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posted August 10, 2003 04:58 PM         

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Does anyone ever wake up with or just happen to find random bruises?

This weekend I woke up with one on my arm and a few on my legs.

Any ideas?

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posted August 10, 2003 09:28 PM         

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Oxy, being a farm girl, I always have bruises & rarely are sure where they come from. I do bruise very easy too.

Have you always bruised like that? Do they hurt? Do you take supplements? Had a physical lately? My thought would be low blood count or something along that line.

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posted August 10, 2003 09:33 PM         

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Us Aquas do have some circulatory issues, don't we?
The supplements I take are green tea extract, CoQ10, Vitamin E. Sometimes Calcium supplements as well.

My mom has the same problem. And I used to bruise like this, but haven't in a little while. This weekend was the first time in months probably. Makes me wonder what the heck I'm doing in the middle of the night.

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posted August 11, 2003 12:01 AM         

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Could have happened the day before, and you didn't notice them (either they didn't show up yet or you didn't notice them OR the impacts causing them). Bruising too easily is normally a symptom of Vitamin C deficiency (some people require larger amounts). A 1000 mg daily supplement of C with bioflavanoids should take care of it.

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posted August 11, 2003 05:52 AM         

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Cool, Randall, thanks!

I had stopped taking my Vitamin C supplements b/c I've been eating a much larger amount of fruit lately.

Well, guess it's back to the ol' vitamin c pills.

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posted August 20, 2003 09:58 PM         

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My GF's mom has studied Homeopathy and swears that Arnica will help bruises. You use a gel/lotion and apply it to the bruise.

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posted August 20, 2003 11:09 PM         

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Hi Oxychick,

Actually, as long as I can remember I have periodically woken up with bruises. They are usually on my legs. I used to joke that I must be sleep walking or I was beating myself up as I slept (literally). They never hurt nor were they the big, bad, hurtin' bruises. They were just there when I woke up.

I never did come up with an answer so sorry I can't be of any more help.

ALAngel

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posted August 20, 2003 11:20 PM         

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Pixie, ALA,

Thanks. Yeah, I joke about what I must be doing in my sleep too.

The bruises are always on my legs as well.

Thanks for replying!

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posted August 21, 2003 12:04 AM         

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Im an Aqua too and can so relate with the bruising. When i was a kid there wasnt a day that went by when i didnt get a bruise. Nowadays my hemoglobin count gets low every so often. So i take Iron and VitC and VitB complex whenever it dips.

Some forms of medication can make u more susceptible to bruising too.

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posted August 21, 2003 09:37 AM         

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Hi DayDreamer, bruising seems to be an Aquarius thing . My whole calf is a bruise from tearing a muscle there.

Oxy, have you started taking your supplements again?

juniperb

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posted August 21, 2003 11:07 AM           

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Depends on how many reds you have b4 bed and how many coffee tables or other obstacles there are on the way to bed

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posted August 21, 2003 02:36 PM         

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What are "reds"?

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posted August 21, 2003 02:40 PM         

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posted August 21, 2003 08:09 PM           

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Sorry, I call a glass of red wine 'reds'

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posted August 21, 2003 10:14 PM         

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Ah, gotcha! LOL Well, I do have a habit of bumping into a few doors here and there...no wine tonight, just gin (hey, it's j.w.'s b-day ).

Yes juniperb, I've started taking my supplements again. Vitamin B is amazing stuff. It's like instant energy.

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posted August 25, 2003 08:23 PM         

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Juniperb hope ure leg's doin better
Has anyone ever got a bruise on the tip of their nose? lol. I got one 2 days ago right before i found out i got sinuitis. My weekend was hell.

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posted August 26, 2003 06:42 AM         

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DD, I've never heard of that! Have you gone to the doctor?

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posted August 26, 2003 06:56 PM         

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Oxy ive never heard of it either, so I went to the clinic as soon as it opened. As much as I hate taking Antibiotics, I got me some Penicillin/Amoxicillin cuz I was beyond desparate, in pain. Feeling a lot better now but I gotta finnish the medication, or i'll beprone to bacterial resistance...the idea scares me.

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posted August 28, 2003 07:29 AM         

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Glad to hear you are feeling better, DD!

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