yep it does suck - the slow healing is horrible - any small graze or anything lasts for AGES! I scrapped my thumb in November and I now have a nice hole going through it... (i did't realise my arm had slipped and caught it between the bed and wheelchair) - suppose it's not as bad as my bum (4cm hole going through that).

I sometimes feel like a piece of cheese....... (though I, hopefully, don't smell like one).

Sorry the foliculitus stuff wasn't helpful! only other thing I can suggest is that it's just one more stupid thing the RSD does... (out of interest - if they are not on your bum, do you have a pic? I reckon we should start a comparison sticky - so people can post pics of things like that and ask other people if they have had similar - cos purple spots could be anything (thus my suggestion).

Hope things are improving!!

Love Rxxxxxx