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How Can Swelling And Pain On The Shin Due To An Injury Be Treated?

I got hit in my shin doing defense tactic two weeks ago, the hematoma was the size of a apple, the swelling of the hematoma when down and the color of my skin is no longer purple is red and normal, about a lemon in size now, but the pain and swelling and the warm sensation get on my nerves, I had x ray s 2 weeks ago and I have a follow up in a day, I spoke to the nurse and she said the swelling will be there until am completely heal, and my job requires a lot of standing which do not help. What else can I do to speed up my recovery . Am doing heating pads and alieve , they gave me tramadol but it makes me sick on my stomach.
posted on Sat, 13 Aug 2016
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Hello,

The symptoms seem to be related to the injury.

I suggest using anti-inflammatory medications such as Ibuprofen to relieve the pain and inflammation.

I also suggest using cold compresses on the painful area.

I suggest resting.

The symptoms will go away on its own, but it may take some weeks.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi, General & Family Physician
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How Can Swelling And Pain On The Shin Due To An Injury Be Treated?

Hello, The symptoms seem to be related to the injury. I suggest using anti-inflammatory medications such as Ibuprofen to relieve the pain and inflammation. I also suggest using cold compresses on the painful area. I suggest resting. The symptoms will go away on its own, but it may take some weeks. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi, General & Family Physician