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Does Anyone Get Skin "tears" Since Getting COPD?

A MyCOPDTeam Member asked a question 💭
Wade, NC

I just have to rub against an object and the skin on my arms and legs rip apart and bleed.
If you get these, what do you do for them?

June 26, 2017
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I put a bandaid on them my arms look horrable n sometimes the skin comes off with the bandaiñd

June 27, 2017
A MyCOPDTeam Member

I get skin tears all the time and it does look bad. There is not much to do about it just try to slow down be more careful.

June 30, 2017
A MyCOPDTeam Member

Same... The bruises and tears come and go, some quicker than others. Is the Prednisone or another drug? It seems to occur just on my extremities---arms, hands, and knees. I just live with it and buy stock in Band-Aids!

July 20, 2017
A MyCOPDTeam Member

I am the same bruises every where it's because of the steroids I take so I leave just stopped worrying about it hope you are having a great day Dorothy Hartlepool UK 💜

July 1, 2017
A MyCOPDTeam Member

I don't tear a lot just some time but definitely bruise much easy with this med. But I have a lot of friends ( we're all old lol) that bruise and tear worse than me and they gave a totally different reason. We mostly just kinda laugh it off and say we've been in a cat fight lol

July 1, 2017

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