There has to be something to this!!

Victoria, like you I get a huge lump under the skin that eventually turns into a large bruise. I am clutzy too especially on my surgical side, which happens to be the left as I am left handed. I have been that way since my injury. I think the clutziness is called prioprociptation or something along those lines.( Beth woud probably know!!) We aim for something but our hand doesn't go where we we want it to, thanks to good old TOS!

Trix, please let me know what the Dr. says. I'd be curious to hear what he thinks!

Hope all have a good day!!
G~

I'm not as klutzy as I was, maybe my brain's rewiring? And my worst bruising WAS post-op, though it did get much better after I got off the anti-inflammatory, so I think that helped. But it makes sense in a way, if we have circulatory problems, with slow blood flow return from the arms and Reynaud's Syndrome (or something like it) that there would be easy bruising. And these lumps are what? Burst capillaries or veins?

Grom, the word you want is proprioception, our sense of proprioception is impaired. Here's a link:

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionar...proprioception


Interesting it talks about the Alexander Technique! Also that it's located in the inner ear, when so many of us complain of "noisy" ears. I was affected pretty dramatically at first by my reaction to the tetanus toxoid. After that wore off I gradually developed the "TOS klutzies" LOL!

beth

I knew you'd know!! Wow, that is interesting about the Alexander technique!! And I too suffer from the noisy ears!! It makes sense to me that I am even more clutzy when my ears are especially sensitive!

When I first was injured I regularly would hear breaking glass like sounds at the beginning of words or sounds. It drove me crazy. Now there is a continual ringing,cracking and stuffiness. I only get the breaking glass sounds with a migraine like headache.

And I definitely have the Reynauds like symptoms, especialy in my toes!

Thanks so much, this is beginning to make sense!!

((Hugs ))
G~

Raynaud's causes one to feel numb and cool in response to cold temperatures or stress. It's really a disorder of the blood vessels that supply blood to your skin.

During a Raynaud's attack, these arteries narrow, limiting blood circulation to affected areas. Since this is how Raynaud's works, with a lack of blood supply to the area, the brusing wouldn't happen and doesn't happen with Raynauds. You need blood to cause brusing. Even with the blood flow coming back the the area when the attack happens, it won't cause brusing. Maybe look for another cause.

Do you take aspirin? Sometimes other drugs can cause this too.

I don't ever take aspirin. And the bruising isn't in my fingers or toes, it is on my arms and legs mostly. Occasionally trhe back of my hand, as in this incident that I initiated the thread about.

I understand Reynauds, and have been diagnosed with it by Dr. Ellis and several other Dr.'s since my injury, and it is another condition recognized as being associated with Tos. It causes coldness, and discoloration as well as painfulness to the extremeties.

Thanks for your input though.
G~