Persistant pain in my calf/ankle

[pucca]

I have recently started a new job which involves alot of walking and running, it is doing me good as i was very unfit before but the last couple of weeks i have a persistant pain in my lower calf/ankle which definately isn't a muscular type pain, and i haven't damaged it or anything.

It is like a tissue/flesh type pain but in one place only and is starting to irritate me alot, is it worth going the GP do you think?

[RubySlippers]

definitely worth getting checked out if it has been like that for a couple of weeks

is your calf hot or swollen? does it feel crampy?

[pucca]

Thanks RS, no not hot or swollen, been a bit crampy though.

[RubySlippers]

hmm - don;t want to worry you but i had a DVT and my leg was crampy

get to the GP if only to rule it out

[pucca]

Rubyslippers...Was there any other signs?

It just feels like i have got a knife stuck in the fleshy part of my ankle.

[RubySlippers]

i didn't have any other signs other than pain/cramping

whatever it is it sounds painful ...