Strange bruise - tendon damage?
girv73
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Yesterday I noticed a weird bruise on my leg, just below the knee. I don't recall getting hit there or anything and my emergency dismount on Sunday (see the rants thread) was a hit on the other leg. It's a bit sore to walk on but 20m on the bike yesterday didn't seem to bother it.
I've been doing some flooring/skirting work at home - lots of crawling about and repeatedly standing up and down - so I wonder if I've done some damage to the old knees. I'm aware of the problems of internet self diagnosis and "a little knowledge", but I see a few folk on here with experience of tendon/ligament injury so has anyone seen anything like this themselves?
Beware, some pictures of my short fat hairy legs:
http://www.getdropbox.com/gallery/59309 ... e?h=2f9a7c
I can't get a docs appointment until Monday. Any advice? Stay off the bike?
I've been doing some flooring/skirting work at home - lots of crawling about and repeatedly standing up and down - so I wonder if I've done some damage to the old knees. I'm aware of the problems of internet self diagnosis and "a little knowledge", but I see a few folk on here with experience of tendon/ligament injury so has anyone seen anything like this themselves?
Beware, some pictures of my short fat hairy legs:
http://www.getdropbox.com/gallery/59309 ... e?h=2f9a7c
I can't get a docs appointment until Monday. Any advice? Stay off the bike?
Today is a good day to ride
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As you say, it may just be all the kneeling down. Nothing to go see a doctor over, IMO.
P.S. I read that as 20 meters.
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Did you bash it with a pedal maybe, wouldn't worry mate but i'm no doc :?winter beast: http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr34 ... uff016.jpg
Summer beast; http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr34 ... uff015.jpg0 -
Nah I don't remember bashing it with anything, and given the size of the bruise I think I would have remembered it alright!Today is a good day to ride0
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Now see, I reckon I may have given myself something similar to what you suggest, but at the end of a thigh muscle just above the knee.
Yesterday was my first day with SPDs and we rode 35ish miles (Bristol - Bath and back)... It may be that occasionally I accelerated with a fair bit of pulling-up for extra oomph and rather overdid it on a muscle unused to strain. Possible?
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