Question: I fell on my leg about 6 years ago twice in the same spot a few minutes apart which caused a baseball size swelling.(I was trying to ride on those kids shoreline flat baoards forget what they are called) I fell on the hard sand, which felt like cement. The bruise was right below my knew, upper XXXXXXX towards the side. Anyway, over the past several months there has been swelling in that area and some pain, especially when I kneel or am very active. ( A lot of running)

Is it still bruised after 6 years?

Hi Dr. XXXXXXX

Thank you for the response. I don't know too much about swelling and the words you used. However, I can tell you that the temperature is the same as my other skin. It is only in the one area on my leg, it seems firm but not too hard. I can't tell if it goes to the bone, but it seems to. However, the swelling is not always visible to me and sometimes even hard for me to feel. It is almost as if the swelling goes down when I am not kneeling or running a lot, but comes back when I do these things. My accupuncturist however, always feels the swelling, no matter what my activity. The swelling does not seem to move. It can be tender to the touch but not super sensitive.

I hope I gave you a better understanding...