Bruising

Okay what can cause easy bruising?  I looked down at my legs the other day and they have a ton of bruises on them and I also have some on my arms....
I have always bruised easy my whole life but it just seems way worse in the last few weeks or so...thanks!

I don't know for sure, but if can be a deficiency of some sort.  Go to www.mayoclinic.com and search it out.

Monica, here is what Dave's doctor (gen. doc) has told both of us. We both bruise easily on our forearms. I can just scratch myself due to a bug bite and it is blood red under the surface and then turns black and blue. When you have lost a lot of weight you no longer have the fat layer to protect the capularies under the skin surface so therefore you bruise/bleed under the skin easily. Dave has a little bit a problem beyond that due to the fact that he is on Coumadin. He gets nasty bruises.

I would say ask your doc what s/he thinks about the issue and go from there.

thank you Chris, I will check with my primary care Dr about this.

Hope all is well with you and Dave!

 My sympathies to Dave for the coumadin.  I hate that drug and have a life sentence on it.  I sure can relate to the nasty bruises.  I did not answer Monica's post as I am covered with bruises all the time.  It always looks like I have gone 10 rounds with someone and lost.