# How many bruises do you have? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 24, 2000, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bruises-do-you-have/30568 "2000-08-24T08:15:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![JimmyNipples](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@JimmyNipples](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimmyNipples)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bruises-do-you-have/30568/21 "2000-08-24T14:20:49Z")
I had my first bruise as an adult, in 1994. I broke my shoulder, (head of the humorous) and broke a few blood vessels as well. It tracked down to my elbow and pooled there. Yellow and purple…beautiful. Before that, I can’t remeber when I had a bruise. Of course…I don’t have any now either. ---
**Author:** ![Stormi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Stormi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stormi)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bruises-do-you-have/30568/22 "2000-08-24T14:36:09Z")
I USED to get alot of bruises… and headaches. One time I counted 19 bruises on my legs. Not a pretty sight. Then I figured out WHY I was bruising so much. Asprin. It thins the blood, makig bruising easier. I was taking Excedrin for my headaches ( which contains aspirin ) Once I weaned myself off the excedrin ( rebound headaches ) bruises are rare for me now. ---
**Author:** ![Anniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cc9497/32.png) [@Anniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anniz)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bruises-do-you-have/30568/23 "2000-08-24T14:50:02Z")
I’ll have to check… Okey, it was 4 on my legs. Not so many then. ---
**Author:** ![Lucretia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@Lucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucretia)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bruises-do-you-have/30568/24 "2000-08-24T14:58:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CrankyAsAnOldMan \* > **I bruise like a grape. And they take forever to heal.** I feel your pain, sister. I also bruise readily and keep 'em around for ages. \*\* > [@](#): > > My current humdinger is my left knee. \*\* That’s where my current big one is too. I actually know where I got that one, banging against a dresser whilst racing to prevent the dog from chewing on some forbidden substance, but usually I have no idea how I get them, and I generally have anywhere from 5 to 15 at any one time. ---
**Author:** ![mega\_the\_roo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@mega\_the\_roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mega_the_roo)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bruises-do-you-have/30568/25 "2000-08-24T16:34:13Z")
I lied. Last night I found two more bruises. Big juicy yellow ones. And the ones that appeared during the night were from an hour or so before when I was falling on the pavement and sliding through the rails of a banister. Yes indeedy. ---
**Author:** ![Mamapotomus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@Mamapotomus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mamapotomus)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bruises-do-you-have/30568/26 "2000-08-24T19:24:16Z")
I’ve got 5 or 6 on my thighs from my daughter standing on me. She’s almost one and can’t stand to be held still so she’s constantly trying to climb up my body and escape. Mine stay around forever too. Someone told me to rub them a couple times a day to help break up the clot and it seems to help- now they lighten up pretty quickly and disappear in about four days. ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bruises-do-you-have/30568/27 "2000-08-24T20:06:18Z")
I haven’t had a bruise in ages. I have to get smacked _really_ hard to get one. But, at any given time, I’ll at least have one burn or cut on my hand. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bruises-do-you-have/30568.md?page=1)