No money, no insurance. Skin discoloration. Please help.

Are you currently on any medications? You might need to go to a doctor hun. Is there a free clinic near you?

Antibiotics but these discolorations came way WAY before those.

Maybe a year?

I don't know if they're swollen or what it is, but yeah.

Have you always had them? Could it be a pigment thing? Or maybe an allergy to something new? I had these one sheets that would cause places on me, but they itched.

Some discoloration just naturally appear over time and are the equivalent of birth marks... after birth.

Some are signs of rosacea or other conditions of the skin.

Some are inner bruises and signs of something serious happening!

And of course there are other possibilities too so the trick to taking care of yourself cheaply before you have to rush to a doctor and spend hundreds of dollars is to adding healthy choices to your day to see if that helps.

Personally I always start with vitamins and minerals because we Americans are sorely lacking in a lot of them in our day-to-day lives (which can lead to anemia). I had scurvy in college and would have freaked out all the way to the E.R. had I not been in Nutrition class that semester and recognized the signs. It was easy to take care of.

Do you have enough money to afford a good brand of multi-vitamin? Just taking one every 4-5 days makes a HUGE difference. And to spare you from my insanely long lecture about why, I'll just tell you that there's no reason to take one a day unless a doctor says so. If you want my long ass lecture on the details, let me know. (Oh and if you can't afford some good meds, let me know. I'm poor too but health of my friends is WAY too important.)

So with your vitamins, you need to up your intake of water. Sometimes it's a form of edema and that could help a lot. And besides, water is free and it's healthy for everyone no matter their current fitness level! I add fiber to mine and drink a lot more of it than I used to.

Money or no money, you should get checked out. Hospitals can't refuse to treat you.

I'm sure you've already ruled this out, but they sure look like bruises to me. If they are bruises, taking vitamin K is what is usually suggested. Widespread, easy bruising can be a symptom of a much more serious blood disorder, so like the others, I'd definitely suggest seeing a physician.

I also showed the photos to my wife, who works in medicine, and she didn't have any answers other than to say that you should see a physician about it. Sorry.

I agree with everyone else, you should see a doctor, even if its a free clinic one.

can you apply for medicaid or some form of low income health insurance?

check with your hospital and local doctors some of them have charity papers you can feel out and will pay for some or all of the bill.

I can barely get to a hospital, but I'll try vitamins.

Honestly, there is no way anyone can give you a proper diagnosis look ing at a few pictures. It can be many things. If they concern you, then you really need to get a proper medical opinion. Giving you advice based on pictures would potentially be misleading and wrong.

They do concern me, but medical things cost money, which I've been jobless for over a year.

Sorry you are having problems

I haven't the knowledge to help

This is why I support free healthcare, but I won't get into that, it may be considered disrespectful/insensit ive to those who do not support it. I haven't been to the doctors for....10 years. I've been to the hospital, but not for me (in at least 10 years, when I broke my wrist).

hope you get better.

Sweetie, you have to go to the doctor. It could be any number of things. Though, I do believe you just left the hospital, did you not bring it up to them then?

Bruising like this is symptomatic of any number of diseases and infections. Brings to mind a very disheartening case where my grandmother's hospice nurse was charged with child abuse when her son started bruising without incident and the daycare thought she was responsible. Turns out he had luekemia. He died a year or so later. Had they caught it when the bruising first started to appear they would have been able to move forward with marrow transplants but it was too late for him.

Please please please go. It's just money. They can't squeeze blood from a turnip and we'd rather have you alive, safe and healthy than sick and alone with a fistful of cash. *bug hugs*

Try WebMD, if you really don't want to go to the doctor. They have this wonderful symptom checker that gives you a place to start, and then helps you determin whether or not you have to go to the doctor. I use it all the time, though, of course, it shouldn't be used in place of a doctor's visit.

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How would I find Medicare?