Random bruises??

MetFanL · #1 07-24-2006, 10:35 AM

Does anyone else just get random bruises on their legs? I CONSTANTLY have bruises on my legs and I know I didn't bump into anything. I think it's from running and other cardio, but I'm wondering if I should be concerned that they're always there.

thoughts?

wordsmith · #2 07-24-2006, 10:37 AM

I bruise if you breathe on me wrong.

It's connected to the anemia, and the fact that I have translucently pale skin doesn't do much to hide it.

WorkInProgress · #3 07-24-2006, 10:44 AM

I bruise fairly often and easily, so I am generally unconcerned. (I also have a tendency to bump into things, and I usually forget about it until I find a new bruise.)

If you are worried about it, you might want to go see a doctor. Have you always gotten random bruises, or is it a recent thing?

summergold · #4 07-24-2006, 11:08 AM

I bruise like a peach. I'm also bumping into things all the time. I've also found that if I have an itch and I scratch it through clothes, that I'll bruise as well. That's usually how I get about 90% of my bruises.

pisces2473 · #5 07-25-2006, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by summergold

I bruise like a peach. I'm also bumping into things all the time. I've also found that if I have an itch and I scratch it through clothes, that I'll bruise as well. That's usually how I get about 90% of my bruises.

WHOA. That's been happening to me a lot in the past few years.

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SmilesSoSweet · #6 07-25-2006, 03:41 PM

I bruise up easily and it's visable on my medium-toned skin.

I ended up with a bruise on my right arm when I was in Vegas a couple weekends ago and I don't remember how I got it.

But that's Vegas for ya. LOL

I'll usually end up with random insect bites on my arms, legs, and face. I don't have any insects flying around me though (it's too hot here!). And I have no idea exactly how I get them.

You might just easily bruise like wordsmith does. Do the bruises actually hurt or is it just a visable one, but doesn't hurt?

#7 07-25-2006, 04:24 PM

Yeah, if you exercise a lot (and especially if you lift weights) you can bruise easily...it's tiny tears in the blood vessels or something.

It could also be because you're taking a lot of asprin or blood-thinning medication.

lighthouse4life · #8 07-25-2006, 04:30 PM

i bump myself easily all the time. it leads to big ugly bruises. i also "do stuff" to myself by accident when i am angry, like stomp on somethign hard, or bang the door on my elbow and stuff. random bruises i dont mind but anger bruises thats what i hate cos it hurts for a long time, or becomes permanent. lol, thats me & my temper sometimes for ya...

AbstractLotus · #9 07-25-2006, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by MetFanL

Does anyone else just get random bruises on their legs? I CONSTANTLY have bruises on my legs and I know I didn't bump into anything. I think it's from running and other cardio, but I'm wondering if I should be concerned that they're always there.

thoughts?

You are not alone, for as long as I can remember I have been getting bruises on mylegs (sometimes arms for no reason). I do not know why I get these things...or how for that matter. When I was in h.s. I had my p.e. teacher shoe concern because for about a week or so I had a massive bruise on my leg. And let me tell you, I woudln't work out.

Perhaps we should go to the doctor and find out what it is! I have sensitive skin, but many times I do not bump into anything...
I just wanted to let you know you are not the only one with the problem...

SunnyBunny24 · #10 07-28-2006, 01:50 PM

i bruise really easily but its usually due to me bumping into things..im not on any medications either..some meds make u bruise or bleed more easily than others. plus, im very light as well. my sister on the other hand woke up one morning and found bruisesall over her extremities...strange..i still think she needs to see a doc.

astronaut83 · #11 07-30-2006, 08:46 PM

I've always bruised easily on my legs, and I haven't always been active. I just bump into things. I also know that I'm not anemic (I got tested recently for that) and I don't take any medication. Being that I have light skin, they're more visible, so I end up wearing slacks instead of skirts.

bluup10 · #12 08-28-2006, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by MetFanL

Does anyone else just get random bruises on their legs? I CONSTANTLY have bruises on my legs and I know I didn't bump into anything. I think it's from running and other cardio, but I'm wondering if I should be concerned that they're always there.

thoughts?

Well, I used to bruise so easily...But it stopped. I think it stopped right after I broke up with my stay in boyfriend... No, really. I used to be a "tosser and turner" in bed and I think that's why.

But after we broke up, I am a far more relaxed sleeper. It might happen in your sleep, you know?