I am a 54 year old woman who has never been graceful, even as a child I have always fell a lot, I walk into things, so I have bruises all the time. Back on Feb. 5 I fell and hit on the left side of my body. As I was falling my legs went up and hit a wooden banister, it took 3 or 4 days for the bruises to show on the back/inside of my leg. After several weeks the bruise went away. I just took two trips that my feet swelled up so I just put my feet up for the first day of being home. Two or three day s later I had a sharp pain in my leg, the bruise I had in Feb. was back, but not as dark as the first time but as I rubbed it I felt a knot in the center about an inch long and maybe an eighth wide. As I rubbed the knot it seemed to separate into like three different knots but still connected. My question is could this be a blood clot four months later? It has also gotten puffy above the knot and it hurts just enough to bug me. Thank you, Lorrie I m sorry to have wasted your time as I can t pay for your answer. I will just wait until I have to see my doctor visit.