How I found out that my bruises weren't just bruises, it's something that goes much deeper

About 3 years ago, I began to notice these strange, deep, purple bruises across my forearms, hands and legs.

At this point, I noticed the skin around these places had also started to become nearly as thin as paper. 

After a while, it became so bad that even slightly scraping my arm or hand on anything would cause extensive bruising that would linger for weeks. 

I had to stop wearing my watch, I couldn't lift anything, I couldn't play with my dog, I couldn't even take a walk on a bright sunny day because of the bruises that would follow with these activities.

It drove me mind crazy that I couldn't even figure out or explain properly what had been causing the things I've been experiencing.

While in my 40’s my son’s friend, around age 7, said “Your mom has grandma hands!” in the backseat of my car.

I wear a long sleeve shirt, just to avoid the dreaded "how the hell did that happen".

Bruises pop up so frequently that the phrase "That's gonna leave a mark" is pretty common to me these days.

I don’t go to the doctor very often but when I do, questions are asked about the safety of my domestic situation and it’s all just me stacking firewood or, you know, just walking around.

I started asking my friends about this condition, I even asked medical professionals about these things happening to my skin.

I soon found out the condition is actually called senile purpura and what's happening is that the skin's structure is breaking down on itself from the inside.

However while the condition is known, every single person I talked to has said the same exact thing. 

"It's normal and nothing can be done about it."

My doctor's advice: wear long sleeves.

To me that wasn't advice, that's giving up and I dont give up.

So after that, something in me just refused to accept that nothing can be done. I went home that night and I started digging endlessly.

I spent weeks researching, reading medical journals. Nonsense.

I called my nephew who's a pharmacist, talked to a nurse I used to work with in the emergency room. 

I asked my sister emily who's experiencing the exact same bruising as me. 

I joined online forums where people with the same problem were sharing what they'd learned.

Everyone had the same answer; “they're no solutions to this problem and that it's something you have to live with.”

A few weeks later, my sister Emily with the exact same skin problems as me invited me over for dinner. 

The moment I walked into her house, I noticed something was different. She looked much better, like every worry in her life had suddenly dissapeared into thin air.

But what really caught my attention was her new behavior.

She use to be cautious about lifting objects that were even semi heavy. 

She use to avoid playing with the dog

She even use to wear thick protective sleeves around her arms that protected what was both our fragile sets of skin.

This was felt weird because suddenly after years, I was now the only one dealing with this issue.

"What happened to the arm sleeves you use to wear?"

She laughed. "You're going to think this sounds crazy, but ever since I got this derma serum, my skin hasn't been concerned by little bumps or scrapes anymore"

"Derma serum? What's that?"

"It's this multi serum that you apply to your skin just use a few times a day. It's supposed to rebuild your skin barrier and help restore your skins density.

My first thought was that she'd completely lost it. "Wait, no way this small bottle is what made her start feeling this carefree about her skin"

"No, no! It's totally safe, it's not one of those gels you see in the pharmacy stores that promises you the world"

She pulled out her phone and started scrolling through photos of her during the healing process

"Look at this," she said, showing me the screen. "I don't get bruises from playing with the dog or carrying grocery bags and people don't even notice the bruising anymore" 

"Emily, this is incredible. But I don't understand, how has this little bottle of serum transformed your skin completely?"

She leaned forward, clearly excited to explain.

"The serum itself contained Arnica, vitamin K, cenamides and deep skin support ingredients

Other gels miss the real problem of the root of the skin being damaged whereas the ingredients in this serum actually focuses on it"

"The collagen is rebuilt and that in turn allows for our skin barrier to be more dense”

"It's not just another one of those generic creams or gels on the shelf that promise the world but actually do nothing, the serum is actually specifically formulated to solve the real underlying problem to senile purpura"

“It's cutting out the roots of grass instead of just trimming it. This serum does the same thing when it's applied, it basically gives the root of your skin the ingredients it needs to properly heal from the inside"

"That's why I've been so much more carefree now with my skin"

That's when I finally understood, I glanced at her once more and I suddenly realised that It wasn't just that her age had been reversed.

Instead it was more because she grew almost another layer of skin underneath that had made her skin denser and more resistant to damage.

This being the soul reason for why light scrapes and taps didn't affect her anymore.

Day 7: I could feel the skin itself started to become evermore dense, the bruises started to visibly fade while the amount of new bruises had been noticeably reduced. I've started to spend less energy on my skin and started to pay more attention on other aspects of my life I actually enjoy!

Day 30: My skin actually became significantly more dense, new bruising would nearly never happen and the existing bruises have nearly completely faded. The constant stress I once felt about my skin has nearly been completely wiped from my daily life!

Day 90: I feel like the inside structure and density of my skin has actually just been rebuilt. The bruises that once use to haunt me for years have now been cleared. Most importantly I feel as if I don't even have to pay attention to what my skin touches now. It doesn't bruise up nearly as easily anymore and now to me it's just a quick 3 minute rountine I follow everyday.

I wasted years being miserable, thinking this was just my skin now. Don't make the same mistake I did.