

[Pinkcrush in reply to butterflyEi]

Yeah that makes sence, I was told the connective tissue marker is part of pbc, maybe that effect healing too

[cazer]

yes we do not absorb vits a e d and k properly... which affects clotting and skin... best to ask about clotting and you may need a supplement for vits

best cazer.

[littysgirl]

I am experiencing that also to some extent. I am also diabetic (pretty much under control, though) And I'm 69. I think age, diabetes and a chronic disease all add up to slowing up the healing process. I have not had a problem with smaller cuts but I cut my shin last spring pretty badly and it took 5 1/2 months to heal, with me going to a wound care specialist and then a podiatrist weekly after the first month or so. It was very discouraging and I am REALLY careful these days. I had never had that problem before and was not expecting it. It kind of shook me up.