Purple on heel related to week-old shin injury?

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Charles Packer - 28 Jul 2007 11:35 GMT

In the shower today I noticed a
discoloration on my heel. See
http://cpacker.org/a1.jpg
Afterward I even tried to wipe it
off with an acetone-moistened
paper towel before being convinced
that it was part of me. Does it
have anything to do with the injury
I sustained a week ago when I thwacked
my shin climbing over a railing in
my yard (right side of image)?
If so, what is it and why did it
take so long to appear?

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David Rind - 28 Jul 2007 12:02 GMT

> In the shower today I noticed a
> discoloration on my heel. See
[quoted text clipped - 14 lines]
> http://cpacker.org/whatnews
> mailboxATcpacker.org

It's probably blood tracking down from bruising/bleeding within your
shin. It is pretty typical with ankle/shin injuries that a few days to a
week later the blood becomes visible on the side of the foot.

But, it's hard to make diagnoses over the Net. If you have concerns, get
it looked at.

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Charles Packer - 29 Jul 2007 13:44 GMT

> It's probably blood tracking down from bruising/bleeding within your
> shin. It is pretty typical with ankle/shin injuries that a few days to a
> week later the blood becomes visible on the side of the foot.

With time to think about it, I arrived
at the same conclusion. And the quality
of free advice in this newsgroup seems
pretty good. I won't be running to my
doctor on this one.

The weird thing is that I should be
putting a picture of my foot up where
everybody can see -- but I'm old enough
to remember life before the Internet.

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