spreading bruise

[evertonsue]

Last week my leg started itching I can only assume I was bitten but it started forming into something which looked like a bruise. I believed it would eventually go away but now its spreading, it looks like the bruise is travelling down a vein, quite freaked out at the thought though, anyone have any thoughts before I bother the doctor?!

[smudge]

I wouldn't like to take a guess on what it could be evertonsue - I think it would be best to consult your GP for diagnosis. Good luck.

[Mowbray]

Hello,

Yes, evertonsue, please go to the doctors as smudge says.  We don't want to worry you with suggestions.

Take care

k

[xHeatherx]

Hi evertonsue

Im not wanting to panic you but I had this a few years back and it was an allergic reaction to a bite and I took antihistimine. Best to have it checked by the doc though.

[mullein2]

i had one similar during the summer..my leg swole up and it looked like i had a love bite on my leg...and boy did it itch...well i put some arnica ointment on and it took a few days for it to go away...i have one on my elbow now..it went up like a mountain on my elbow its taken 3 weeks to heal..and i am sure their is something still left under where the bite was..as it aches when i lift anything..their must be some superhuman biting insects around this summer..

[spudqueen]

You could try seeing a chemist.  I did this a few years ago when I had been bitten, the area was all red and swollen and I could see a red line travelling up the vein.  The chemist sent me straight to the Docs however, who said I had an allergic reaction to whatever had bitten me and stuck me on medication straight away.

[splodge24]

Please go see a doctor, same thing happened to me and i put it off. My parents saw it when they came to see me (i was a student in halls) and dragged me to hospital. Turns out it was a blood clot and i had to be injected in my stomach for three days. Please dont go through what i went through, get it sorted straight away. In fact, if you are reading this and still haven't been to the doctor then go A&E now.
Let us know if everything is ok.
Good luck.

[Trillipse]

ring NHS DIRECT. 08454647

and i'm not just saying that because i'm a nurse.