After hitting my leg a bruise and small lump appered.?

Question:

Now the bruise is long gone but the lump is still there some 3 weeks later- what is this mystry lump- any ideas?

Answers:
You don't say where on your leg you hit it, but if you hit it over a bone, the lump may be caused by a piece of bone that's been chipped off. It may only be a tiny bit of bone, but tissue will grow round it, as well as slight swelling as the main bone heals itself and this will make it appear larger than it actually is. (An analogy would be to put a ping pong ball under a rug, the bump in the rug will be bigger than the ball alone).

It may, as some people have mentioned, be a blood clot, caused by bleeding into the area when the injury was caused. However, I would have expected any blood clots to have broken down after three weeks.

Either way, if you are concerned about it, it may be worth checking with your GP.

Maybe its a little clot of some sort, check it out with your gp.
I wouldn't worry too much. Best advice I can give is get it checked hun..

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