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Posted 6/5/2011 7:07 AM (GMT 0)
Hello all,

I was wondering about bruises you all get.  Even when my lab work shows no anemia I can barely touch something and it looks like someone took a 2X4 to me.  Recently I have been doing some delayed spring cleaning for when my family gets here I am taking my time and spanning it over about 10 days (was goign to try to start sooner but I got sick with that cold sinus thing).  I am short and in order to get in higher places I have always been one to stand on a chair or use my arms to lift me onto the counter to stand.  Usually I know when I will bruise if I hit it hard but I barely touched my legs to it and I am covered.

thoughts?

any ideas to help them go away faster I cant wear shorts like this it looks horrid

Posted 6/5/2011 9:04 AM (GMT 0)
I bruise easily all the time. I have no idea how I get them. I just wake-up and kind of notice bumps and you know the bruises and such on my legs etc. Usually my legs. I think it's Genetics and yea the Crohn's.

My Grandma used to bleed easily when she bumped into things. She wasn't a total klutz, but she had skinny legs too. Kind of like me. Skinny legs or bony body parts may not be good :)
Posted 6/5/2011 9:05 AM (GMT 0)
 

       Yes, not just the bruising, but blood pooling on the surface of my skin. Like it was going through a necrotic

 state of breakdown. It heals up though, however when I bump against something this happens. High and pro-longed usage of prednisone does this. Regards

Posted 6/5/2011 9:25 AM (GMT 0)
thinking about it more, it really is due to malabsorption. and the consequences of malabsorption are malnutrition, manifested by weight loss and other signs of vitamin and mineral deficiency.

so, something like bruising easily is not totally out of the realm of possibility. even if we are not currently anemic. it is just crohns beinhg crohns. and us crohnies know that equates to an inability to absorb fat-soluble vitamins like A, D, etc.

blah. thinking too much. insominia rolleyes
Posted 6/5/2011 2:59 PM (GMT 0)
Nope its because of how long you have had the disease. Our multiple uses of Pred speeds up the thinning of our skin that normally happens to folks as they get older. But because of all the Pred we have used we are now getting these easily bruised skin as well as it tears or cuts easily because of the many uses of Predisone.

Why do I know this, because all my docs have told me. I had to see a dermatologist recently to have a skin cancer removed from my hand, and he told me about a lotion to use to help strengthen up your skin. Its called Ammonium Lactate Lotion 12%. You can buy it over the counter. I have been using it for about 3 weeks and it has helped me not to bruise as easily. You use a thin layer 1-2 times a day. You will need to be careful in the sun with it on though, But I also bruise easily because I am always anemic. Good luck!
Posted 6/5/2011 7:39 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the input yes I have been on pred and in high doses to the point I had cataracts at age 8 stretch marks all over etc. I have been using Burts Bees bruise cut etc creame (all natural and it is the green cannister) but it doesnt seem to be hlping lighten them up. I will have to look that lotion thanks nanners
Posted 6/6/2011 3:25 AM (GMT 0)
I bruise easily and they take a long time to heal but my cuts heal quickly. Go figure.
Posted 6/6/2011 4:27 AM (GMT 0)
I Never been on Predisone. I didn't see that info initially, but I guess you two must know each other ;)
Posted 6/6/2011 7:18 PM (GMT 0)
Gail, I have that lotion. My dermatologist prescribed it for me when I had my unexplained rash after stopping imuran last year.

But I bruise easily too, not as bad as some, but more than my husband does. I'm always having some type of bruise that I can't figure out what it's from. My cuts also take a longer time to heal. Not fun. I've mentioned it to my dr before but he just shrugged and said it's probably because my immune system is compromised. Oh well. Sorry I'm not much help!
Posted 6/6/2011 9:29 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for all the rsponses my Fiance hates how many I get and how easily I get them. we are getting married on the 16th and I hope they are gone by then. It is a very small wedding (8 people) I will be wearing an expensive dress (marked way down in price) only for the ceremony. I tis a tea length dress but due to my small size it is ankle length however I need to find a dress to wear for dinner later that day. We are just doing an intimate dinner no reception to speak of and I was thinking about a knee length dress however if these bruises dont clear up I will have to get a dress and hem it which I do not want to sepend time doing while my parents are visiting. Some are getting lighter but they are usually on my shins I do have one near my hip which I got while getting down from the kitchen counter while cleaning the light above the sink etc. normally my fiance woujld help but he has been getting over a severe sinus infection, common cold, bronchitis and the flu. he is 6'5" so he had no need for step stools etc where I am only 4'10"

Hopefully they will go away before then trying to be extra careful while I finish my house cleaning just have the office and bathroom left to clean hen mopping and vacuuming which hopefully wont give me any more bruises or cuts
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