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strange bruising on my outer thigh

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loopylou6 · 27/03/2008 20:01

a while ago whilst in the bath i noticed bruising on my thigh that hung round for a bit, the original bruises are fading, however have now noticed that more slight bruising has appeared in the exact same area, i cant remmeber banging myself but its a bit strange how its in the same place, if it was anything nasty it wouldnt just be in one place would it?

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loopylou6 · 27/03/2008 20:11

bump please

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Elibean · 27/03/2008 22:06

bumping for you, sorry no idea myself

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loopylou6 · 27/03/2008 22:10

thanks elibean, have been racking my brains and dh reckons dd jumped on me on sunday morning which i sort of remember, but not sure if it was on my thigh area, have spent most of the night imagining horrible things wrong with me, but then reasoning that when i was pregnant (4 years ago) they did loads of routine blood tests, so would of found anything dodgy? god, im such a panicker

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AnybodyHomeMcFly · 27/03/2008 22:12

Do you have a table or other heavy object that is the same height as your bruise?! I have permanent bruise that is same height as coffee table...

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loopylou6 · 27/03/2008 22:13

really AHM? thats quite reasurring, it is the same height as a lot of things ive measured but i just cant remember banging it

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AnybodyHomeMcFly · 27/03/2008 22:21

Well I've always bruised easily - me and my sister used to compete for the most bruises when we were kids - so maybe it's just me.
But it's more likely that you banged it and forgot than it's something dodgy, imo. If it carries on worrying you get it checked tho.

VeniVidiVickiQV · 27/03/2008 22:26

I've got a bruise the size of an orange on my thigh atm.

I dont remember hurting it, but I know when it appeared. I had been cleaning the bath, and stretching across to clean it. So leaning on the edge of the bath caused it (I only noticed because I wasnt wearing trousers so actually saw it come up). It matches the height exactly. It doesnt hurt, and I'd not have known had I been wearing trousers.

It could be something as simple as leaning against a stairgate as you go through it or something that is catching a weak vein.

grannyslippers · 31/03/2008 21:00

I was just going to say, sounds like a stairgate bruise to me - DH and I had permanent ones before getting rid of the gate!

southeastastra · 31/03/2008 21:01

do you have vein trouble?

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