Bone Bruise - how long does it last? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

clavus · 01-03-2010, 07:00 PM

My lovely wife dropped a hard heavy object (no, not my dick, but thank you for asking) on her foot, just above the toe-knuckles.

Three weeks later, it is still painful and somewhat swollen. According to her it feels "broken." X-rays say it is not broken.

So... how long does a mean bone-bruise last?

I had a friend who was accosted my skinheads, and he had a lump on his head for months, but I don't know if it felt broken.

Any insight?

redsneaker · 01-03-2010, 07:47 PM

From what I've read, and experienced, it can last for months. Not fun. Sometimes ice can help it, but mostly you just have to deal. Can she wear flip flops for awhile?

kramus · 01-03-2010, 08:00 PM

I remember banging my knee against another fellow's knee when doing a kata back in the day. The bedamned kneecap hurt for over a year.

KellyC · 01-03-2010, 10:03 PM

So that's what it is. I had a sore toe from running barefoot back in summer 08. I know it wasn't broken but it was still sore for almost a year. Thanks!

clavus · 01-03-2010, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by redsneaker

From what I've read, and experienced, it can last for months. Not fun. Sometimes ice can help it, but mostly you just have to deal. Can she wear flip flops for awhile?

Not unless they make full leather, steel-toe flip-flops.

She's got to wear serious protective footwear at work. Her accident happened as she was changing out of work clothes, into her regular clothes. Ironic, no?

redsneaker · 01-04-2010, 03:28 AM

Bummer. Well, when she's not at work, if she can go barefoot at home or wear something less constrictive on that foot while running errands or what not, that will should help her foot feel more comfortable (to a degree). I'm sure her work shoes are kinda painful right now. I have heard you can try Advil, but I don't know how effective it would really be.

Craven Morehead · 01-04-2010, 04:56 AM

Bone bruise on my heal, lasted for months.

PonyPotato · 01-04-2010, 05:33 AM

I've had a few. Mostly from being stepped on by horses (and believe me, I can understand her pain).

The suggestions I've gotten from doctors include ice in the early stages of the bruise, and as a lump forms (if she gets one), massaging it daily to help break down any scar tissue forming. Holy hell, does massaging it hurt.. but it did help reduce the size of the lump on my heel when I got stepped on most recently.

Good luck.. sometimes the bruising was bad enough for me that I wish I HAD broken the bone instead, so at least the pain would be justified and I'd be in a brace or cast to avoid hurting it further.

Toaster126 · 01-04-2010, 02:33 PM

I sprained my ankle and got a bone bruise, and I was on crutches for a month and a half and had discoloration for almost three.

Good luck! :P

ring · 01-04-2010, 03:29 PM

I yanked a beach towel off the top of a brick wall.

Two loose bricks hit the top of my foot.

The pain was intense for six weeks,
and then fair to middlin' for two years, on and off.

It was most noticeable when cold water would be involved.

After three years the pain was mostly gone,
unless there was a big low pressure storm moving in.

I hope your wife heals quickly.

Jetée · 01-04-2010, 03:36 PM

Yeah, months. My digits are still in pain from a fight I got into in October, but at least the pressure they are able to be put under has lessened.

wooÐs · 01-04-2010, 05:14 PM

I was hit by a car in high school. Long story. But the outside of my upper left thigh was where I was hit. It was black - the pain was agony. Couldn't stand on it for months. I was in physical therapy for it. Yes, I had a knee injury as well but the pt was also for the bruised thigh. So yeah, it can take a very long time. I hope the doctor is hooking her up with pain medication. She's earned it.

01-03-2010, 07:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
clavus pow! Location: NorCal	Bone Bruise - how long does it last? My lovely wife dropped a hard heavy object (no, not my dick, but thank you for asking) on her foot, just above the toe-knuckles. Three weeks later, it is still painful and somewhat swollen. According to her it feels "broken." X-rays say it is not broken. So... how long does a mean bone-bruise last? I had a friend who was accosted my skinheads, and he had a lump on his head for months, but I don't know if it felt broken. Any insight? __________________ Ass, gas or grass. Nobody rides for free.

01-03-2010, 08:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
kramus loving the curves Location: my Lady's manor	I remember banging my knee against another fellow's knee when doing a kata back in the day. The bedamned kneecap hurt for over a year. __________________ And now to disengage the clutch of the forebrain ... I'm going with this - if you like artwork visit http://markfineart.ca

01-03-2010, 10:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
KellyC Comment or else!! Location: Home sweet home	So that's what it is. I had a sore toe from running barefoot back in summer 08. I know it wasn't broken but it was still sore for almost a year. Thanks! __________________ Him: Ok, I have to ask, what do you believe? Me: Shit happens.

01-04-2010, 05:33 AM	#8 (permalink)
PonyPotato Soaring Location: Ohio!	I've had a few. Mostly from being stepped on by horses (and believe me, I can understand her pain). The suggestions I've gotten from doctors include ice in the early stages of the bruise, and as a lump forms (if she gets one), massaging it daily to help break down any scar tissue forming. Holy hell, does massaging it hurt.. but it did help reduce the size of the lump on my heel when I got stepped on most recently. Good luck.. sometimes the bruising was bad enough for me that I wish I HAD broken the bone instead, so at least the pain would be justified and I'd be in a brace or cast to avoid hurting it further. __________________ "Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark." — Henri-Frédéric Amiel

01-04-2010, 02:33 PM	#9 (permalink)
Toaster126 Extreme moderation Location: Kansas City, yo.	I sprained my ankle and got a bone bruise, and I was on crutches for a month and a half and had discoloration for almost three. Good luck! :P __________________ "The question isn't who is going to let me, it's who is going to stop me." (Ayn Rand) "The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers." (M. Scott Peck)

01-03-2010, 07:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
redsneaker Tilted Location: Atlanta	From what I've read, and experienced, it can last for months. Not fun. Sometimes ice can help it, but mostly you just have to deal. Can she wear flip flops for awhile?

01-04-2010, 03:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
redsneaker Tilted Location: Atlanta	Bummer. Well, when she's not at work, if she can go barefoot at home or wear something less constrictive on that foot while running errands or what not, that will should help her foot feel more comfortable (to a degree). I'm sure her work shoes are kinda painful right now. I have heard you can try Advil, but I don't know how effective it would really be.

01-04-2010, 04:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
Craven Morehead Custom User Title	Bone bruise on my heal, lasted for months.

01-04-2010, 03:29 PM	#10 (permalink)
ring ░ Location: ❤	I yanked a beach towel off the top of a brick wall. Two loose bricks hit the top of my foot. The pain was intense for six weeks, and then fair to middlin' for two years, on and off. It was most noticeable when cold water would be involved. After three years the pain was mostly gone, unless there was a big low pressure storm moving in. I hope your wife heals quickly.

01-04-2010, 03:36 PM	#11 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	Yeah, months. My digits are still in pain from a fight I got into in October, but at least the pressure they are able to be put under has lessened. __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

01-04-2010, 05:14 PM	#12 (permalink)
wooÐs Sitting in a tree Location: Atlanta	I was hit by a car in high school. Long story. But the outside of my upper left thigh was where I was hit. It was black - the pain was agony. Couldn't stand on it for months. I was in physical therapy for it. Yes, I had a knee injury as well but the pt was also for the bruised thigh. So yeah, it can take a very long time. I hope the doctor is hooking her up with pain medication. She's earned it.