Group: Injuries & Rehabilitation

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random bruising?

tarab21
tarab21
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2003/04/30, 02:55 PM
hi,
I've been working out for one month now. I started jogging just this week and noticed a strange deep blue kind of "spotty" bruise on my knee? Is that caused from being new to jogging? has this happened to anybody else? I also have one on my shoulder that's pretty bad but I know it's from the leg press. Thanks
Ravenbeauty
Ravenbeauty
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2003/04/30, 03:49 PM
you might want to check your iron level with your doc and see if you are anemic. this sound like you are just brusing easily for some reason. just a thought... good luck!

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tarab21
tarab21
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2003/04/30, 11:09 PM
hmm I don't think I am anemic, I had that checked about 4 months ago and was good to go. Maybe it's just a bad case of being a wuss.
fsimmons
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2003/05/01, 01:23 PM
maybe you bumped one knee against the other while jogging. sounds like you bruise easily. if the leg press gave you bruises on your shoulder, you could have gotten the one on your knee from anything.
i would check with the doc like ravenbeauty suggested--just to be sure there's no other problems
tarab21
tarab21
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2003/05/01, 04:41 PM
thanks for the advice. i have to get to the doc in the next week anyhow so I'll ask.