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Is this another lovely peri symptom? In the shower this morning, I noticed a number of bruises on my legs and I have no recollection of bumping into anything. I have a cluster of them on the outside of right knee and some sporadic ones on both thighs, both on the inside and outside. None of them are awful looking and they don't hurt, but they're definitely bruises.
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melissa47441 tebrown96
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i had this but on closer inspection its veins !
Guest tebrown96
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Hi tebrown, yep...I get lots of little ones on my shins and knees. I am very off balanced and bang into things...I don't remember banging into. I bruise easily...I am not anemic...just sensitive.
Guest tebrown96
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I know this is going to sound strange, but I know you will all understand. If I bump or scratch my left lower arm I will get these huge purple spots! And yes, it's only on my left arm. So weird.
Maybe your iron levels are a bit low?
Guest tebrown96
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Yes! Ironically enough, I just had the same thing last month. I saw a very large ugly bruise on my hip and then also saw two on the back of my calf up near my knee and I have NO recollection of bumping into anything. It was concerning so I have been taking notice now of my skin to see if any others mysteriously appear.
I do know women tend to bruise more easily as they age. Thinning skin contributes to this and without estrogen skin loses collagen....ugh.
Takingtime tebrown96
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I had this in the summer, I was quite shocked as I had on on my shin and upper thigh and they were big and I had no recollection of hitting anything and I am not an easy bruiser. I still to this day have no idea what caused them. I think for some reason or another we all have become so much more self aware of our body then we ever have been before and ever new thing on our body is becoming a worry. I have not had bruising since, so I blame it was summer and I am more active.
claire71812 tebrown96
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yes, lots of bruising, really bad ones too. i work in a shop and because i have lost my concentration and sometimes feel dizzy i keep banging myself on things. However, as my memory is affected, I don't remember till I am in the shower and see bruises on my hip etc...!!!