This has been puzzling me for a couple of weeks... I noticed a bruise on my left tibial tuberosity after a hilly ride two weeks ago. It faded and was almost not noticeable. I did the same ride today, and the bruise is back. We didn't cover this in my degree program (athletic training) I can't find anything in any of my text books, web wasn't helpful either. Has anyone else experienced this? Am I having micro tears of my patellar tendon? What is going on? Any ideas? It doesn't bother me while cycling - it just appears shortly after the ride. It is slightly point tender (maybe a 3 out of 10).

Well, I'm off to ice it now...