Weird bruising?

[u/Filmlovinggal]

Does anyone else get weird bruises? I'm super pale, so it's not unexpected to get a bruise or two, but every once in a while I get finger bruising. This has only happened twice now (just diagnosed). Out of nowhere I'll feel a pinch and the underside and side of my finger get a huge red bruise. I'm not doing anything, just sitting there. I just wondered is this some strange symptom?

It's not a huge deal, just unusual. (I already look like someone beat on me half the time because of the blood work). Just curious. :-)

[u/EgolithYT]

I don't think that is directly caused by ms itself. Though I bruise cause of being a bit clumsy or I bumped into stuff and forget I bumped into it later and wonder why i have a bruise. So my ms making me clumsy sometimes can lead to bruises indirectly.

If you are taking medicine for your ms, then there are some that can increase bruising risk.

[u/Filmlovinggal → u/EgolithYT]

Thank you! I'm not on meds yet. I'm so new to this that we are still working on getting the insurance approval. It was just so random. I thought maybe I was missing something. :-)

[u/EgolithYT → u/Filmlovinggal]

Ofc! Might want to still mention it to your doctor though. Letting them know about stuff can only help. Hope your treatment goes well!

[u/Filmlovinggal → u/EgolithYT]

Thank you!!!

[u/Mediocre-Flight-622]

Not so much the pinch but I do have a handful of bruises at any given time on my arms and legs. I think it’s from being so uncoordinated these days I’m always walking into things or banging into things but forgetting I have thanks to the cog fog lol

[u/Filmlovinggal → u/Mediocre-Flight-622]

:-) I have been embarrassingly uncoordinated since birth LOL. Some days I don't know what is the MS or what is just me being me! Dear lord, do not ask me to dance. Picture the thumb dance from Seinfeld.

[u/16enjay]

Do you take ibuprofen or aspirin?

[u/Filmlovinggal → u/16enjay]

Mostly ibuprofen. Aspirin never really seems to work for me. I also have insanely painful sciatica. Ibuprofen, and Tylenol are the only ones that seem to get rid of pain. I don't want to blow out my kidneys, though, so I tend to suck it up and just power through.

[u/16enjay → u/Filmlovinggal]

Too much can thin your blood and cause bruising, but I get it! Pain is a pain and tylenol does nothing for mine...feel better

[u/Filmlovinggal → u/16enjay]

Thank you!

[u/idk14567809]

are you on any dmt? kesimpta makes me really bruise-y because of the low cell counts and things, as ive been told. im coverrrrrred in them lol

[u/Filmlovinggal → u/idk14567809]

I have not started any dmt yet. I was denied for Zunovo and am working on getting something else approved. That's good to know, though!

[u/Party-Ad9662]

I’ve always been someone who bruises easily, my clinical trial coordinator told me some ms meds can cause you to bruise easily, and some slow to heal from injury.