A 16 hand cob stood on my tibia 3 months ago

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On 30th Dec I fell off a 16 hand cob, at the canter, who then trod on my tibia and kicked me in the rib, resulting in a normal bruise on my bum, a cracked rib and a bone bruise on my tibia.
The rib and normal bruise on my bum have healed, no problems.
But my shin remains slightly swollen, taut and tender and still has an obvious hoof print on it. Dr Google tells me that bone bruises can take weeks to months to heal and it has now been 3 months and I am getting grumpy about it. This isn't restricting my movement at all. It can be a little itchy and it means that the elastic of the top of a sock around my shin is unpleasant.
I saw a pharmacist on the day of the fall. And I saw an osteopath a week later. Do I need more patience and a couple more months? Or shall I go back to a medic.

I had a 16.1hh cob cross stand on the side of my foot after knocking me over. Had it x-rayed just to be sure and it was fine so I'm guessing I had similar to yours and I will say it took over 12 months to feel somewhat normal and stop changing colour with a change temperature.

My son chipped his elbow and was told three months recovery time, no cast but could use a sling and it showed no signs of any improvement for six months to the point where he went back to be seen and they just shrugged but then a few weeks later it healed!

He's only a young man so it might take even longer for an older person.

Have you actually had it X rayed? If not I think I'd have it checked.

Since I can run, jump and climb trees on this tibia, I doubt the NHS will be interested in paying for an xray.
Previous posters suggest I should put up with my swollen, discoloured calf for another 6ish months, so I'll do that.

It has put me off riding and I have had my 12yo DD measured up for a body protector.

The teenager that was leading the hack was completely uninterested. When I filled in the accident report form she threw it into a desk tray and it transpired didn't tell the stable owner. So when they saw me limping 3 days afterwards that was the first the riding school owners knew about it.

Sorry to hear this and that the school/ride leader wasn't sympathetic. Horse people can come across quite rude and uncaring sometimes.

I fell and the horse booted my ankle trampling over me over 10 years ago now and I've finally accepted it's never going to go quite back to the way it was. The swelling has reduced over time and I'm able to do everything on it with only very occasional pain/twinges. I do wish I'd sought some professional attention, not an X Ray per se as I didn't ever seriously think it was broken, but early physio intervention might have helped as I obviously just continued walking around and riding on it, living my normal life like an idiot Your GP might refer you for NHS physio if it's still swollen and painful but TBH if you can afford it I'd save waiting lists and just book myself in for a session or two, it's not usually very expensive, the physio can also tell you if they think it needs scanning or xrays...

I got trodden on by my pony when I was around 12 and my shin hurt for MONTHS. We never chased it up and it went away. If you're concerned go and see your GP.
Please don't let it put you off riding all together though! Accidents happen but you could trip on the pavement and have the same injuries - maybe go somewhere else though if the staff at your place don't care!

Can’t help with the injury, but I can recommend diabetic socks which aren’t grippy. My ankles swell after surgery and these really help

Not quite the same as you OP but I had a significant shin injury at the beginning of this year (laceration). It’s been three months and the wound had only just closed and I still have significant swelling in my foot and ankle below the injury, worse when I’ve been standing for long periods of time. The skin around my wound also feels alternatively numb and itchy which is incredibly frustrating.
Shin/ lower leg injuries are notoriously difficult to treat and take ages to heal due to the blood supply. I’m a doctor and know this and the timescale but I’ve still been incredibly frustrated. If you haven’t seen a physio yet it would be worth it as they really are the experts- they could possiby diagnose a muscle injury not visible on x ray. A horse standing your leg is a significant injury! Other than that I second the advice for compression stockings and keeping your leg raised as much as possible when you are able.
Shins are buggers and mine will never look the same again!