Hello, my name is Connie. Last Saturday I was standing on the tailgate of my husbands truck and my left leg fell between the tailgate and a bean planter that we were filling. It caught on both sides of my knee and felt like it was on fire immediately. By the time I got down and into the house I had a softball size knot on the inside of my knee and a golfball size knot on the outside of my leg just above the knee. The burning continued for quite sometime afterwards. I didn t break anything but it is still swollen and is painful to the touch. Now my leg is swollen down to my ankle. I ve been walking on it but if I sit very long it is hard to get up and straighten it out and if I stand to long it is hard to bend. It s not discolored, other than the bruising. What can I do about the swelling? and should I have it examined? Thanks
Hi, Thanks for your query. From description, it seems to be soft tissue injury. Knot might be due to hematoma formation(collection of blood). You need an x-ray to rule out any bony injury. I suggest you to consult an orthopaedician nearby for a detailed examination. You may get the X-ray of the area affected under his/her guidance. Beside icing and elevating it, you can take anti-inflammatory Chat Doctor. I do hope that you have found something helpful, and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care