MFS62 wrote: Here's something I found about bone bruises: http://www.ehow.com/about_4586120_bone-bruising.html A few things I found interesting: It can be misdiagnosed as a fracture. It is very painful, "especially for an athlete". There is no harm to the bone itself. It can heal "relatively quickly". The fact that his recovery has taken so long is still a head-scratcher to me. But now that he's running, I'm optimistic that he can return, and be productive, this year. Later i've had bone bruises on two fingers at different times. -they werent really too painful, i'm not sure how exactly to explain levels of pain, but if i say i didnt take any pain relievers hopefully that will get the point across -both felt fine and were fully functional in under a month -this may have nothig to do with bone bruises on other parts of the body