hit on shin 2 weeks ago resulting in a big hard lump and bruising tonite I just noticed that my leg was swelling and pooling with blood right above where my sock is. Is this dangerous? I have it elevated with ice packs now. ANymore advice would help.
You must show to an orthopedic doctor, the hematoma formed due to injury may have got infected with fluid or serum collection giving rise to more swelling now, may need Chat Doctor. , possibly an x-ray too for any bony lesion due to injury or infection. Sometimes breach of periosteum is there and consequent infection into bone too...if need be, a bone scan for early infection detection in bone may be needed too, or it may be just soft tissue hematoma, which can be known by check upbeat wishes