Re: Re: Bruises-Anyone Else?

[Guest guest]

Even when I was at the height of my medication I was still slow to bruise.

Right now I am just on pred. and Lodine. At the height of things I was on 20mg

MTX, Arava, Percocet, Didronel, DayPro, and trazadone to help me sleep. If I get

a bruise it is quite obvious where I got it from. My husband, however, if the

wind blows he seems to get a bruise. He has always been this way.

Shandi

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lisreg,

I look like someone has beat the tar outta me. I asked my Dr about it

Thurs. when I saw him. He said that it is real common with Fibro. I also am

on Plavix and 1 aspirin a day that also figures into the picture. If mt

hubby pats my arm too hard I get a bruise. I got a manicure the other day

and my hands have bruises on them. Just another lovely symptom of Fibro, RA

are any of the other auto-immune diseases.

Heidi M

On Feb 8, 2008 6:39 PM, <man_u8@...> wrote:

> You are not alone. I don't bruise as easily as you do. The joints in

> my fingers and toes look bruised whenever I have a bad flare-up. It

> looks like I got into a huge fight. I was on the same meds as you and

> if I remember correctly, I bruised easier when I was on remicaide. I

> don't know for sure. Best of luck to you.

>

>

>

>

> >

> > I am just curious---I have bruises just about everywhere on my

> body.

> > I feel as if someone touches me, I get a new bruise. Is there

> anyone

> > else like this? Is it because of the meds??? I am on the

> methoraxate

> > and remicade amoung others. I don't like these bruises because it

> > looks as if I am getting abused and I'm not. I don't even like to

> > swear shorts or short sleeve shirts anymore because I am tired of

> > everyone asking me.

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> I bruise easily all over my body now, but the skin on my arms and hands

> tears VERY easily, only there nowhere else. Does this fit w/other folks

> experience w/steroids, RA, remicade whatever?>>>>>

>

Alleve, (naproxin)

Pris

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[Guest guest]

I bruise easily all over my body now, but the skin on my arms and hands tears

VERY easily, only there nowhere else. Does this fit w/other folks experience

w/steroids, RA, remicade whatever?

Also, I have three patches of skin which are extremely thickened and scaly,

one on my scalp, two on my back. I haven't asked a Dr about them--anybody else

have a thought on what these are?

Thanks to everyone

<man_u8@...> wrote:

You are not alone. I don't bruise as easily as you do. The joints in

my fingers and toes look bruised whenever I have a bad flare-up. It

looks like I got into a huge fight. I was on the same meds as you and

if I remember correctly, I bruised easier when I was on remicaide. I

don't know for sure. Best of luck to you.

>

> I am just curious---I have bruises just about everywhere on my

body.

> I feel as if someone touches me, I get a new bruise. Is there

anyone

> else like this? Is it because of the meds??? I am on the

methoraxate

> and remicade amoung others. I don't like these bruises because it

> looks as if I am getting abused and I'm not. I don't even like to

> swear shorts or short sleeve shirts anymore because I am tired of

> everyone asking me.

>

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,

You should discuss these issues with your rheumatologist when you see

him/her next.

We have had many reports of fragile skin from prednisone users here.

Also, Remicade has been associated with the development of psoriasis or

psoriasis-like lesions.

Not an MD

> Re: [ ] Re: Bruises-Anyone Else?

>

> I bruise easily all over my body now, but the skin on my arms and hands

tears VERY

> easily, only there nowhere else. Does this fit w/other folks experience

w/steroids,

> RA, remicade whatever?

> Also, I have three patches of skin which are extremely thickened and

scaly, one on

> my scalp, two on my back. I haven't asked a Dr about them--anybody else

have a

> thought on what these are?

> Thanks to everyone

>

[Guest guest]

That is the pattern I'm following, tears easily on my arms, hands. Bruise

easily elsewhere.

I also now have blue skin under my eyes, like two black eyes. My mother

followed the same pattern. Both of us were on high dose steroids, mom had SLE

wasn't on Remicade.

Cindiy

NELLIESTAR@... wrote:

> I bruise easily all over my body now, but the skin on my arms and hands

> tears VERY easily, only there nowhere else. Does this fit w/other folks

> experience w/steroids, RA, remicade whatever?>>>>>

>

Alleve, (naproxin)

Pris

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