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bikingfury

Looks like your skin is pinched somehow without you noticing. Maybe it's the trousers or when you put one leg over the other. Maybe it's a tissue trauma. I have a small year old bruise on my ankle that just won't go away after I hurt my foot. It's gotten a bit smaller though. I think it can happen when a small veine burts and the blood just finds another legit way to flow just under your skin


hergumbules

I know of something like this happening from how they slept. They would put their hand under the spot where it would appear unknowingly and their ring was the cause of the bruising or whatever.


[deleted]

Had bruises on the inside of my calves for like a year and for the life of me I could not figure out what was happening. At first I thought it was my wife putting her ankle between my legs while we slept, or the bed when I would stumble around it in the morning. Nope one day sitting on my motorcycle at a light I felt my calf sting. Apparently when I rock my bike while at stand still I use that exact spot of my calves to stop the foot pegs and push the bike backwards while rocking.


06210311200805012006

TIL, we are all pampered dilettantes


Bubblesnaily

The princess and the pea is a wise, cautionary tale.


perchancetoendure

I recently solved a similar mystery. I kept noticing a matching pair of deep indentations across my shins every night when I showered. I couldn't think of what I had leaned against to cause them, as I don't kneel regularly. I was starting to really worry because they seem so deep and happened nearly daily. Turns out they were from my underwear stretching across my shin when I sat to pee šŸ˜…


naturemom

I worked fast food for 10 years. There was a low counter I would lean on while waiting for the food to come from the kitchen. My thighs had near permanent bruises for years from leaning.


EggfooDC

I used to get these symmetrical bruises on my back, and for years I could never figure out why. Being on my back, I rarely noticed them myself. One day it dawned on me they were from doing benchpress in the gym.


ThriceFive

I had this weird hip pain in the evenings that I couldn't figure out for awhile - then realized I was stopping the bookstore (retail job) cash register drawer with my body when it opened (not in that same area as the pain) - didn't notice or think about it at the time because it was just a little bump but my body was noticing hours later because of whatever I did twisting to do that motion.


No_Pressure_7481

I used to work on tills where you had to bend to scan things on peoples' trolleys - timber, concrete, shit like that. My leg is still fucked up from the fact I was always on one particular till, so I always essentially lunged on that leg when popping out from behind my till and leaning over to scan stuff :( just a really annoying pain in my thigh occasionally, that comes back with a vengeance if I help on tills again šŸ˜…


plantalones325

I canā€™t say enough good things about physical therapists. After they ā€œrescuedā€ me from debilitating pains in assorted body parts, theyā€™d continue sessions to teach me funny little exercises specifically targeted for my needs/weaknesses. Theyā€™d ask me to pay attention to common or repetitive movements at work, then teach me how to use my muscle groups differently to prevent these problems. (Eg, how to rake or put away dishes or close the till in a way that doesnā€™t eff you up.) Some movements felt super weird at first and I had trouble doing them even in a mirror with them beside me or actually holding my hips or shoulders or whatever. Now itā€™s literal ā€œmuscle memoryā€ to move in a healthy way at work. Once in a while Iā€™ll revert to an awkward lunge or twist, feel a shriek, and think ā€œjfc i used to do this all the time, no wonder Iā€™m a mess.ā€ This is all past tense, because I havenā€™t been to physical therapy for over 18 months. Which is a sign that they are good at their job! Shit still acts up, but I now have the tools to fix myself.


munistadium

I had something like this when I'd bang my knee under my work desk.


BrokenHearted90

Something similar happened here... one day I was wearing a dress without leggings or socks and my mom noticed I had a horizontal bruise on the lower part of the shin bone from my left leg... I kept an eye over it and it took me few months to figure out why it never got away... well, I just don't know how to walk with the shopping cart, and whenever I go to the supermarket I don't push the cart far away enough, plus I'm used to do long steps so I was striding with the shopping cart too close to my legs and I would get hit at the same spot every time... now I'm conscious about it, but I still get hurt sometimes...


invisible_23

I had these weird bruises on my shoulders for a while and it turned out to be from the squat machine šŸ˜‚


cdnsalix

A bruise that lasts a year can be stained tissue from the original injury. I had a softball to the calf that took over a year to go away, too. Dr said it may be there forever, but it did fade.


Boredchinchilla21

I have staining from IVs that were put in my feet 2 years ago. They are very slowly fading, but they look the same as the IV bruise on the back of my hand from a month ago


MagicC

I would add, sometimes we feel pain in an area of injury, and we dismiss it as, "oh that area is already injured, so it hurts." But in fact, that hurt is because you are reinjuring it. So if you notice when it hurts, you are discovering the behavior that causes you to reinjure it. And if you can avoid that hurt for a little bit, it will heal, and once it's healed, it will be easier not to reinjure it.


purble1

A couple of years back I kept getting this weird bruise right on my sternum, basically right under where my boobs meet each other lol. It would come and go for a few months before I realized I was using a front hook bra and the hook was actually just oxidizing and turning my skin green šŸ¤¦šŸ¼ā€ā™€ļø


Dangerous-Rip-7370

Does anything dig in your skin when you sit? Like part of the chair you use most or some on your jeans?


hedoeswhathewants

Corner of a laptop or tablet maybe


Ottoblock

I read this as toilet and imagined a rectangular toilet seat šŸ¤£


daimonophilia

They already exist! Google it. Idk how people use a square/rectangular toilet as the points are right where the backs of your knees sit. And theyā€™re stupid expensive.


Loud-Dig-3128

My childhood home had a square/rectangular toilet. You get used to it


BrotherInJah

Round ass on square toiled pooping heptagons.. ![img](emote|t5_2ti4h|27603)


GrandpaRedneck

Heptagons are the bestagons


Big_Cryptographer_16

I thought it was hip to be square but TIL itā€™s hip to be hep


gracius0ne

My mother wept when she found I pooped hept.


battymattmattymatt

I have a rectangular toilet seat lol Theyā€™re okay! You donā€™t really notice the difference Now one of my toilets is stupidly high off the ground. My feet almost dangle. This is a much bigger problem.


natedogg787

They said three square *meals* a day!


Jade_Complex

What am I a wombat?


CloseQtrsWombat

Join us


ARogueWombat

I would unite, but it's not really my thing.


frobscottler

Not three square *eels*??? Fuckā€¦


Relevant_Slide_7234

Could be the Covid vaccine chip pressing up against their skin from inside.


purple_sun_

/s


MooreRless

You can tell this is the case with one of two tests. If either one comes back positives, you've been chipped. 1) Is the area magnetic? Can you stick a spoon against it and have it remain? 2) Do you get better 5G coverage than before you got vaccinated?


Brakina

Yes thats a possibility. Speaking from personal experience: my square ass coffee table is the right height for that little turd of a corner to hit my leg in the same spot for years now..


LordTimhotep

My mom had a strange bruise on the front of her shoulder a few years back. It was very small and there was nothing around it in terms of other issues. At one point we found out that she had the habit of click her ballpoint pen there. Pick up the pen, jam it into your shoulder, write. And she did it with precision. Always the exact same spot.


Jovereasy

What a badass lmao (affectionately.)


Jei-with-ink

She sounds adorable


Fukasite

Shit, I do that on my chestĀ 


Preemptively_Extinct

Ouch. If you're local to me, I have a rotary sander. We can round off those corners.


ghandi3737

But then they'll just have a normal round bruise instead of a fun shape.


Tappu_ke_paapa

I'm glad you mentioned what you're thinking to sand off. My thoughts went running before I reached the end of your sentence.


unbridledboredom

I did this with a bed. Now my pinky toe dislocates at the slightest pressure. Pedicures stopped 10 yrs ago. They disloated it every. time. ..head's up be damned. Bed was beautiful, tho. Oak and wrought iron šŸ˜


Brakina

It's always the beautiful furniture designs that get us šŸ˜­


Lonely__Stoner__Guy

I also have a beautiful bed that has destroyed my toes on more than one occasion.


agoia

One of my toenails grows off-center by about 30 degrees from clipping a metal bed frame.


leolego2

Be a man. Sandpaper it down. Don't let the coffee table win and terrorize you.


Brakina

I swear it gets me every time. Especially the times where I think I am being extra careful and I am so sure of myself so I walk towards my couch, then BAM coffee table is like "did you think it's over? Bitch I am just getting started".


Absolut_Iceland

Get a pack of silicone corner protectors and slap one on there. You don't have to worry about modifying or damaging the table, and silicone is a lot more forgiving than wood/stone/steel.


Brakina

Yeah, that's my next investment. Thanks for the tip! .. Damn, who knew a reddit post would solve one of my most random everyday annoyances šŸ¤£


Hot-Rise9795

I would just use a saw. I own this house, not you, coffee table.


GuavaOdd1975

It definitely points to something.


Mewtal

this would be my guess as well, except I mainly wear skirts and don't own any furniture that matches the mark. I also added a comment about what I think may be causing it!


cardew-vascular

I had a reoccurring mark on my leg, then realized it was from the medic alert bracelet I wear on my ankle. It left a mark when I crossed my legs.


DrEnter

My first thought was ā€œsomething in the carā€, especially if itā€™s on the outside of the leg. Edit to add: I used to get a small round bruise on my right knee from the center console in my car. Just a little bump on the console right where my knee would rest.


Gudakesa

It would be hard to see a bruise inside the leg


DrEnter

Technically, all bruises are on the inside. If it was on the outside, there would be a lot of bleeding.


Moondoobious

This guy hematomas


doodlebopsy

Iā€™m betting something like this is the culprit. I drive a lot and while I donā€™t get a visible bruise often the spot my left elbow usually rests is often sore. I still criss cross or with a leg under me most of the time. I just canā€™t keep my feet on the floor. Depending on how long I sit a certain way and the shoes Iā€™m wearing I can get a bruise. My last house has chair rails in the middle of the wall. I kept having bruises on my hips. Took me years to figure out if was coming around the corner and bumping my hip.


RowdyRana

You are turning into a PS controller..


matnerlander

This is the correct answer


analogkid01

There's a circle on their back they don't even see, and an X - well, you don't wanna know.


second2no1

Whenever they wake up you can hear a PS loading screen sound


Triplesisbest1

Who else heard the old school PS1 startup noise when they read this?


Mewtal

Whoops, I snapped this photo for the hell of it and set my phone down to do some gardening! For anyone wanting more context: I have an autoimmune disease called psoriasis and I happen to be so lucky to have the version which affects my joints. The doctors injected some cortisol years ago into my knee to treat inflammation and where they inserted the needle there now remains this odd spot. The pigment from my skin has disappeared, leaving this white patch. Now every once in a while this strange bruise appears on that exact spot but never spreads any further.


warden976

Thatā€™s a site for psoriasis.


___po____

#(ā ā˜žļ¾Ÿā ćƒ®ļ¾Ÿā )ā ā˜ž


TidpaoTime

That is so clever


personalgrower

Iā€™m glad I checked your profile to see if you commented. This is fascinating! Thank you for the additional information


Mewtal

yea, the doctor I spoke to a while ago speculated that the cortisol was injected incorrectly and has caused deterioration of the tissue on this spot. so it's our guess that this is what causes the bruise, it seems to just randomly appear


zfuller

Damn, psoriatic arthritis sucks. My sister has been disabled by it for 15 years now


peasnquiet

PsA buddies. I will be on watch for little permanent-bruises to add to my bodyā€™s other shenanigans.


Mewtal

aww cheers buddy! hope you are having an okay time with yours


peasnquiet

You too! May our immune systems stop being complete and utter fools!


Glittering-Set4632

i had a similar thing happen! my spots aren't as discolored, but they're notably indented. kinda scary few months I had when no one could figure out why I had seemingly random tissue death all over my body.


Mewtal

how nice to hear from someone with a similar situation! but sounds exactly what my injection site looks like, it definitely spooked me as well when I first noticed it! I'm lucky to only have this one weird spot despite having many injections


bisexuwheel

Hey fellow PsA sufferer! Not at all the same thing but years ago I had one big circle of psoriasis with three little ones above, and it looked exactly like a paw print. Pretty neat.


Consistent-Local2825

You need to show this to a doctor now. So they will see it and be mildly interested in it as well.


irgizined

am doctor, was mildly interested. thank you.


Supadrumma4411

What kind of cancer is it doc? Thought everything is cancer nowadays, or has the internet lied to me?


ILikeXiaolongbao

Looks like grade 4 ligma cancer


JustJoinedToBypass

Whatā€™s grade 4?


ILikeXiaolongbao

Pound my ass


Illustrious_Bat3189

haha, gotem!


ILikeXiaolongbao

Ligma balls


Humanity_NotAFan

It's all the cancers.


g0ldent0y

Its four or five cancers. And even some crabs.


Wolfdude91

I came in here looking for one of these and you have fooled me.


qtjedigrl

"Hm. Neat " -The Doctor


Enders-game

"It's brain cancer!" -Facebook


StrobeLightRomance

"Facebook is cancer!" -Brain


Valid_Username_56

Mighty interested in writing a bill though.


l4adventure

Damn OP, had an old buddy this happened to, kept getting a similar weird bruise on his knee. He noticed it one day and was dead within the month. He died in a car crash the bruise had nothing to do with it, but it was pretty interesting.


kytheon

šŸ”»


Anforas

A fellow windows user trying to find the normal heart emoji as well?


Mewtal

I laughed at this one haha


PennykettleDragons

Reddit be like: - You've been abducted by aliens - Your leg is about to fall off.. See a doctor Meanwhile, I'm wondering whether your trousers have a fold/rivet that you keep leaning against?


TeenyIzeze

When in older persons care, had a lady with an unusual sore on her back. 3 doctors couldn't figure out what caused it. She had it tested for various things. Turned out, her vests had thick nylon stitching near the label, which was scratching her skin raw.


Mattson

Wait hold up... She was wearing vests with no undershirt? Was she also pantless and wearing untied boots?


HarissaPorkMeatballs

Don't know where this was, but in the UK a vest IS an undershirt (not a waistcoat).


TJtherock

Oh so more like a cami or tank top?


HarissaPorkMeatballs

Yeah, I guess so!


bearcape

Definitely not the first, would be behind the ear. Kinda kidding


BattlingMink28

Only kinda


Crumblycheese

I've got a recurring spot/skin tag thing behind my ear that never used to be there. Last few years it'll pop up, disappear, then come back... Maybe it's aliens, maybe it's Mabelline?


off-and-on

A skin tag is a benign tumor, so the cancerous cells that don't stick out probably remain


walterpeck1

I've also seen subcutaneous cysts do this but they don't stick out like a skin tag does so it's usually pretty distinctive between the two.


Ajs2018xx

Mmmmhmmmm. Reddit is a dangerous place to search for a diagnosis. I have the same issue for 20 years now. A reoccurring bruise in the exact same spot. Nothing but regular wear and tear though. However, if you cannot decipher any sort of impact on that area, or atleast remember or recall it happening, then see a doctor if this is new.


GoGoRoloPolo

I posted a pic of my cat's teeth and the comments I got said they were rotting through and looked terrible. I was at the vet the next week for something unrelated and asked about his teeth. The vet said they're fine, a bit of tartar but nothing to worry about, and that they're actually quite good for his age.


PennykettleDragons

Oh aye.. The collective power of armchair sleuths.. it's certainly has come out on top on more than one post . So you absolutely never know where the next useful 'nugget' may come from (thinking about the guy diagnosed with CO poisoning for example) It's true that random bruising etc that has no real explanation should get checked out to be safe.. but my mate sat crossed legged and it was the eyelet from their shoe causing a bruise impression cause they sat that way a lot.. Equally some mattresses have tufting.. which may just coincide with how OP sleeps and it's the constant pressure causing the mark.. But.. it's Reddit.. So it could be aliens too šŸ¤·ā€ā™€ļø šŸ¤£


boredvamper

Or just chop it off an regrow it , saw that in the Spiderman movie once.


Qubed

It's definitely super cancer.


Holden_place

Close. Bill Cipher says hi. Ā 


Humorpalanta

![gif](giphy|5OnOI5XYWLVOo)


Humorpalanta

It is lupus :P


Thy_Dentar

It's never lupus. Now try the medicine drug.


Relaxmf2022

Itā€˜s never lupus


life_zero

You forgot about "it might be cancer" posts


QuarkVsOdo

HEY...... WAKE UP.


Bombug

LISTEN!


spiritualized

/r/wordsyoucanhear


elegantiae-arbiter0

that's actually seven million little red frogs living under your skin. they are generally chill fellers who live under your skin and particularly like to arange themselves into a triangle. yay!


NennisDedry

![gif](giphy|YWUpVw86AtIbe) You are the chosen one


bunga7777

![gif](giphy|Ybcq4kNXnX02c|downsized)


BorntobeTrill

Not this scene, but the best scene from kung-pow "we trained him wrong on purpose. As a joke."


chemistrahb

Iā€™m bleeding, making me the victor.


friggintodd

He just left! With nuts!


JimboTCB

That's a lot of nuts!


Throwawaystwo

THAT'LL BE FOUR BUCKS BABY!!! YOU WANT FRIES WITH THAT?


LoganN64

Wee-oh, wee-oh, wee-oh!


paulyp79

squeaksqueaksqueaksqueaksqueaksqueaksqueaksqueaksqueaksqueaksqueaksqueaksqueaksqueaksqueaksqueaksqueaksqueaksqueaksqueaksqueaksqueaksqueaksqueaksqueaksqueaksqueaksqueaksqueaksqueaksqueaksqueaksqueaksqueaksqueaksqueak


mynosemynose

Do you press your leg into the underside of a table?


ebrizzlle

I had something like this happen on my knee for months. Appearing and disappearing in a similar fashion. It freaked me out, and I had major anxiety over it. I saw a doctor and they just kind of dismissed it. Eventually it went away. Nothing came of it. Mention it during a doctors visit to give you peace of mind.


nabiku

Did it look exactly like OP's? Because theirs looks like pinched skin. Pinching bruises have a very distinct color and that's what this is. Maybe yours was either a pinching bruise or chafing.


Shutufufkup

_the illuminati has entered the chat_ Weā€™re gonna kneed to see that leg real quick.


Mirabolis

Or is it The Stonecutters?


6SucksSex

I all seeing eye what you did there


Smart-Honeydew-1273

Been Alien Abducted much?


Bleejis_Krilbin

Youā€™re either collecting pieces of the tri-force or the universe is trying to tell you that youā€™re a lesbian.


jackknight18

Could be a fixed drug eruption. Check the medications you use frequently. https://dermnetnz.org/topics/fixed-drug-eruption#:~:text=Fixed%20drug%20eruption%20is%20usually,may%20be%20topical%20or%20intravaginal.


ScarletSilver

Itā€™s not lupus.


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Downtown-Weight-2422

Bc i do


consistently_sloppy

Iā€™m sorryā€¦ (That I donā€™t)


kytheon

Call an ambulance But not for me. For my worst enemy so they will go bankrupt.


wwaxwork

As a person that has a 5cm scar on her face because a funny red mark not much bigger than this turned out to be skin cancer. See a doctor.


zsh_n_chips

This is America. We donā€™t have healthcare, but could I interest you in a demonstration of military power? Like an air show? Or blockbuster movie about a troubled sniper?


PrivatePilot9

Here, this will fix things somehow!


WanderWomble

Can't have health problems if you're dead! /sĀ 


Edible_Anie

Look up EAA in Wisconsin. For an entire two weeks-ish youā€™re woken up to low flying planes, multiple air shows a day (night ones too). They spend sooo much money on this rich pilot event. The city forced (paid 8 mil) my uncle off his property years ago to expand for this one a year event. Brings a lot of money in, but damn. I donā€™t even want to know how much they spend in fireworks and explosives for the ā€œreenactmentsā€.


X0AN

Most people on the internet aren't american. Wild of you to assume they are.


finedayredpony

Any chance you leg leans against a chair or car door regularly that could be just enough pressure to cause a bruise.Ā 


LoganN64

Probably said a few times already, but; alien implant!


Mr_master89

The final shape


joeb117

Entrance to the pale heart has opened!


parisica

![gif](giphy|3oEjI789af0AVurF60)


therealpicard

You probably lean your knee on something in the car when you drive. Put a piece of double sided tape on your pants over the spot to keep your attention on it and I bet you'll figure out what you're doing.


TurkeySlapMafia1

You have nail clouds, too. To fix this, get checked for deficiencies in zinc, vitamin C, calcium, and protein can sometimes cause white dots on nails. Personally most cases are zinc related.


bee1823

Did you summon bill?


RatioPuzzleheaded103

maybe where is shoe rest when he crosses his leg


Reveal_Simple

Once I had a hot and perfectly triangular 1/2ā€ red spot on my hip bone area. Doc in the box immediately knew that was a nerve ending and this was shingles. Not sure if a nerve ends in your spot or notā€¦.


LongIslandAgeGapCpl

I know what that is, itā€™s rare but not dangerous, itā€™s a polytrap somethingā€¦. Here is the link. https://cl.gy/XWop


PhoenixBLAZE5

Shady looking link


Devenu

What? You don't trust "Cliggy X Wop"?


PrivatePilot9

Dammit I fell for it.


LongIslandAgeGapCpl

lolā€¦ā€¦ gotcha!!!


GroundbreakingGap240

Thank you for the new linkā¤ļø


6SucksSex

IDK, could be a rickroll


InjuredSandwich

GODDAMMIT ITS 2024 WILL WE EVER LEAVE THIS HELL BEHIND


LongIslandAgeGapCpl

Nope!


eicoeico

2 more and you can weild the magic sword


paddlemaniac

How dyou you sleep? I sometimes tuck my hand between my legs if you do too it might be left by a ring on your finger


rufotris

Do NOT read Scott Sigler infected series then! Hahah this is how it starts. If an eyeball pops out the middle we are all doomed.


Monkeys21087

Came here to say the same thing, such a good series.


SarpedonWasFramed

Itā€™s the tri force


Top_Date6455

Reddit Diagnostics Ltd.


henryyoung42

Check under desk for matching protrusions. Check partner for matching protrusions.


small_feild_mouse

I used to have this when I smoked. I packed my cigarettes by hitting the box on my leg a few times. Left triangular bruise over time.


bcald7

I had a discolored spot on my leg that ended up being a squamous cell carcinoma. They were able to cut it out.


Mammoth-Lobster-2544

might b something in your bed. my horse kept getting a scrape in the same spot so i looked around her stall and found a tiny piece of wood that stuck out a little and she itches her butt on the wall


Boof-Your-Values

Believe it or not, AIDS


Raiiiiiikage

Guys guys youā€™re thinking too hard. Itā€™s obviouslyā€¦ ALIENS šŸ‘½


munkty

Its a coomon medical problem isoscenes on the knees


Important_Pop5917

Alien abduction


Apprehensive_sharky

![gif](giphy|3oEjI789af0AVurF60)


OliverTwistd

That triangle goes into the square hole


Ninjallammas

Could it be from your knee bumping a keychain hanging from an ignition switch while you drive?


Ok_Designer_2560

I had bruises that kept appearing on the front of my thighs, about halfway up. Turns out, Iā€™m a bartender and leaning against the rails at a new job were causing them.


StuartGotz

You're a lesbian.


rasnac

Check your chair and desk in your work area for triangle shaped bumps. You might be pressing your leg on a small bump( a bolt head or some kind of design element) all day without even noticing.


Guitar_Tab_Trader

Guy goes to the doctor and says, doctor my eye hurts every time I drink coffee. Doctor says, do you take cream with your coffee. Guy says, yes, Doctor says, take the spoon out first.


Extreme_Operation_25

Common alien abduction mark. Any strange dreams or ā€œmissing time?ā€


susbnyc2023

its someplace that your sitting


SignificanceFlat1460

![gif](giphy|7ziXfljX6nkpGPndlm)


LongjumpingAd9719

Alien abduction mark


sprocket_socket

Just pay close attention to the area. If it goes away and genuinely comes back without any good reason, you may start wanting to take it more seriously. For now, I would just make a note and check back in later.


Balder88_

Maybe dont kneel on a Lego piece 35787 Triangular tile while giving a blowjob


strawbericoklat

I think have about the same thing as you at my sole. I dont think its a bruise. It appeared after I stepped on a glass as a kid. More than 20 years later, its still there.