calf injury/tear?

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bwinning

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Joined: 2005/05/05
United States

2005/05/05, 01:13 PM

I was hit in the calf muscle with a (thrown water-logged) baseball 18 days ago and although my leg appears to be getting better I am still unable to walk becuase I am unable to get my heel to the ground without pain and tightness in the calf muscle. The muscle is still very tight and there is a hard lump in my leg where the baseball hit, my foot and ankle are still very swollen and bruised. I went to a normal Doctor and he said it was a deep muscle bruise and it would take 2-3 weeks to heal. Well I am almost at the 3 weeks and I can't walk on it. I had the Doctor perform an ultrasound to make sure there was no clotting and also an exray to check for broken bones. I problably should have asked for an MRI. Is this normal or should I be concerned?