Everywhere I touch feels bruised?!

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For the past week now I have noticed that everywhere I touch on my body feels bruised…for example when I lean against a surface like a table for a few minutes my elbow feels painful and bruised. My knees feel bruised to the touch (and when not touching them) after kneeling cleaning the bathroom floor for five mins. This hasn’t happened before. even my cheek feels sore tender and bruised after leaning against
my hand whilst reading before. I feel like one giant tender bruise lol. Everywhere!

has anyone had similar issues? Or know what this could be?

Having the odd sharp pains throughout my body and joints too which I’ve dealt with for years but they seem to have really ramped up over the past few months and my iron is low again after a few months of completing a high dose course of ferrous fumarate. Seeing an immunologist in a couple of weeks so will mention it to them, although I don’t know if it’s relevant but will still tell them.

thanks everyone, I hope you all have a lovely weekend.

gave my house a thorough hoover today and now my thighs and legs feel like they have been bashed with a cricket bat! Or I have run a bloody good marathon 😀

A week ago I was in such pain- all my joints were screaming, fingers swollen which on closer inspection was inflamed knuckles. Went to GP who really carefully inspected, particularly for ‘symetricality’ and recent illness history. Have you recently had flu?
He diagnosed post viral arthritis, it’s already almost gone. Do be careful with nsaids though. Even with omeprazole I was sick as a dog 🤮

Thank you for your reply. I’m glad you are feeling better! Shockingly no I haven’t had the flu (yet!) and I’m usually the first to bloody get ill in this house 😀

Anyone else have any ideas? 😊

Could be fibromyalgia. That's exactly as my fibro presents. I feel bruised all over.

There's a condition called Allodynia that can feel like this.. it's extremely painful.

Me, too. It's also how my friend with RA was before she got worse. There are other neuro glitches and auto-immune syndromes that can cause it, including post-viral. See your doctor.