southernchick
04-13-2004, 03:12 PM
Hi all :wave: I am 27 years old and last November I fell down some stairs and bruised my leg very badly.I hit the side of my leg near the shin and it turned every color under the sun.The dark colors are gone but you can still see where the bruise was. It is discolored in that area and is still a little tender when pressed on.Is it normal for a bad bruise to take a long time to heal or is there something else going on?Any info would be appreciated. Thanks! :) ~Stephanie
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Angel77
04-13-2004, 03:42 PM
Hi. I have had the same problem. I don't know if you're white...but I give a new meaning to it. I'm extremely pale, which made it more obvious. But, in one week I managed to snag my left calf on a car door, my right thigh and shin on something I can't remember. I had huge bruises and they took two months to fade to yellow. Then, I had lumps that could be felt for a couple years later. The one I had on my calf still has a little lump. It's just that there was a lot of damage.
I would talk to your doctor just in case, but I think it just has to do with how it happened and where. Not a lot of meat on the shin.
Good luck.
I would talk to your doctor just in case, but I think it just has to do with how it happened and where. Not a lot of meat on the shin.
Good luck.