Has this happened to anyone else

Johan · May 1, 2004

This is unnverving and odd. This monday when taking a crap I was watching my legs and calves all of a sudden without warning I saw bruises apere on them. I hadnt hit them or bumped into anything in anyway. I was just leaning on them with my forearms and elbows. the bruises stayed until the day after. I did a leg workout and afterwards they where completely gone.

Now just a few minutes ago it happened again. I was sitting in the kitchen leaning with my arms and elbows on my legs and all of a sudden I noticed I had gotten those bruises again. I didnt have them a few minutes earlier.
Took a pic of it wich I have posted.

Im getting a bit scared cause this has never happened before and my bloodpressure is 127/60 so its not high at all so that cant be it.
What on earth can cause those bruises? Its like the veins or capilers or whatever the name is in the skin bursts all of a sudden. I just tried to rub the skin on my right leg hard and that made the part of the bruise I rubbed to disapere almost completely....

anyone know what might cause it or had anything similar happen?

the only common things I can think of for these 2 incidents was that I had talked a almost hour long walk before both times and that I was leaning on them with my forearms and elbows. But the bruises apere even on the calves so its not just where I am pushing with the forearms

mzright72 · May 1, 2004

thats so weird..

I was just trying to figure out where the bruises on my arms came from.. they were just all of a sudden there the other day.. on both forearms.. they are slowly fading.. but, I have no idea why??

I know I didnt' hit them or anything.. and there is no reason to think my BP is elevated..

anyone have any suggestions?

Johnny Bravo · May 1, 2004

well first off dont come here to ask

goto the Dr.!

Johan · May 1, 2004

Re: well first off dont come here to ask

Johnny Bravo said:
goto the Dr.!

unfortunaly Im the kind of guy that only goes to the doc if its such a emergency that a ambulance have to pic me upp. I just hope someone else have had this happen to them alot of times without it beeing dangerous.

I had 2 blood and one urin test taken last week btw(I was in the emergency cause of incredible stomach pains)and to my relife they came out tiptop. so kidneys and liver is in good shape and my blood pressure and heart rate is both very good.
This is just plain odd

PHIL HERNON · May 1, 2004

?

I dont see any bruises

PHIL HERNON · May 1, 2004

Question

What is the correlation between blood pressure and bruising?

massmonster32 · May 1, 2004

Seems like you are lacking Iron in your diet to much is bad but not enough is also bad as well. It also could be some type of blood circulation problem but usually will be able to tell with your B/P blood to thick body compinsates by expanding your vessels to thin and causes dialation.

Might be the pressure when you leaned against the table or commode cause a pooling or back up leaving you with temporary bruises till the flow evenutally clears them.

It seems that if this is a problem for you all the time I would have it checked out in that it could cause blood clots as well. Good luck I would have it checked out with a family doctor as the ER are treating you for what you are C/O etc Ie stomach pains. Your family doc will be able to run more tests. MM

Johan · May 1, 2004

massmonster32 said:
Seems like you are lacking Iron in your diet to much is bad but not enough is also bad as well. It also could be some type of blood circulation problem but usually will be able to tell with your B/P blood to thick body compinsates by expanding your vessels to thin and causes dialation.

Might be the pressure when you leaned against the table or commode cause a pooling or back up leaving you with temporary bruises till the flow evenutally clears them.

It seems that if this is a problem for you all the time I would have it checked out in that it could cause blood clots as well. Good luck I would have it checked out with a family doctor as the ER are treating you for what you are C/O etc Ie stomach pains. Your family doc will be able to run more tests. MM

thanks for the advices. Il try to get more iron and if it happens again Il defenetly se the doc