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I had my surgery on the 15th of April. I have struggled since getting in all that I need due to nausea. I have so many bruises that I get so easy. I got one today on my lower thigh from my toddler pushing himself into my lap. It hurt when he did it. The cat tried to lay on my shin and it hurt too! I'm pretty sure ill have a bruise there to. I always have many on my knees from being on my knees helping my little boy. I have never had this pain before and definitely not bruised just like that. I go see my dr tomorrow but I am so paranoid tonight. I guess because the bruise is so big and happened so fast and so easy. Anyone else have this?? Anyone know why this may be ? Is it serious?? I'm pretty sure it must have something to do with my insufficient diet but I worry I've done something reAlly bad to myself. Any info or words of comfort would be great. Meanwhile I will work on breathing and calming down lol thanks to all who respond

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I bruise for nothing since I manage to slim down.

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I bruise for nothing since I manage to slim down.

Oh okay so I'm not dying lol that's good to know. Thank you so much!

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Same here. I can run in to something or hit something and right away I know it's about to bruise. I take my Vitamins and get my Protein in and still happens.

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Yep I bruise really easy now. The sorest ones are when you do not know what you did.

I kept getting a bruise on my upper arm. It would go away and then like magic it would appear. I never could figure out what it was. It made my arm hurt, and looked like someone was grabbing me really hard. Well one day at work I was trying to catch a stray dog and I let the wire out on my catch pole the metal wire snapped back and hit me in the exact spot where my bruise was. I stood there thinking how in the world have I missed this wire hitting me all those times. We are talking 10-15 bruises here. Well now I am much careful.

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You will bruise more easily now for 2 reasons. 1. The amount of Iron in your body will be lower after surgery, which affects how easily you bruise. 2. There isn't as much "cushion" under your skin as there used to be. ;) hope this helps a little! Don't freak out!

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You will bruise more easily now for 2 reasons. 1. The amount of Iron in your body will be lower after surgery' date=' which affects how easily you bruise. 2. There isn't as much "cushion" under your skin as there used to be. <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> hope this helps a little! Don't freak out![/quote']

Thanks so much! Feeling much better. It was just a little strange to have my sons handprint In the form of a bruise on my leg! But after reading this I am much better and done freaking out lol. Thanks to all who replied:)

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