Stelara and bruising?

Blossom

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Joined : Mar 2008

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Posted 8/2/2018 7:07 PM (GMT 0)

Hi,
I'm wondering if anyone with Crohn's who's been on Stelara is having any bruising issues or problems during blood draws.

I've been on Stelara since the end of 2016 and it has been working GREAT for me! However, something I've noticed for awhile now is that whenever I get blood work done (or whenever I do my Stelara injections) I bruise in that area. Certainly, a VERY minor issue, but I'm just curious if anyone else has experienced this.

Ides

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Posted 8/2/2018 8:21 PM (GMT 0)

I have been on Stelera for over a year. I have always bruised easily but never had issues with other biologic injections. Now on occasion I will get a significant bruise at my Stelera injection site.

lamb61

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Posted 8/6/2018 6:33 PM (GMT 0)

I've only done one injection so far and I didn't have any issues.

Blossom

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Posted 8/7/2018 7:47 PM (GMT 0)

Ides, thanks for your response. In general, I've always bruised easily too but never had bruising with my Stelara injections until recently. Even during blood draws I'm now bruising. I've also noticed that the needle sticks during blood draws are more painful. So strange! My Gastro will be checking my clotting factors to see if there's something going on there.

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