I was wearing slippers while walking down my spiral staircase and slipped...no less.?

I hit the edge of the carpeted stair and slid two more stairs down. Stung like h$ll when it happened. About 70% of my right gluteus maximus (middle, not near the tail bone) is completely bruised and there is a HUGE knot the size of a medium lime on the upper part of the bruising. and on the edge of the swelling it swells out in to a line formation. It hurts to touch and to put pressure on it while I am sleeping. not so much to sit sicne it is up higher and I think I have become use to the discomfort. It's been a week and the swelling hasn't really gone down much. Do I need to go see a Dr. or is this something that is going to go down on its own in a few weeks?

I was wearing slippers while walking down my spiral staircase and slipped...no less.?
DEFINITELY go and see a doctor. Having an injury like what you are explaining would be cause for concern. I don't mean to say that to scare you. Go and get it checked out and make sure you are not hurt worse than you think you are.
Reply:I had something similar happen to me. I was being stupid and was standing on a ladder in the shower (painting above it) and slipped and landed right on my rear on the sharp edge of the top of the bathtub. I had massive bruising and soreness. IT took a good two weeks to go away to a point where it didnt really hurt to sit anymore. I would try ice off and on for a few days and if the swelling still hasnt gone down, get it checked out by a doctor just in case.
Reply:Go quickly and get an appiontment to see a doctor. In the mean while strap a pack of ice to your butt when you see to bring down the swelling and soak in some epson salt. I know your thinking that epson salt is for sprains and laxative but the solution causes diffusion in your cells to bring down the swelling in your bones. In other words it takes out the swelling because water moves from the cell.
Reply:Yes - you need to see your doctor.


You might have anything from a broken hip, broken femur, broken pelvis (not too likely), broken tailbone to a vertebral fracture or just a hematoma.


GO SEE YOUR DOCTOR


Good luck
Reply:try putting ice on it for a while, and take some advil. both of those things should help reduce the swelling and pain
Reply:Def see a doctor
Reply:I would go to a dr just to check it out
Reply:I would get seen by a doctor to make sure you aren't hurt worse than you think you are.
Reply:my uncle had somthing happen like that, he got hit in his leg when he fell and it brused and swelled. a month later he died of a blood clot traveling into his lung. PLEASE go to the doc





God bless Jeff Nickens 7/10/06
Reply:The same thing happened to me. I was carrying allot of bags down some steps at a friends house. I hit a step covered in ice that I did not see and fell down three stairs to the concrete below. My butt turned colors I had never seen before in my life. It took the better part of a month for the swelling to go down and weeks after that for the bruise to fade. I know how much pain you are in but a doctor can't really do anything. Use heating pads for pain, ice for swelling, and when you can touch the area a little muscle rub might feel good. Stock up on aspirin because you have to ride this one out. Sorry, hope you feel better.



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