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Noticed Swelling On The Lower Calf On The Left Leg After An Injury
Good Evening, About 2 days ago my dog was tied up outside and when I went to bring her in she saw a bird and ran off causing her spike to come out of the ground and hit me in the lower calf of my left leg. Instantly it swelled up like a golf ball and hurt very bad, the skin didn t break but it turned purple covering my whole calf, it was badly bruised, it still hurts very bad and there is still a lump that hurts to touch. I figured it just broke a blood vessel that s why the bruise, but the knot I feel inside is what concerns me. Could this be a blood clot?
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Sat, 26 Apr 2014
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hi You are very right . This swelling you feel is most likely to be a blood clot and since you are already feeling better, there appears to be no cause to worry. The clot will take sometime and disappear in due course of time
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