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CeeJay30
CeeJay30

Hello

I have severe bruising on my arm.  Whole right arm.  Super ugly.  I've been diagnosed with pmr for three years. Could be down to 5 mg. However, had major insect  sting and hives and reaction.  So, went back up to  40/20/10 mg predisone for 12 days per Doctor. . Doctor gave me steroid shot, too.  Please tell me that this new super dose of predisone may have caused all thus major bruising?  If so, maybe can tolerate for a month or more?  Thanks

 

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    noninoni CeeJay30

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    You should wear a long sleeved cotton shirt to reduce bruising!

    This is how I came to that conclusion: I decided I had to wear a long sleeved shirt when I realized I was taking 4 medications that could make me photo toxic.  A few minutes in the sun and I have a bright red face for days.  So I bought a big hat and a long sleeved denim shirt, 100% cotton.  It was so comfortable I bought 2 more exactly the same, since it was the only one I could find.

    I was astonished this morning to find all the purple bruising on my arms- the ugly bruising I had had for years- was gone!  The "prednisone" red areas were gone as well.  I also doubled my vitamen D pills to 2000 to compensate for the lack of sun. I do miss the sunbathing however. 

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