Upper leg pain and ankle pain/swelling following a softball the shin.?

8 days ago, I took a softball off of the medial side of my shin approximately 6inchs above the bend of my ankle. The shin swelled, but went down soon as I iced my leg directly after the game. Now, my inner ankle and above tendon on the front of my ankle are swollen and very sore. Also, on the same leg, my inner thigh hurts incredibly bad but I pulled the quad of that leg app. 5 weeks ago. It feels as though I have been hit, but I haven't. Also, it doesn't really feel like a pulled muscle so to speak...being an athlete, I am well aware of that type of pain. I didn't know if any of my problems could be related to one another, if I could simply be feeling pain from compensating for my other injuries, and when/if I should seek medical attention. Thanks!

Answer:
I would get an x ray to double check.
It sounds like it has been hurting long enough that you should visit a doctor. Better safe than sorry. I pulled a muscle pretty severely and never saw a doctor about it, and it didn't really heal right...
Well I'm going to medical school AND I currently work at a physical therapy office. Even though the swelling might have gone down in that general area after you iced it, you could have bruised the bone and muscle tissues, you might want to do a hot compress for the pain and follow it with a cold for the swelling. If you've been limping around or anything like that could be the reason that your tendon is becoming sore, you are using more of that area then what you're used to. I would seek medical attention after another 4 or 5 days. The body is naturally very good at healing itself, sometimes it just needs some time.

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