This morning I, a woman of 60 years, fell with the scooter, which ended up on my leg. My leg and ankle hurt, but I can walk. I have a bruise and the doctor tells me to cool it. But there is also a lot of egg on it. Will that go away on its own?
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Joris Bartstra, journalist with medical diploma
Yes. Such an egg comes from a hemorrhage under the periosteum. That hurts, because the periosteum is lifted off the bone, as it were. The bleeding stops because of the pressure the egg gives. When the blood is cleared, the egg disappears. If you have a bleeding in your foot or around your ankle, that is something to look at closely, because a bleeding means that something is broken, for example a bone or a band that holds the bones together. I assume the doctor has checked that.
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