When did that happen?

I bruise much more easily now than I ever did before and I also get small red patches on my hands and arms which I'm assuming are very similar to bruise, just look redder and smaller. I never remember the reason for them and they go away after a few days without any help from me.
What I did have a few weeks ago was a blood blister on my tongue! It appeared very suddenly and grew to about the size of a baked bean, I popped it because it was really annoying but it was then extremely painful for about an week. Had anyone else had one of these?

It's because your blood isn't clotting as quickly , aspirin being (I think) an anti-coagulant. (Mishap my bruises came from me executing an elegant nosedive in M&S food hall a couple of weeks ago )

I dont take aspirin or anything else.......... but bruise easily, without any knowledge of an untoward incident.

Cant be faffed to go to GP, just accept it as a part of my life from long back.

Bruising easily is a common occurance for those taking a daily dose of aspirin as you say Ana. My current bruises have come as no surprise since I started taking aspirin a few months ago.

Apparently those on a daily dose of aspirin bruise much more easily.

I bruise easily and unexpectedly - it's surface bruising, called purpura, due to the steroids I've been taking for three years which make my skin thin.

"Sliding along the floor of M&S?" I went to our nearest branch a few weeks ago and was horrified that the very steep stairs leading down to the food hall had loose formica-type covering. It had been taped back in some places, but in others was flapping. As I was making my way down them slowly and with difficulty and clinging to the handrail with both hands because of my problem foot I had a vision of some poor soul going down at normal speed and tripping over these. I "had words" with a member of staff when I got to the bottom - and went back up in the lift!

Sorry to hear about your bruises nina and hope they vanish soon.

I get those - even whan I haven't been sliding along the floor of M&S!The bruises I got 2 weeks ago are stil there including some on my left forearm that I wasnt aware of at the time.
I wonder if you have had little burst blood vessels? We do get more sensitive as we get older don't we? Poor DH's arms are always a mass of dark bruising when he'has cannulas in hospital

Have you got a cat? I have unexplained bruises because I am a good launching and landing pad.