Snap.

Thank you google! brought me to this website.

I'm in the UK and went to an NHS drop in center (read: drop in, and get a vague diagnosis).

My initial injury was started marathon training and after 3 solid days (tight legs), put a treadmill onto steepest incline setting and quite a fast pace. I hadn't done too much running for a few months and so was trying to get back into it quickly.

After just 2 or 3 minutes at this pace and incline my leg hurt like hell.

I stopped straight away.

Then thought i was being stupid so tried to run through the pain for about another 3 minutes on the flat.

Had a shower, left the changing rooms and could barely walk for pain in right lower leg.
Managed to get home, called nhs, got told to ice it and elevate it.

Long story short, doc seemed to think it was shin splints and told not to DO ANYTHING? for 6 weeks.

Anyway, this is about 7 or 8 MONTHS later, just started with light jogging last week, went again tonight, pain is back!

The only slight difference is i feel some pain that seems to originate in the ankle tendon (achillies?), but also on the front in the shin area - i wonder if i've done both!?.

Im goin to go and actually spend some money to get someone to look at it and listen to me, just thought i'd reiterate the people above.

Also get pain in the night sometimes if im laying at a funny angle.

Have tried support bandages and stuff but never with much effect..

Want this fixing but worried there might not actually be one especially if the poster above is 5 years down the line?!

Paul - who wants to run again.
p.s find it ironic that the government in the UK are pushing excersize to fat people as a "move more" sort of campaign, yet when we break ourselves they just aren't interested in fixing us. (for the record im perfect weight for height etc and am healthy but slowly losing my fitness!... damn human body!)