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 Post subject: I bruise easily
PostPosted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 11:08 pm 
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Not a song title - really, I do. Especially on the legs. The bruises are large and ugly looking. The more strange thing is that I don't remember having hit anything. Today I have two mysterious bruises on both legs.
Do you think this has anything to do with my procedure 8 months ago (balloonning, faulty valve in right jugular)?
Note that back then I had been taking hepapirine for 8 days and baby aspirin for 6 weeks after the procedure. But the bruises are a new thing, popping up now. Should I see a doctor?
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 Post subject: Re: I bruise easily
PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 4:49 am 
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Not a song title - really, I do. Especially on the legs. The bruises are large and ugly looking. The more strange thing is that I don't remember having hit anything. Today I have two mysterious bruises on both legs.
Do you think this has anything to do with my procedure 8 months ago (balloonning, faulty valve in right jugular)?
Note that back then I had been taking hepapirine for 8 days and baby aspirin for 6 weeks after the procedure. But the bruises are a new thing, popping up now. Should I see a doctor?
Thanks for your replies,
Adam


I've bruised easy for many, many years. Don't know where they come from. If this is new to you, it can be a sign of something. It doesn't hurt to ask your doc about it. There are blood tests that will determine if there is anything g that you should be concerned about. Have you googled some of the medical sites to see what that would be a symptom of?


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http://www.wisegeek.com/why-do-i-bruise-easily.htm

From another site:

Injury
Normal child play - every child gets bumps and bruises.
Accident
Falls
Physical abuse
Causes of bruising easily or widespread bruising include:
Bleeding disorders
Hemophilia
Von Willebrand's disease
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Leukemia
Aplastic anemia
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
Scurvy
Factor VIII and IX deficiency
Vitamin K deficiency
Blood vessel hemorrhage
Alcoholism
Child abuse
Easy bruising- benign condition, common in females
Solar skin damage
Aging skin
Steroid therapy
Advanced or metastatic carcinoma
Aspirin use
NSAID's
Liver disease
Myelofibrosis
Renal failure
more causes...ยป
http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/sym/bruising.htm


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I look like I've been beaten up from the knee down, huge black and green bruises! :o


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Hi!
Thanks for your replies!
I've done blood tests and they came back normal.
Then I found this article http://jmedicalcasereports.com/content/3/1/8955
So, I went to see a GP - he said that if the blood tests were ok and the bruises had vanished so quickly this must be because of my taking Tysabri (23 infusions already) and I should talk to my neuro about giving it up.
I'll do it next week.
Br,
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