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Bruises and bleeding On medication for heat failure

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bri21
bri21

6 months ago i suffered heart attack .and in heart failure now.

i get lots of bruises that bleed and the skin breaks .makes in look like sores .was wondering if common and anyone else has  experienced .I am also on 5mg steriods

                                         

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  • ihavenonickname
    ihavenonickname bri21

    Posted

    Sometimes I look like someone beat me with a baseball bat!

    They sometimes split open if I bump one...I just carry bandages.

    My physicians have all seen them, my grandmother had them.

    Long sleeves hide them

    • bri21
      bri21 ihavenonickname

      Posted

      Thank you ,think it look like a meds problem ,mainly on arms but new ones every day .
    • ihavenonickname
      ihavenonickname bri21

      Posted

      Me too, we bruise very easily in the epidermis, the top layer of our skin. Even a wee bump will cause a bruise.

      hugs

    • bri21
      bri21 ihavenonickname

      Posted

      They seam to come with bumps and bleed and my arms seam full of dark bruises ,dont get them much on other parts of trh body
  • judith75147
    judith75147 bri21

    Posted

    Are you taking blood thinners?  They ae usually precribed after a heart attack and will make you bruise very easily. My sister, who had very severe heart disease, had black abd blue arms all the time.  She found that cutting open vitamin D capsules and rubbing the oil on the bruises helped to some extent.  She also used to cut the feet out of sox and pull the legs up over her arms to protct them.
    • bri21
      bri21 judith75147

      Posted

      Thank you ,not on warfrin but asprin ,they bleed a lot and most on arms ,i try using creams to Moisturiser but getting worse
    • judith75147
      judith75147 bri21

      Posted

      Do try the vitamin D oil from capsules. It helps a lot; and try to protect your arms as much as possible.
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