Calf Pain, a little worried

[pitbullrocco]

i have searched all over google on this and i think this is a soleus problem....possibly a "compartment syndrome", but i'm not sure.....maybe someone with more knowledge can tell a little better?

the pain is a pulling type of pain.....its in the right leg, lower calf, on the outside, more in the middle if you are looking straight into my leg from the side. but it the pain rolls a little upward and around towards the front when i twist it right.

the pain is persistant, but it's really really bad if i bend down like a squat, then when i lift back up, the pain is almost unbearable .....i almost fall down when i do that.

i'll attempt to post this pic....the circle is where the pain is concentrated....the arrows show where the pain rolls during certain movements.....its nearing a week now and its not getting any better....maybe just slightly worse

 

[justinjones1963]

Have you ever had an ankle fracture with surgery? (It may seem like a stupid question) but I had a friend in the military who had a pain similar to you - they crossed the tendons when they stitched him back up. About 6-8 months later he was back to a normal workout schedule but he was experiencing extensive pain. Eventually they figured what went wrong and he had to go back under the knife. He is fine today.

 

[al420]

I have had shin splints that hurt all the way around. Ice and pressure fixed it.

 

[perp69]

Have you had any trauma to the area? How did it start?

Perp

 

[pitbullrocco]

no, never had fracture or surgery.

don't remember cracking that part of my leg against anything....no trauma in that sense.....seems like it all started after a few really heavy stints with donkey raise and 45degree calf raises (on press machine).....when i was on dbol, i was getting hardcore shin pumps.....and i think it had me lifting more than i should've.....i dropped that shit about the time it started hurting....and took some extra rest days for my legs..... and the pain is JUST NOW starting to subside.....

i am due today for a heavy leg workout, so i'm gonna take it easy in the beginning and see how it feels.....

appreciate the thoughts

 

[Gymgurl]

I have a bad achiles Tendon that makes the whole bottom half of my calf hurt....

Is it hot, red painful?? that would maybe indicate a blood clot

 

[pitbullrocco]

not hot, not red, not bruising kind of pain....the pain is intense when i squat with just front of foot on ground (sole raised off ground) and then i raise up.....i almost fall down it hurts so much. otherwise, i hardly notice it unless i twist just perfectly, which is rare.

it was almost gone away today, then i hit the gym for legs and i could feel it coming back, so i'll just RICE it up this weekend.....probably just a strain from trying to be superman. hopefully it will heal. will keep updated.