I am female and about to turn 40 in two months. I weight 250lbs and have recently dropped 42lbs. I fell three weeks ago landing on my right buttock. I can not stand up straight nor can I walk. I had mild sciatica down my right leg prior to this, but now it s an 11 in pain on a scale from 1 to 10. The doctor did reflex tests and I passed so he eliminated any spinal concerns saying it s just a deep bruise and prescribed me some stretches, which I ve been doing, painfully, twice a day. I have also been sitting in very hot baths and using a heating pad . I keep thinking it s getting better day to day, but I don t think it is. I m wondering how much longer it should take for a bruise such as this to heal. I can t get any relief from Flexiril, Ibuprofin, or NSAIDS . Will I ever be able to continue on my weight loss challenge? It s been three weeks!