Ty wrote:Thanks AJ.
I remember you had compartment syndrome, and I was looking for some of your posts prior to putting this message up, but I couldn't find much related.
When you had the compartment syndrome, did you experience any " drop foot ", or " foot drop " ?. I feel I have that in my one foot, as it throws my gait and balance off. It's as if my ankle does not fully flex compared to my other leg when I push off, either running, or walking. I was starting to wonder if it was being caused by compartment syndrome, however I don't have any other pain besides some in the knee, that is related too the gait and balance issues, and the constant strain of the knee keeping me in place.
Thanks for your information, and I should go and get tested regardless !.
It felt like the lower limbs on my legs were made of wood, like they just didn't feel real because the facia next to my shins would seriously pump up with blood and the pain would just kick in from there. I would get the numbness but it also felt tender sometimes as well and sometimes it got so bad I couldn't even walk without having to stop because it literally felt like my shins were going to explode.
Now, I'm definately not big headed, but I've been through some hard hits in my time, mainly through playing rugby with some f*cking big blokes, but nothing has ever stopped me running or walking like that had. Sometimes I would literally sort of limp off of the field in training and collapse on the sideline because my legs were so pumped full of blood the pressure caused too much pain and it became impossible to keep up with the pace.
I did loose some mobility like you described though because I couldn't feel the muscle working, only that it felt really tight and pumped up. The best way to describe the pump in the legs is if you do many super-sets and drop-sets in an arm routine at a gym so you can hardly move your arms because of the fatigue and the pump in your muscles. It's the same sort of thing with your legs, only this pump is a problem! You can carry on but it makes it worse and it doesn't stop getting worse and it never lets up.
Glad to hear you're doing the right thing and getting it seen to because it will just continue to get worse otherwise Ty.
What I will say is that if or once you have had an operation to correct it, do not even think about training for at least 5-6months afterwards. If you are going to do cv, take my advice and just swim. The general rule I've learned it that if the doctor's or specialists give you a rough time frame for recovery, multiply it by two. They told me about 3 months and it gave me some niggling problems because I went back into training too early.
Just take your time with it and don't loose sight of what you're going to achieve ok. The temptation always is to crack on when you 'think' you're ok when actually your not.
I'm happy to try and help any futher ok Ty.
All the best.