Walked Into Door Handle

[jesscarmel]

wierd question- yeterday i walked into one of those door handles (not a knob). it hurt like hell. it hit my right side right above my hip bone. its slightly bruised today and still hurts- how do you know if you damaged something inside??!! like an organ or something......

[Corkdarrr]

Wow...how fast were you walking!?

[jesscarmel]

not so fast. i was walking out of the bathroom at a gym and walked right into the bathroom door.

[linds]

i tend to do this all the time! at my house we have actual handles on all the doors and no knobs and i am always bumping into them. i know it hurts really bad! i usually get a bruise that lasts a week or so like any other bruise and it hurts pretty bad for a few days. and i have never injured something major. hope you feel better soon.

[Ursa Major]

At the speed you were walking, it is highly unlikely that you sustained any serious damage. Bruises can hurt terribly, and can take weeks to heal, unfortunately. And that is likely all you've got, just a nasty bruise.

I hope it feels better soon. Did you ice it? Even if you didn't right away, it can still be useful.

[Looking for answers]

My dad stood up once and hit his back hip area against a doorknob, and he got a nice size bruise. Over time he developed a little nodule that he chose to ignore, which got larger and larger over a year. He eventually had to have it surgically removed. The doctor said that the hit caused this fat pocket to grow (it looked like a tumor). Admittedly, this was a total freak accident. But if you feel pain for longer than a week or two and feel anything in the area which you hit, I recommend you get it check out. You never know!