I don't have the brain power today to be doing this....
I don't know if anyone remembers, but a while back I had a MASSIVE bruise on my hip bone, with a lump below it. I never did go to the doc, and it did go away on it's own. I have another one. This one is small, and it's growing! It's on the opposite side now.
IT CORRELATES WITH SOMETHING!!!!!
Right before my period this time, along with all the nasty weather we've been getting, my hips felt like they were going to pop out of joint. And my sides hurt like someone was punching me, RIGHT by my hip bones.
As soon as we got back from our trip to Tampa - which was HELL on my wrists and elbows, you know holding the steering wheel for 10 hours and such - my elbows developed bruises!!!!! They're HUGE and they have lumps under them....
There has to be a reason for this. What is it????
Alright. I googled. I didn't find anything.
Am I alone? Anyone else bruise like that???? I still hurt.....grrr
No, can't say I have experienced it or even heard of it and my head is a bit of an RA encyclopedia.Katie,
When I googled Arthritis and Bruising, the first match was an archived post from this website. It seems there were people experiencing this bruising and from what I read, they were both (what's the word?) lowering their dose of pred.
Katie,
Here's some other information from MedicineNet.com. "Cortisone medications, such as prednisone, promote bruising by increasing the fragility of the tiny blood vessels in the skin. "
Katie, have you gone back to search for the post that you made when it happened before?
I'm not medicated. At all! :(Hi Katie, get to the doctor. Bruising is a significant symptom for some other diseases. Some serious some not. Your doctor needs to rule out these diseases. Please call and make an appt. Keep us posted. I'll be thinking about you and pestering you
I can probably make an appt with my PCP at any time.
Katie, I'd go see my primary, especially if you can get an appt. sooner. It might be something as simple as anemia and able to be fixed quickly. Keep us posted. LindyThanks muchly! :) I'll call tomorrow AM.
It REALLY hurts! >.< It's as bad/worse than the joint pain thats going along with it.
You know, I tried too in coming up with something but no luck.
GO see a doc, OK.
Pip
Katie, I completely agree with Lindy! In fact, she posted what I was thinking.
Call your PCP as soon as you can. Please let us know what happens.
Hugs,
Nini
If you're not on Pred then what is going on?
Could be nodule. Maybe your hips have inflamation and causing nodules.I get lumps near my hips when my period is due, it irritates the RA more and my inflamation levels are lots worse at that time of the month.
Go see your doc though Katie as it could be a number of things
CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT VITAMIN C DEFICIENCY IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Staffordshire Rheumatology Centre, Haywood Hospital High Lane, Burslem, Stoke on Trent ST6 7AG, UK
Correspondence to: Address correspondence to Dr. P. T. Dawes.
Three elderly rheumatoid patients are described with significant cutaneous haemorrhages. All patients were ascorbic-acid deficient, and treatment with vitamin C supplements led to resolution of these lesions.
KEY WORDS: Rheumatoid arthritis, Vitamin C deficiency, Cutaneous haemorrhages