Bruising Easily

I am not totally convinced that that bruising so easily comes entirely from me taking a baby aspirin every night before bed...  but, that it is a manifestation of the drugs that I have taken and continue to take for my cancers, heart and thyroid issues...  a combination of things if you will...  sometimes my arms look like I am supporting tattoos...  and, sometimes I joke as if these are my tattoos.


Today, I was taking some 8 foot decking wood out of the back of the car and as I carried 2 pieces of decking at a time, they rubbed against my forearm causing a bruised area to tear open and bleed.  Fortunately, it did not bleed too long which is a good sign and indicates my platelets are increasing.

I bruise easily all over but my forearms are the worst place and the easiest to notice and sometimes it looks like I have been in a fight and people ask me who won...  of course, they are joking but the point is that they noticed the bruises.