Shin splint or something else?

[Celerysalt]

I’ve just got in from a 35-minute 6km run. I’ve been wearing compression supports on my ankles lately but didn’t today because it was raining and they get really heavy when they’re wet. A bruise about the size of a 2-finger Kitkat (in terms of the area covered, not the depth of the swelling!) has formed on my left shin, on the bottom third. I don’t recall having knocked into anything in the past 48 hours. It’s slightly raised and tender to the touch. I’m going to slap on a cool pack. Any ideas of what this might be would be very much appreciated. I just want to do the right thing.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

We are not medical experts so, if there is no explanation for the swelling.., either call NHS helpline for advice and go and get it checked out