Bruising easily

[Gaspereaux]

i am actually writing this for a young lady whom i found out has PBC and is a former student. She is not fifty, and seems to have an aggressive form of PBC. She has no started getting bruising for now reason that se=he can recollect. Is this a common symptom for AMY stage of the disease?

[DonnaBoll Administrator]

It's so hard to know if something 'new' is a result of the PBC or not. I would suggest she gets her INR checked, PT (prothombin time), a PTT (partial thromboplastin time and a CBC (complete blood count. These 4 all measure different aspects of her clotting factors. It is an easy way to check to be sure.

[Gaspereaux in reply to DonnaBoll]

Are they part of regular bloods? I know she is going today…..

[DonnaBoll Administrator in reply to Gaspereaux]

A CBC usually is but not the other ones. She needs to ask for those.

[Oidra]

I get a lot of bruising just by slightly touching a door frame , wall etc. I have my blood etc checked so there doesn`t seem to be a reason why. Sometimes I don`t remember what I hit but when I see a bruise I know I have!

[DonnaBoll Administrator in reply to Oidra]

Have you had tests done specifically for clotting factors? INT, PT, and PTT was what you need to have checked. Might not be a bad idea to get it done for a baseline and rule out any bleeding problems.

[Oidra in reply to DonnaBoll]

I will mention it to my specialist in a couple of week`s time. Thank you.

[Michi1]

I get bruises more easily now. One of the blood tests Dr. Levy orders every year is for a clotting factor.

[DonnaBoll Administrator in reply to Michi1]

Good idea to check that yearly if bruising is a problem for you. Sounds like your doctor is taking good care of you.