easy bruising is a sure sign of a vit c deficiency. do a google search. Also check out Linus Paulings website..
On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 10:02 AM, Annie <[email protected]> wrote: > Bruising is caused by blood leaking into the surrounding tissues. And the > blood can come from a lot of different places..It may be that a weak vein > just gave way. Kind of like an anuerism, just not in your head. I would > definitely have your medical professional of choice check it out. If it had > been an artery you would have been in some serious trouble. Artery pressure > is much much higher than the BP in veins. Arterial blood is being pumped > from the heart to the body so it's under much more pressure. Veins return > the blood to the heart. That's why folks get varicose veins, the little > valves in the blood vessels of the legs get less effecient, and blood pools > in the tiny veins, and the veins bulge out. > > My aunt started developing varicose veins, so I did some research about > them online, to see if I could find something to help reduce them. And I > found all kinds of interesting stuff. > > I've hit my fingers on things and burst a vein before. And It does hurt. > Not just the blow, but the burst vessel, it stings and aches for days, and > the skin around it turns blue/black/purple. > > Annie > > On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 10:29 AM, MaryAnn Helland <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> An odd thing happened to me this week. Tuesday night when I went to >> bed, I felt a sharp pain in my left arm -- high on the inside about midway >> between the shoulder and elbow. I ordinarily rest my head on the inside of >> my arm to sleep, and this was painful enough to disallow that. On Wednesday >> morning, I had a bruise along the artery there, running down to and >> including the inside of the elbow -- and the top of my forearm was painful >> to the touch. I *lased* (low-level-light laser) the place on my arm where >> the original pain was (which was still painful to the touch). By Thursday, >> the pain was pretty much gone, but the bruise had spread to generous >> proportions -- almost all of the inside of my upper arm. Today the pain is >> still gone and the bruise is beginning to lighten. But here's the puzzle -- >> the whole thing was pretty much spontaneous. I don't remember doing >> anything that could cause an injury -- much less something as painful as >> that, or to cause that kind of bruising. I sensed that it was the artery >> itself that was hurting. Is that possible? Can arteries (or veins) >> *hurt*? Anybody have any idea what the heck that was all about? I'm not >> one to run to the doctor quickly -- I'm inclined to wait a day or two and >> see what develops. But I don't want to be stupid either. Of course, if it >> happened again, I'd go see my doctor immediately. But I was hoping that >> someone might have some insight. TIIA. >> MA >> > > -- Day Sutton [email protected]
