DEAR DR. DONOHUE: After a five-year rest, I started running again. A week after I started, I developed the most unbelievable pain in my lower legs. I thought I had shinsplints, and they would go away. The pain didn't go, so I saw a doctor who made the diagnosis of compartmental syndrome, something new to me. He said if the pain lasted much longer I would need surgery.

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