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Glastonbury, UK

I get big bruises on legs and arms and have no idea where they come from. Although sometimes i get finger mark bruises on my arms if someone touches me.

February 20, 2018
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Members widely related to unexplained bruising, with many wondering if their heightened pain tolerance from living with chronic conditions... Read more

Members widely related to unexplained bruising, with many wondering if their heightened pain tolerance from living with chronic conditions means they simply don't notice or remember minor bumps and injuries that cause the bruises. Several members pointed to practical causes, including medications like NSAIDs, Cymbalta, and aspirin that increase bruising, as well as vitamin C deficiency, which one member found resolved their bruising after adding a supplement. A recurring theme was increased clumsiness during fatigue flares and numbness making it harder to register everyday bumps, alongside frustration that doctors often seem unconcerned despite visible bruising.

A MyFibroTeam Member

I always have bruised easily, but im sure it has gotten worse. And they seem like they last longer. Ive wondered if we are just always in pain we dont notice the bumps as much? Like our pain tolerance has gone up so much small bumps dont register?

February 21, 2018
A MyFibroTeam Member

I've gotten bruises that I didn't understand., I think it's because your body is in pain and sometimes numbness that sometimes you don't notice the pain of anything that causes a normal bruise.

February 21, 2018
A MyFibroTeam Member

definitely agree about our pain thresholds going up, we don’t register some things, like metal probes getting stabbed in to arms for nerve conduction study, and not even flinching and talking nonsense throughout, he even said normally people jump to the ceiling 😂

February 21, 2018
A MyFibroTeam Member

I also bruise easily. I do take some NSAIDS which can increase bruising. And when I get fatigued Im more clumsy and I am off on my perception so I easily bump my arms and legs, but then forget about it. I agree with Crumpled-butte and that maybe because our pain tolerance is high we dont notice the bumps we give ourselves.

February 21, 2018
A MyFibroTeam Member

I use to bruise all the time, did some online research and realized it was Vitamin C deficiency. Started taking a supplement and the bruising eased up.

February 21, 2018

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