Anyone else bruise easily???

Kristen, I know I talked to you about this when I saw you and Gabby at the hospital but this is just rediculous.  I moved furniture around on Saturday and Sunday and with the way my legs look from the knee down, it looks like I used only my legs to do it.  Can't go out in public in shorts right now because someone will think my BF is kicking the crap out of me (which he is not doing...) The slightest tap with my arms on something and bang...there's a bruise...half of them I have no idea what I did to get them...anyone else going through this???
Now if I was tan like you Kristen, I don't think I would notice them...lol

I had RNY in Feb of 08 and I thought that I was the only one experiencing this bruising.  My legs are all bruised it looks like I have been in quite a few fights.  I have bruises all over my arms and on weird spots on my legs too.  I can't attribute these bruises to anything at all.  The only thing that comes to mind with me is that when I was in the hospital during my RNY I was put on heparin and I have been told that heparin and any blood thinner medication could cause extreme bruising, but I didn't realize that almost 6 months after I have stopped taking it I could still bruise so easily.  Have you been on any medication like a blood thinner?  You may want to check online to see some of the side effects of any medications you may taking, bruising may be a side effect, just a thought!

POTTASSIUM DEFICIENCY CAN CAUSE A PERSON TO BRUISE EASILY.  I KNOW FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCE WITH IT. ALSO, SOME FOLKS JUST HAVE ALWAYS BRUISED EASILY.JUST IN CASE, I WOULD GET YOUR LABS TO CHECK YOUR VITAMIN LEVELS.