The pain and uncomfort forced me to see a doctor who advised that I strained the calve muscle
and had to use crutches. When I stand on the
leg, it seems to swell slightly
and the veins stands out and swells, particularly below the knee on the front inside of the calve and once I take the pressure off the leg and relax it the vein swelling subsides. The leg at the knee is still quite stiff and the pain has subsided only slightly.