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What Causes A Numb Lump On Shin After A Bad Bruise?

I fell coming into our house about 4 weeks ago (maybe 5 weeks) and my shin got pinned between the brick step and the heavy door. It bruised right away pretty badly. I immediately put ice on it and most of the bruising went away. I still have a hard lump that is numb to the touch on my shin. If it gets bumped or mashed it still hurts as bad as the day it happened. Should I go to the doctor? Or will it go away over time?
Mon, 21 Mar 2016
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Hi..

I have gone through your query and can understand your concern..

As you have got hit over the shin there is soft tissue injury and the injury leads to inflammation and small blood vessels gets ruptured and the blood spills in the soft tissues and forms a HEMATOMA and bruising..

The hematoma at times gets encapsulated by inflammatory cells and overgrownfibrous tissue which are formed due to inflammation and thus there forms a hard lump.
Numbness can be due to damage to some nerve fibres or can also be due to inflammation.

You need not to worry as the lump takes a long time to resolve but I will definitely resolve slowly..

1. You should do alternate warm and cold packs over the lump for faster healing..
2. Apply Heparin Gel as it c helps in faster disruption of hematoma..
3. To relieve pain if it is there you can take anti-inflammatory painkiller like Ibuprofen..

In case if still there is no improvement consult a General Physician and get evaluated..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards.
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..
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What Causes A Numb Lump On Shin After A Bad Bruise?

Hi.. I have gone through your query and can understand your concern.. As you have got hit over the shin there is soft tissue injury and the injury leads to inflammation and small blood vessels gets ruptured and the blood spills in the soft tissues and forms a HEMATOMA and bruising.. The hematoma at times gets encapsulated by inflammatory cells and overgrownfibrous tissue which are formed due to inflammation and thus there forms a hard lump. Numbness can be due to damage to some nerve fibres or can also be due to inflammation. You need not to worry as the lump takes a long time to resolve but I will definitely resolve slowly.. 1. You should do alternate warm and cold packs over the lump for faster healing.. 2. Apply Heparin Gel as it c helps in faster disruption of hematoma.. 3. To relieve pain if it is there you can take anti-inflammatory painkiller like Ibuprofen.. In case if still there is no improvement consult a General Physician and get evaluated.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..