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Suggest Treatment For Swelling On Shin And Bruising And Swelling Near Ankle

Fell and hit my shin hard on piece of exercise equipment. Very large swelling, which I immediately iced. It has been a full week now and the swelling is still there, though not as large. Also I now seem to have blood pooling around the ankle of my injured leg, as there is fluid swelling and a purple bruise at the ankle. I really have no pain on my shin except the skin is stretched and it does itch a little. I wouldn t worry except it has been a week now.
Mon, 19 Jan 2015
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Dear patient
You have got haematoma formation and contusion over the shin due to blunt trauma to shin and damage to skin vessels. During blunt trauma lymphatic also get damaged and hence drainage system function impaired which leads to swelling around ankle. You need not to worry as swelling takes time to reduce sometimes even months. You should give limb elevation and apply crepe bandage to your limb starting from below upwards.take tab chymoral forte thrice a day for 5 days. This measures will help in reducing swelling early.
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Suggest Treatment For Swelling On Shin And Bruising And Swelling Near Ankle

Dear patient You have got haematoma formation and contusion over the shin due to blunt trauma to shin and damage to skin vessels. During blunt trauma lymphatic also get damaged and hence drainage system function impaired which leads to swelling around ankle. You need not to worry as swelling takes time to reduce sometimes even months. You should give limb elevation and apply crepe bandage to your limb starting from below upwards.take tab chymoral forte thrice a day for 5 days. This measures will help in reducing swelling early.