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Suffering From Pain And Bruise In The Shin Area
About two weeks ago I was in a snowmobile accident. I got thrown and hit my shin just below the knee cap. I did go for xrays and was told I severly bruided the bone....I have a goose egg on my done and that hurt (understandably) but this week my ankle has started to swell a little and the bruising is horrible (dark blood red/ yellow). It is normal for a major injury to cause the bruising to go down the leg?
Mon, 20 Feb 2017
Hi i am Dr Ahmed Aly
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I had gone through your question and understand your concerns ..
Sometimes it happens that the edema or the inflammation goes down making swelling but that happens when you stands a lot or bending your knees while sitting thus causing less blood flow back to your heart from your venous flow .
I recommend elevating your ankle above your abdomen level as much as possible while taking your anti edematous drugs like alphintern tab 3 times daily before meals , NSAIDs painkillers like advil tab or aspirin , hot massages with topical gels , avoid standing and sitting for a long time , avoid bent knees , will be effective for now
if swelling persists i suggest further investigations like Doppler U/S on your venous system of your swelled leg for proper management .
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thanks for using healthcaremagic site ,
I had gone through your question and understand your concerns ..
Sometimes it happens that the edema or the inflammation goes down making swelling but that happens when you stands a lot or bending your knees while sitting thus causing less blood flow back to your heart from your venous flow .
I recommend elevating your ankle above your abdomen level as much as possible while taking your anti edematous drugs like alphintern tab 3 times daily before meals , NSAIDs painkillers like advil tab or aspirin , hot massages with topical gels , avoid standing and sitting for a long time , avoid bent knees , will be effective for now
if swelling persists i suggest further investigations like Doppler U/S on your venous system of your swelled leg for proper management .
Please click and consider a 5 star rating with some positive feedback if the information was helpful. Wish you good health,
Any further clarifications feel free to ask.
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