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Nasty, nasty bruise.
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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 431203" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="color: darkslateblue">In delerium from the flu, I once climbed on top of our freezer to let in cool are (??) and when I 'jumped' off, I really slid off and gouged HUGE into my upper outer thigh, creating a HUGE hematoma (really really bad deep bruise through the tissue to the bone, breaking many blood vessels). It took almost 9 months for the bruise to finally go away. After the initial first few hours I was told NOT to massage it for the same reasons Daisy mentioned. Also, ice and elevation. I even consulted my Dr for it and he said to basically just give it time. Sometimes when there is pressure applied to that area, it still is sore and it's been 3 years! Unfortunately, when I'm seated at the dinner table, it's the exact location that my pitifully begging dog does pawsprings off of. Ouch.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: darkslateblue">If you're concerned about what steps you should take going forward, ask your Dr. </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 431203, member: 2211"] [COLOR=darkslateblue]In delerium from the flu, I once climbed on top of our freezer to let in cool are (??) and when I 'jumped' off, I really slid off and gouged HUGE into my upper outer thigh, creating a HUGE hematoma (really really bad deep bruise through the tissue to the bone, breaking many blood vessels). It took almost 9 months for the bruise to finally go away. After the initial first few hours I was told NOT to massage it for the same reasons Daisy mentioned. Also, ice and elevation. I even consulted my Dr for it and he said to basically just give it time. Sometimes when there is pressure applied to that area, it still is sore and it's been 3 years! Unfortunately, when I'm seated at the dinner table, it's the exact location that my pitifully begging dog does pawsprings off of. Ouch.[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR] [COLOR=darkslateblue]If you're concerned about what steps you should take going forward, ask your Dr. [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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