Pulmonary Embolism Support Group
By far the most common form of pulmonary embolism is a thromboembolism, which occurs when a blood clot, generally a venous thrombus, becomes dislodged from its site of formation and embolizes to the arterial blood supply of one of the lungs. Symptoms may include difficulty breathing, pain during breathing, and more rarely circulatory instability and death.
My legs look awful. I'm covered in small bruises. My bruise ratio has gone up over the last few months due to lifting a lot more at the gym and just having kids crawl all over me at home. It's really unattractive and makes me feel self conscious. I'm thinking about using a self tanner to maybe cover them a bit (I mean applying the self tanner all over, obviously, for an even look). Has anyone ever done this? What did you use? Any recommendations or tips?
rmb
I've used self tanner on my legs for quite some time, even before my PEs because I like having some color in the summer. I stopped suntanning years ago and I have varicose veins so a tan sort of made less noticeable. The self tanner is a great substitute. Now since my DVT leg is so weird looking, it sort of helps with that too because it seems to make everything the same tone. I don't think it will cover your bruises completely but it may help things look more even. I use the Jergen's brand because it's forgiving and doesn't look crazy orange. Plus it kind of moisturizes too.
missd12932
I never thought of that. Good Idea, I think I will try it.
deleted_user
This is a really good idea. Earlier this year, I was using the Suave Visible Glow lotion. I really liked it. Not orange at all. Easy to apply. And it was only a few dollars at the drugstore (even less with coupons). I am super pale and it looked natural. It did take a couple of days to build color, but that allowed it to be even. It did make my bruises look less visible.
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