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Any suggestions to help with blood bruising on arms?

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Thin skin pressure or scrape bruses. They proove you are active, lifting, bumping, a life of hard knocks. I'm 84 and do lots of (dumb) active things-running, dumbells, 40 pound bags of bird seed and so on . I may not do them well, clumsy, balance problems but they are sort of badges I get by doing hard things to do. However, if they bleed treat them like a regular wound, wash, dry, neosporin (or similar) and a band aid or two. If embarressed, long sleeves, pants or high socks may be in order. My own opinion is if people don't like to look at them--TS.

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I couldn’t agree more! Unfortunately for me my days are somewhat dictated by chronic pain, although I push through it, it can limit what I’m able to do. And as anyone who lives with pain knows, it’s something that can wear me down.
So many my age experience some kind of daily pain. I love to garden and don’t have a problem getting my hands dirty, but I usually end up with a collection of new bruises! I wear sleeves to protect what I can. This certainly won’t slow me down, it’s just one more thing… But as you so astutely said, TS to anyone offended!