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Does anyone seem to bruise easier post op?

Good Morning :)

Just curious is anyone has noticed that they seem to bruise easier after surgery.. I am 3 months out and lately have noticed that the littlest things leave bruises on me.. I never bruised easy prior to surgery. I have bruises that I don't even know how I got.. just wondering if this is somehow tied to this :)

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  • Yes, I definitely do. I did ask my doctor about it, and they checked my blood work/levels, and everything was fine. I am glad to see I'm not alone, either!

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    Never thought of it because of less fat The cold thing is very true. I use to always be hot.. ran the air conditioning year round.. now I've been cold all the time, I actually wear socks around the

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Yes! Even more so when I miss my multivitamin for a few days.

Yes, I do, and I don't know what causes it. Maybe it's because my veins are closer to the skin now? I will admit, I'm very fair-skinned, so every little bruise shows up on me.

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Thanks, glad to know its just not me! It seems like I get new bruises everyday in places that are odd. LoL :)

Low iron can make you bruise easily. Make sure you get your vitamins daily.

Me too, I used to NEVER bruise, now I get them all the time.

My skin is transparent, so I've always bruised easy!

Yes, I definitely do. I did ask my doctor about it, and they checked my blood work/levels, and everything was fine. I am glad to see I'm not alone, either!

anyone has noticed that they seem to bruise easier after surgery.. I am 3 months out

when there was "more" (fat et al) to our bodies - we had more cushioning - now that theres less of us, we don't have as much protection against some bruises

kindof like - now that we don't have as much "skin" as when we were heavier - we are now more prone to being colder

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Never thought of it because of less fat :)

The cold thing is very true. I use to always be hot.. ran the air conditioning year round.. now I've been cold all the time, I actually wear socks around the house just because and have been using the heat all night! My husband is very thankful for that! I no longer sweat all the time.. the only time I sweat now is during a workout ;)

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