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Two purple bruises after applying pressure on arm

I am 41 years of age. I had a total hysterectomy in October 2012 with everything taken out. I was forced into surgical menopause and have chosen to deal with the symptoms over HRT.

Since surgical menopause, I have had bad issues with my skin... thinning it seems, hives out of nowhere happen, dryness, red spots, etc.

Something weird happen just now... I was leaning on my arm while studying something on the computer and looked up at my forearm (inner) and there's two purple-like bruises instantly on them. Not super big,  not pin-pricks but little bruise like dots or small circles. This was literally brought on by LEANING on my forearm.

I am freaked, I don't know what this is.

Weirdly enough, I just had a blood draw and cat scan done last week:

1. Complete blood count, entirely normal, including platelets being 100% normal.
2. Comprehensive Metabolic Panel, entirely normal
3. Sed Rate, 23 but I run an ever so slightly higher sed rate and actually, my sed rate was 30 back in January which was probably related to the hysterectomy. So it has gone down.

4. Cat scan of abdomen and pelvis, entirely normal.

If my platelets are fine and no sign of a bad white count, what could be causing this and is it related to surgical menopause somehow since I am suffering with other skin issues as well?

This literally was brought on by pressure on my arm!

Thanks.
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Quite so.
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There is something that I just realized now and do not know if it plays a part.... last week I had a blood draw and cat scan. Two sticks in the left elbow vein area. I noticed yesterday morning the inside part of the arm had like a red discoloration and the top part of the arm which is next to the elbow has a bad bruise from the blood draw and/or cat scan. THIS IS the same arm I was totally leaning on (it was flexed and bent, pressure was on it) when the purple spots on the lower forearm developed.

Is it possible that because I leaned on the vein/bruises where they did the blood draw and cat scan, the pressure irritated the vein and produced the blood spots in the lower forearm?
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I just got back from seeing the internist. Basically she said this was not vasculitis since it would have a different appearance. She said I have extremely sensitive skin. She said the hives and the "spots" on the arms in her mind are due to an extreme "hypersensitivity reaction" and said something about histamine being in overdrive. She looked at my blood work from last week noting the normal results so said no leukemia, no clotting issue.

She basically said sensitive skin, and extreme hypersensitivity reactions are going on with the histamine in overdrive which is causing the "skin writing", hives, and these purplish spots on my arm. She said she didn't think it was serious and recommended I use lotion and maybe try an antihistamine and that was it.

I am still not totally content.  just don't understand why the purple spots are on the arm?! I can buy the hives, dermagraphism all being due to hypersensitivity but why would this also produced purplish spots on my forearm just by leaning against it?
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Easy Bruising Syndrome,though less common in your age group is one of the  conditions(not-serious) is a likely diagnosis.
However consult your doc right away.
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