I am a 59 year old woman in good health, although I do have cholesterol level of 275.  I usually drink 2 or 3 glasses of red wine a night with my husband at dinner.  Last week I noticed a black and blue mark on my stomach. I could not imagine where I got this from because it is in a place where I push the shopping cart in the supermarket. There is nothing else in my house that height that I could have been cleaning.  On Friday, I was eating some chips and ice and I must have stabbed my self with either a chip or the ice because I didn`t feel it. (I think my tongue was somewhat numb from the ice.) I had to stop the bleed with ice.  This morning around 5am I woke up and had a small amount of blood dribbling from my nose.  I thought I must have hit myself while my arm while I was sleeping.  It stopped immediately.  My pressure is generally good 120/80 but now I am wondering if all these bleeds are from high blood pressure??  I usually take a baby aspirin a day but I stopped after the episode with the tongue last Friday.  Could I have had a TIA from the nosebleed?
Hello! Thank you for asking on Chat Doctor! I carefully passed through your question and would explain that your symptoms seem to be related to a coagulation disorder (including kidney dysfunction). High blood pressure can not be excluded too, considering nose bleeding, but not the mark on your abdominal skin or the prolonged tongue bleeding. I would recommend consulting as soon as possible with your attending physician for a careful physical exam and some tests: - complete blood count for platelet count- coagulation tests-liver function tests-kidney function tests should discuss with your doctor on the above issues. Hope you will find this answer helpful! Best wishes, 