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What could this strange thing be?

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 07/09/2015 18:12

Last night I had a sudden, terrible pain in the sole of my foot. It was very itchy, and really, really hurt - as if somebody had suddenly stuck glass in it. It hurt all the way up my leg for a few minutes and then stopped. I now have a penny sized black mark, like a bruise, there - but it can't be a bruise because I wasn't doing anything at the time to cause a bruise! It doesn't hurt anymore, and indeed didn't hurt for long anyway, but this black mark is very noticeable.

It's happened a couple of times before, but on my thumb - awful pain, itching and then whole thumb turned black.

Any ideas, please? All I can think of is an insect bite, but there's no puncture mark and no insects were seen any of the times it's happened. ????

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KitKat1985 · 07/09/2015 20:08

I'd probably guess insect bite too. Can you post a picture?

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 07/09/2015 20:19

Thank you. :) Nobody wants to see a picture of my foot! It is the size of a penny and almost perfectly round and blue/black. When it was my hand (twice) the whole thumb looked black and bruised. Strange!

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GudrunBrangwen · 07/09/2015 20:21

Anyone else near you when it happened? Are you being stabbed by pixies? Smile

Sounds really odd.

GudrunBrangwen · 07/09/2015 20:23

Look up Achenbach syndrome.

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 07/09/2015 20:35

Thank you. It looks like it might be popping blood vessels.

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yeOldeTrout · 07/09/2015 20:37

Find a similar pic online & show us that?

GudrunBrangwen · 07/09/2015 20:39

Sorry, I didn't know before I googled after my first post and it did look likely.

It seems like a weird phenomenon and not cause for alarm at least Smile

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