Iam in Niagara falls for a couple of days and I've been getting bleeds under my skin.Has anyone experienced this?I rubbed my arm with a rough towel.Came out bleeding.Scared me.Anybody else get these red blotches under skin?
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I have purpura caused by the steroids. The blood spots disappear again after a couple of weeks. At a lower dose I still get them, but around 10mg to 15mg I looked as if I had had a fight with a wild animal sometimes!
Thanks for replying.Its always something with this darn disease.Feel better now
Between the blood thinners and the steroids I looked awful. Then one day my granddaughter said she was afraid for me. I explained the reason why I was getting them and this calmed her down.
Oh no and in the Archers they were saying young people liked being frightened! Perhaps if you dressed up in a pointy hat with a green face she might like it!
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Most of us probably! Pred weakens the capillary walls and they leak causing the red spots, petechiae and purpurae, in response to even slight provocation.
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Quite common with Pred - looks a lot worse than it is. Early days (on holiday) I just brushed my arm against a radiator -same effect as you -sent the rest of the family into a spin.
I learned after that to try and protect forearms in particular as much as possible.
Happens to me all the time. They don’t hurt unless the skin is actually broken then they take a long time to heal and the discolouration doesn’t go away. It fades but like piglette my legs look like they have been in a serious accident.
I have had bleeds for no reason
Add Aspirin to the mix and guess what… Currently transitioning from 2.5 to 2mg of Pred, but still bruise easily. My right hand has a permanent change of colour above the thumb / 1st finger. My GP explained it was due to iron in the blood.
I get the red patches a lot. Try to keep your arms covered particularly when doing something like gardening.
Yes, it's totally aggravating. Lots of the purpura , seem to be confined on arms and legs. Combine that with ultra-thin skin and you can get bleeding events for almost no reason (and regular bandaids can pull the skin off, making it worse). Frustrating,but hoping that eventually getting off prednisone will bring those things back to normal.You are definitely not alone!!!
I have them sometimes but smallish. I even had one on the corner of my eye where I had been rubbing it.
Well I wouldn t want one near my eyes.I ve just been getting little ones til now.Was in Niagara Falls and took a shower.Their towels are rough and I walked out of bathroom with blood dripping down my arm.It scared me but I scare easy.lol Thanks for replying