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How does bruising work?
I started BJJ classes. I'm having a great time. But, I'm covered in bruises from rolling, and even from drilling sometimes. It's bad. Where they're on visible parts of my body, it looks a little much for public display. Where they're on private parts of my body, my wife winces when I take my clothes off.
I'm used to having scrapes and bumps from climbing, but my whole bicep being black and blue, or a giant blotch on each forearm, is too much. My coaches have commented on it ("Who are you fucking rolling with bro?") so it's not normal bjj stuff I guess. I should note that I'm pretty fair skinned, so it might just show up more on me.
Will I callus to bruising, in the same way my palms get callused to lifting and my feet to running? Is it some vitamin deficiency? I'm thinking of trying to get into the doctor to ask, but I'm a little wary of being pulled into some medicalized solution to a problem I don't really think I have.
You can't "adapt" in a harmless way to bruising, worst case would be something like cauliflower ear as seen in boxers, where repeated healing of large bruises/haematomas causes fibrosis. You end up being internally scarred, losing whatever tissue was there. I doubt you're getting bruised so badly and regularly it's a real risk, but it can happen.
Get your bloods checked, especially for clotting factors. If you're bruising far more than the norm, even adjusted for intensity and skin color, something's up.
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Hemophilia. Sorry dude.
Can that manifest in your 30s? I always assumed that was a birth thing.
You should go tell your doctor what is happening. Could be you are just learning something about yourself for the first time, could be a sign of something mild, could be a sign of something serious. Best to figure it out.
If you'd like to subject yourself to hell you can look at some stuff on the cascade.
For your sanity don't.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coagulation
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Maybe you have scurvy.
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