Suggest Treatment For Severe Leg Pain After Injury

Posted on Wed, 28 Dec 2016

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Question : For over a week I still have a lump on my shin bone after injury which is still painful even when sitting when my leg is raised. I am 81 years old and wonder if the healing will take longer than normal.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Gopal (26 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Injury will heal in 2-6 weeks depending on the size of lump.

Detailed Answer:
Hi I am Dr Gopal Goel Orthopedic Surgeon.
You have injury in your shin bone with painful lump and it has not healed yet.
In my opinion sometimes these injuries may take weeks( 2-6 weeks) to heal depending on initial size of lump( usually a collection of Blood).
However the pain will start reducing now and will almost be gone by 3 weeks.
At your age the healing is slower than normal but it will heal.
I suggest you start a mild pain killer for sometime.
I hope to have answered your question. Please feel free to ask any further question.

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