This is her second bruising incident - the first one coincidentally happened after her last cystocentisis in Aug of 2009 as part of a 6 month follow up/check up after her ARF. The bruising extended from the puncture site half way up her belly. I was so alarmed that I took her back to the ER/Specialty Hospital (it was on a Saturday, of course) and their "take" on it was that yes, it was unusual, resulting in comment on the the client paperwork of "possible thrombocytopenia".
Last week she barely bumped her "shin" while jumping into my van (I was standing right there and saw it happen) that resulted in a bruise that was 1" x 2" overall.