A little worried

sweetgirlt26
on 3/12/12 3:25 am

RNY on 01/04/12 with

Hey everyone, I am now a little over 2 months post op and have noticed that i wake up with bruises all over my body! Has this been happening to anyone else? Should I be worried?

macortiz
on 3/12/12 3:48 am - Royal Oak, MI

RNY on 05/17/11

Have you had your labs done? That's somtime a sign of low iron/anemia.

Or sleepwalking.

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JerseyJim
on 3/12/12 3:53 am, edited 3/12/12 3:53 am - Sayre, PA

RNY on 05/23/11

Bruising can very commonly be caused by deficiencies in certain vitamins, most notably vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin K, and zinc. Are you taking a good multi with sufficient amounts of these vitamins and zinc?

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InkdSpEdTchr
on 3/12/12 3:56 am

RNY on 08/05/09

Not happened to me or anyone else I know personally who's had WLS, so I would defenitly talk to your doc and get some labs drawn.

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sweetgirlt26
on 3/12/12 4:23 am

RNY on 01/04/12 with

The doc office has been no help at all I had an apt on feb 23 an got my labs done that week and then they cancelled my apt until march 15 which is Thursday but since that time my bruising has gotten worse an I have been called to get my blood drawn again but it's impossible to get anything done with these ppl in that office

macortiz
on 3/12/12 4:36 am - Royal Oak, MI

RNY on 05/17/11

Maybe it's time for a new doctor.

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poet_kelly
on 3/12/12 4:57 am - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

I would call your doc's office and ask for an order for labs. Make sure you get a CBC, iron, B12 and vitamin K. If for some reason you can't get an order for labs from your surgeon, call your PCP.

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sweetgirlt26
on 3/12/12 4:59 am

RNY on 01/04/12 with

Hey Kelly question what is pcp? And I called my surgeon office today an the nutrionist is only in wed n Thursday and I told them my situation and they still wouldn't write me a prescription...I'm getting really worried now :/

pagek77
on 3/12/12 5:11 am

RNY on 10/06/11

PCP - primary care physician. I would definitely try to see someone asap. I'm sure this isn't it, but bruising is also a sign of certain types of cancers so better to be safe than sorry and see someone asap. Good luck! I hope you get this figured out soon.

Jenni_9yrspostop
on 3/12/12 8:14 am

Nope, it happens to all of us. My doc explained it as the fat that was over your capillaries under the skin is now gone and the verins are being bumped where they weren't before. If you're concerned a lot - call your doc or have labs done, but for most of us it's normal. It doesn't last
forever. I think I had it the first 6 months. I did have labs done and all were ok.
Jen 10 yrs post op

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