Wellness

[LilacTree]

I've had hundreds of bruises (more like red/purple injuries) over the past five years.  It's called "senile purpura" (in my case).  They are almost always on the tops of my lower arms.  I sometimes know where I got them, otherwise, I don't.  My skin is so thin, sometimes they actually bleed and I have to use a Band Aid. 

I have asked my doctors and been told it's aging, also prednisone which I take for RA.  I am not on blood thinners.  They do fade but never go away completely . . . they become grayish/light brown spots of all sizes.  I've had some pretty big ones.  I have one or two right now.  I never show my arms anymore.

[hckynut]

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@SilleeMee wrote:

@hckynut,

OT, but are you left-handed? There seems to be a correlation between left-handedness and being a klutz. 

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@SilleeMee

Nope, always been a righty. Guess it hasn't been doing me much good, just a plain young, now real old klutz.    =^..^=

hckynut(john)

[goldensrbest]

I certainly do, hands, arms ,and legs,i have always bruised easily.

[noodleann]

As an adult, I have always bruised easily. Press hard on my arm, there will be a bruise shortly. I'm not on blood thinners, so this is just  my body norm, IMO.

I keep constant bruising at bay by taking a Super B vitamin complex, available from many manufacturers. Whenever I see those tell-tale pink-red bruises, I realize I've run out of B and forgot to get more. As soon as I start again, those bruises stop.

I think B vitamins are pretty safe, so trying a supplement (Super B) might be an idea. 

[3suwm5]

For me, it seems to happen the older I get.  I think my depth perception is off.  I slam my arms in my front-load dryer all the time, when taking out laundry.

I would mention to my Dr., if it happened too often without any explanation.  I generally forget I slammed myself and wonder days later what I did.

[MalteseMomma]

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@qualitygal wrote:

I have a relative who for the last few years can have a bruise show up and not even know how it got there. They can be on the hand, fairly large and not even know how it got there or how it was done. It doesn't hurt.

If you've been through it or having it going on, can you share please? I wonder if it's a vitamin deficiency. 

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Thinning blood......this happened to me 60 yrs ago......lol  young mom...........lol.........Beloved Family Dr adivsed  lots of potatoes,beer and stuff like that..lol

Her blood is too thin.If she is taking Asprin ......STOP........... eat well   Get Drs advice.......... but I do not think it is a serious problem. 

(opps may be lukemia  (sp)  ask Dr please!)

[happycat]

I do this. At the moment I have a horrendous brouse on my knee. As bad as it looks, it seems like I should recall what I did.

I think there could be many medical causes. And I also think some of of just bruise way more easily.

[chickenbutt]

I've been having mystery bruises of late, also.

Some might be something I did - granted, I probably hurt myself half a dozen times a day.   But some of them are in places where I could not have possibly bumped or fell into something.  

I see them a lot on my hands, arms, legs.  They are usually fairly small.  Weird!

[Noel7]

Yes, I have them on the backs of my hands, they are deep purple and take a couple of weeks to go away.

They are always at the site of a vein, which apparently leaks.  All of my MDs say they are from the meds I'm on.

They usually do hurt when they bleed spontaneously.

I hate them.  If anyone says, "How did you get those?"  I say, "Bar fight." 

[SilleeMee]

Blood vessels get weak and more fragile with age, making them prone to tearing which causes bruising to appear. Increased vitamin C will help strengthen the integrity of blood vessels and make them more resistant to trauma.