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davey72
davey72

has anyone easily bruise with ckd I just have to get a little tap and I bruise

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  • fiona46475
    fiona46475 davey72

    Posted

    Hi Davey , possibly you need to get your iron/haemoglobin levels checked . Bruising is part of ckd if you have anaemia. Your nephrologist should be able to tell you what you can take to bring levels up.
  • LynQ
    LynQ davey72

    Posted

    i Davey,

    I do- and often bleed into the skin so the bruise is very prominent. It is because I'm still anaemic despite all efforts to improve my Hb.  I take iron and have had folic acid and Vitamin B12 injections .  It improved my HB but not as much as I'd hoped.  My iron store (ferritin) is Ok but I don't absorb it properly so TSat ( how much of available iron is being absorbed) of is quite low.

  • erick96818
    erick96818 davey72

    Posted

    Yes possibly because of my fathers condition with ckd , it's all associated with the hemoglobin , are you anemic ?

    • davey72
      davey72 erick96818

      Posted

      according to my kidney specialist it is not connected says my bloods are OK was just wondering
    • LynQ
      LynQ davey72

      Posted

      Hi Davey,

      Do you know what your HB level is?

      Lyn

  • elizabeth63848
    elizabeth63848 davey72

    Posted

    Hi Davey

    Yes I fell recently and my leg turned black up to the knee but perhaps ant/inflammatories were part of it too. I stopped them 5 days ago. I had no idea the damage they could cause. Hope you are keeping well .

    • elizabeth63848
      elizabeth63848

      Posted

      Also just noticed today I have black toenails on two big toes.. Not sure if that's ckd. You begin to think everything is connected to ckd!!

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