Following on from[url= http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/bit-of-an-injury-question ]this thread[/url] here, the brusing on my thigh came out nicley and it appears I have a rather strange cross like marking on my leg 😕
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The majority of the swelling has gone down, but I seem to be left with a sack of fluid/squishy stuff about 6cm in diameter at the top of my thigh, just above the pruple bruise.
It's obvious when you look at my leg as it sticks out a bit and it kind of moves a bit when you prod it, it's slightly tneder to touch but as I said before it doesn't hinder riding too much and walking is now pretty much fine.
Would it be worth going to the doc to see what they can do, or just wait for it to go away?
As for my elbow it's still a bit sore to put weight directly on it but it's scabbed up nicely and the brusiing has almost gone 🙂
That's not a bruise...
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[i]left with a sack of fluid/squishy stuff about 6cm in diameter at the top of my thigh[/i]
Pop it with a big needle
Send the picture the daily mail, they might do a feature on it if they don't have any veegtables that look like Jesus this week.
Sounds like just some oedema left over from the bruising plenty of movement will shift it and keeping it elevated. However, it swells any more, becomes hot to touch or painful then get it looked at. If your still in doubt get it checked anyway.
Would it be worth going to the doc to see what they can do, or just wait for it to go away?
I think you know the answer to this one already 🙂
D.
Chaka -awesome idea, I might even get some money 😀
Cheers Drac
I've got a similar pic from where I landed on a rock with my hip and it looked ace- showed everyone at work 😆That's not a bruise...
Seriously... the Dr will tell you, very sensitively I'm sure, to MTFU.
You've got a little bruise, you know exactly where it came from and there is sod all they can do about it.
I have a similar sac of fluid (fnarr, fnarr) on my hip from a off on my road bike a few weeks ago, it's getting steadily smaller so I would just ignore it if I were you.
TSY - not bothered about the diagnosis of the bruise, it's just the first time I've had a bit of fluid build up like this, must be an age thing 😆
You've never hit yourself hard enough before... TBH sounds like a bit of a haematoma (it's posh for bruise) massage it and keep moving. You'll be right as rain in no time.
You'll be right as rain in no time.
I disagree strongly. It looks like there were Deer on that trail at somepoint. You've landed on one of their spools etc and its basically infected.
TBH the only know cure is to find the Deer whose's spool it belongs to then find the corresponding antidote. Unfortunately its a ticking bomb. You literally have to find that Deer now.
[i]deer spool[/i] ?
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DezB stop ****ing around. This is serious, OP you need to find the Deer now and start copulating with them. Therein lies your cure!
Aww man, where Benton when you need him 8)
That's not a cross. You just didnt hit yourself hard enough for the arms of the swastika to show up. 😉