Got kicked in the back of the leg playing football/soccer?
Hi all. I have a bit of a problem and do not know what I should do about it. 5 weeks ago I was playing football (soccer) and myself and another player both chased the ball, I got their first, and then felt a really hard kick to the back of my lower leg/calf area. At first my initial thought / feeling was that the whole of his lower leg collided with back of my lower leg but now realise that would only be possible if he did not have a foot. But I think it was his definitely some of his leg that connected rather than his foot. I think he seen me getting their first and so goes to volley the ball but gets my leg instead basically.
Right away, the whole of the lower leg just went numb and the first thought that came in to my head was that this was my game over for the day. I also seemed to feel it at the front of the leg (the bone). I would not say I was in excruciating pain but there was pain. I got angry and turned to get the ball again and just kicked it as hard as I could out of frustration. I do not usually lose my temper like this but I got kicked hard and so got frustrated. After it happened, I am not sure why, but I did not go off the pitch. I walked towards the goal and asked the keeper if I could go in goal. I did so for the rest of the match. I ended up conceding a lot of goals as I was reluctant to move much.
After it happened, and after the game, I did not really have trouble walking (well, maybe I walked with a slight limp). The walking was not causing a lot pain, put it that way. When I got home, and for the rest of the week, I had a towel wrapped around my leg with elastic bands keeping it place, so my leg would stay straight. It felt a lot more comfortable straight and still does now.
Two more weeks passed and I sort of forgot about it and so I started running again. I did not go too far but afterwards the pain returned. I had another week off and ran again. This time it did not ignite the pain, and I have been on another run since. However, there was still this underlying feeling that is here now and has been there since. At first I felt it around the back of the knee and then started feeling it around the front of the knee. Now I feel it from back to front. The front of the knee sometimes feels sort of numb. The pain is not severe, it just always seems to be there. For the past 5 weeks I have just assumed it was going to go away but it has not.
It is most noticeable when I sit down and is relieved when I stand and walk about or keep the legs straight per se. I spend most of the day sitting so it is quite uncomfortable. As mentioned the pain is not severe. And there had only been two or three times when it has felt a bit worse. It just feels like it is not going away by itself.
From what I have described, what do you think this could be? What sort of injuries are produced from the type of kick I have described? I do not want to go the doctor but think I may have to. I just hate going to the doctors as they will probably refer me to the hospital which will take like 3-4 weeks, and then the hospital may then refer me for scan which will take another 3 weeks. It is such a slow process. What do you think? All contributions appreciated. Sorry for the long post, I am not one for getting to the point. I just want to begin my fitness goals. There always seems to be something stopping me from getting started.
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