shereeks

Does anyone else have issues with bruising - I am absolutely covered in them. I think my friends are starting to think DH is knocking me around!

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Lap RNY 09/15/06
Starting/Current/Original Goal/final goal
299/148/170/140
5'3''
Brugge, Belgium
Dr. Bruno Dillemans



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Mavisavis

I think low in iron might do that, but not sure. I've always bruised a little easily.

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Lap RNY 9-7-05
Dr. Ben-Meir
Cleveland Center for Bariatric Surgery
235/135/135
pre/now/goal

desmccoy

You are correct. When your Iron is low you bruise a whole lot easier.

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Lap RYN September 6, 2007

twodogsmom

I went thru a period where I bruised easily, too. Probably it lasted from post-op for about 6 mo. Kind of when the hair loss was significant, too.

lealphachienne

The brusiing is fromt eh extra estogen in your system...makes the skin more fragile. Once you stablize in weight and get you hormones back in balance, it should not be as bad.

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5/28/04
Lap RNY
5'3"
235/125
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Gina in NY

I noticed a lot of bruises and then found out my iron was really low. I've been doing the extra supplements for a month or so and now the bruising is much better.

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Gina in NY
288/261/134- 5'3"
High/Pre-op/Current
Goal - 125 or 19% body fat
Open RNY 6/20/06, Plastics 7/27/07
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rainrain

I bruise easily and doc said it was due to the chronic anemia.

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Rain

12-27-04 Dr. Callery (Open RNY)
296 before pre-op
285/170/155 5'7"1/2
PRE-OP/CURRENT/GOAL???

Hernia Repair/ Abdominalplasty/ Partial Body Lift 3-13-06
Contouring lower back 5-30-08
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Dyann

Vitamin K is a required nutrient for blood clotting. It is a fat soluble vitamin...hence we don't eat much in the way of foods that have it and when we do we don't absorb it. Most multis don't have vitamin K in it. Mine is a bariatric vitamin and it contains K. Tell your MD and they can check you clotting parameters.

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Lap RNY 1/4/06....
46/19.8/23.5 BMI's 167.9 pounds gone forever as of 9/12/07 116.3%to goal

294.4/126.5/150
5' 7''
Jupiter, Florida
Dr. Jefferson Vaughan: GBP
Dr. P Duddly Giles: Plastic surgeon TT/BL 03.20.2007

LindseyC

Yeah, I am severely anemic as well.. It was so bad they didn't want to do the surgery. Thank God I ate some foods high in iron a for a few days before the surgery and my iron count went up! Other wise I wouldn't have been going though this wonderful journey right now!

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LindseyC

Dr. Hilario Juarez
Bridges Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Surgery date: 10-10-06 Lap RNY
5'11/320/195/170/145
Height/Pre-op/Current/Dr. Goal/My Goal

shereeks

Thanks guys - I will go and get myself some supplements and see if that helps at all.

I really appreciate all of your good advice as usual!

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Lap RNY 09/15/06
Starting/Current/Original Goal/final goal
299/148/170/140
5'3''
Brugge, Belgium
Dr. Bruno Dillemans



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