Bruising On Legs

[emmie]

over a period of time i have noticed bruising on my lower legs, i haven't fallen, can't kneel or bend hardly at all, so not sure how they got there, red lump has appeared on the left leg right over the bone, any clue...

[friedgreentomato]

Sorry to hear that emmie, are you on any new medication?

Not sure if that could cause the bruising but best to start trying to eliminate things.

[Ratty2E]

You should mention them next time you see a dr, but you could just be banging into things or knocking things against your legs and not taking much notice till you see the bruise, I do it all the time but then I am a clumsy oaf.

[pixie373]

Are you on aspirin or warfarin? You're not having a lot of luck at the moment x

[McMouse]

My medication includes blood thinners and anti-coagulants and I bruise on the slightest contact with anything sharp or hard. This is especially true for my legs if I brush against a piece of furniture.

[Buenchico]

Some possible causes:
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/bruises-on-legs-for-no-reason.html

[emmie]

thank you, two on my right leg have been there for a what seems an age, they are not so prominent, but i can see them in certain lights, as i stand mostly, i haven't banged into anything, and no kneeling as can't get back up if i do. I have had dire pains in the legs for the last few months, throbbing on and off, now waiting to have my MRI open scan, but i don't know when that will be..

[emmie]

no warfarin or aspirin, only meds have been in recent two months, antibiotics

[pixie373]

Hopefully the mri scan will lead to some answers. Along with some of your other posts, there is possibly blood/circulatory problem. Do you know if your pulse and BP is normal?

[emmie]

think so, i have seen a Neuro doctor and she has forwarded me to another department, long wait for open MRI scanners. so no idea when i will see the next doctor. some of this is similar to the pain in knees i had before, swollen, red and muscles hurt, after a process i was told it was bursitis, however have seen doctor who doesn't think so this time, but both are like it now, and i am tottering like i am pulled by strings, every movement is painful, lower back, spine especially, neck bones particularly hurt, so don't move well, or sometimes at all. which is not what i want at all,

[pixie373]

Well, i really hope the mri reveals something helpful. Are you not on painkillers either?