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Suggest Treatment For Persistent Bruises While On Blood Thinners

I am on blood thinner so bruise easy bump thigh on bed frame two times first left a big purple bruise second time bruised more and now have hard lump under bruise do I need to be concerned for blood clot I have been ice pack on area anything else I can do so pain goes away ?
Fri, 25 Sep 2015
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Hi,
Due to taking blood thinner medicine does cause bruises or minor capillary bleeding under the skin.
You might require INR blood test for clotting and prothrombin time.
This might lead to bleeding for other part of body like nose, intestine, stomach.
According to report you have to lower down the dosage of blood thinner.
Consult your treating doctor and discuss about this.
Ok and take care.
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Suggest Treatment For Persistent Bruises While On Blood Thinners

Hi, Due to taking blood thinner medicine does cause bruises or minor capillary bleeding under the skin. You might require INR blood test for clotting and prothrombin time. This might lead to bleeding for other part of body like nose, intestine, stomach. According to report you have to lower down the dosage of blood thinner. Consult your treating doctor and discuss about this. Ok and take care.