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Do You Know What These Are?

cbrite — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 09:40:09 GMT

eta - they r not bruises

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cbrite — Thu, 10 May 2018 00:27:17 GMT

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Tribesters — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 10:20:32 GMT

@cbrite

Shingles?

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qualitygal — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 10:20:54 GMT

I know you'll check with your doctor. My sister gets horrible brusing with some meds she's on, so she cuts back and they go away. That looks like broken blood vessels under the skin, but I wouldn't say, not being a doctor. Please check with your doctor. I won't be guessing.

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ID2 — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 10:28:39 GMT

Bruise. My mom looked like this and yes, they are bruises.

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Bri63 — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 10:35:11 GMT

Most likely a broken blood vessel. I hope you're going to let your doctor know.

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OKPrincess — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 11:07:18 GMT

DH’s bp meds causes his skin to be more sensitive and yes looks like bruising. However DH’s don’t break and bleed like OP says. They usually appear if he bumps something. Please consult with your doctor.

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LTT1 — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 13:34:44 GMT

@cbrite

This looks like Petechiae—or petichial rash.

Google search gives some possible causes, but the only one who can tell you for sure is an MD.

Meds may need to be adjusted or you may need supplements ... but only follow the doctor’s instructions.

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123SuzyQ123 — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 21:49:53 GMT

My MIL who is almost 85 years old, has these on both arms and a couple on her legs. She said she can barely bump something and that bruise area shows up! She also takes a lot of meds that have bruising as a side effect. But the photo you posted looks exactly like her arms (which she says are bruises from barely bumping into things)!!

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Kachina624 — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 15:04:40 GMT

As people age, their skin becomes thinner, tears easily and readily bruises. I was discussing this with my doctor and she picked up the phone and called the geriatric department at the University of NM and asked if anything could be done about it. They suggested using an estrogen cream. This is prohibitively expensive plus my doctor didn't advise taking or using estrogen. Now if I'm going to do something like work in the yard, I throw on a long sleeve shirt.

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aprildreams — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 16:07:39 GMT

Are you on aspirin therapy? I know people that are, get bruises on their hands and arms, and don't even realize they have bumped something.

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Kachina624 — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 17:42:27 GMT

@aprildreams wrote:
Are you on aspirin therapy? I know people that are, get bruises on their hands and arms, and don't even realize they have bumped something.

@aprildreams. I do that all the time. I even get nasty bruises from trying to ease a cuff bracelet onto my wrist. I don't realize it when I do it only to look down later and see a bruise.

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butterfly123 — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 22:42:32 GMT

@cbrite

I tried to enlarge the picture and was wondering if it may be an insect bite?

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RedTop — Tue, 01 May 2018 00:22:51 GMT

My 84 year old mother has these on her arms and legs due to thin, aging skin. Carrying her purse on her arm will even cause these blood bruises.

My husband has these bruises also, due to daily aspirin for heart disease.

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AngelPuppy1 — Tue, 01 May 2018 09:35:20 GMT

Oh, how I can commiserate! I have been getting similar looking things for over a year now. I have gone to so many doctors and been tested for this and that. Now, it boils down to them all saying --- you are getting old, you have very, very, delicate, fair, thin skin and it is just getting more so with aging! Oh, gee, thanks for the help!

Seriously, this is very distressing to me --- and ugly!

I take no aspirin or blood thinning drugs.

My dear mother started getting the same problem shortly before she passed.

I always bruised so easily my whole life. Now, I get these -- what I call "blood bruises" all the time and all over.

If a piece of jewelry, my purse, a piece of paper --- anything --- barely rubs me a bit --- I get them. And they take so long to get rid of!

I wish there were some kind of cure for them but no-one has been able to help me!

Most of the time I am covering my arms up because I am so self-conscious!

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haddon9 — Tue, 01 May 2018 09:57:36 GMT

My husband has them up and down his arms. They don't hurt but look terrible!

He's had this problem for a few years now and we think it's due to the steroids he's been on for his illness. It makes his skin very thin and fragile and just bumping his arms will make them bruise and bleed. I wish there was something that could be done about it!

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hartbrokn — Wed, 09 May 2018 01:19:05 GMT

@cbrite wrote:
Sometimes they pop up...all over...some hurt and rip open and bleed...others itch/hurt.
All up both arms/wrists/hands...then eventually fade in 2-3 weeks. Exhausting cycle.

Were you able to find out from your doctor @cbrite? Hope you're better now.

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hartbrokn — Wed, 09 May 2018 01:21:11 GMT

@aprildreams wrote:
Are you on aspirin therapy? I know people that are, get bruises on their hands and arms, and don't even realize they have bumped something.

Some supplenents and vitamins can cause it too.

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twinkies — Mon, 14 May 2018 14:48:16 GMT

They are petechiae.

cathy from ma

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NickNack — Mon, 14 May 2018 16:00:53 GMT

@cbrite Why did you delete the picture and following post? You didn't get any unkind responses. When you delete your post like that the Mods usually delete the whole thing since no one can follow it. I didn't see your original picture and post but did read your post when someone quoted it. Are you on a blood thinner? That happens to my father because he's on a blood thinner.