Bruising

[ImLostAgain]

Ten days ago I hurt my calf muscle. I was walking across the road and started to trot (oncoming traffic) and felt a severe pain right in the middle of the calf. I could barely move. After an hour or so it started to ease slightly so, being a typical bloke I didn't bother going to a doctor.
Anyway after a day or two I noticed that the pain had moved to the inside of my leg/calf and was sore to touch and after a day or so a bruise was showing. This runs from just below half way down the calf, past the ankle and onto my heel with some swelling around the ankle.
Now I'm not in agony or anything. Just sore and uncomfortable. The things I don't understand are:
Why did the pain move from one spot to another? &
Why is this bruise turning black?
The original spot just feels slightly tight now.
Hope all that makes sense.

[Buenchico]

Start here:
http://www.nbt.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/attachments/How%20to%20treat%20your%20injured%20calf_NBT002257.pdf

[Old_Geezer]

I get my calf going on occasion too. No obvious reason for it. I end up limping for a few days or weeks or whatever. Still not found out why it does it; but it heals after a time.

[ImLostAgain]

Cheers Buenchico,
I have read something similar and have been following the advice.
Trouble is it doesn't explain why the soreness moved from where it started (remember I still have a little tightness there) or why the bruise is turning black in places.

[Sqad]

You clearly ruptured a few fibres of either your gastrocnemius muscle OR the tendon of the plantaris muscle....both quite common injuries.

\\Why did the pain move from one spot to another? \\

As you walk on the injured leg, blood drains down fascial planes before it is "cornered."

The blood turns black because of the degeneration and breakdown of blood pigments.

Stop worrying.

[ImLostAgain]

Ok thanks all.
Sqad, I don't come across as a worrier do I? Oh now I'm starting to worry about being a worrier :)
Thanks again.

[Sqad]

;-)