I have a sharp intermittent pain in my left calf, it has been going on for two years in the exact same spot, I had an Ultrasound and it showed a surface cyst, tiny, not causing me pain or problems. I had an MRI and it showed I have edema deep in my calf,,,, apparently indicative of a strain. I did not injure the leg and if it is a strain why has it not healed in two years and why does the pain come and go?
Strains in the calf are notoriously difficult to heal because people do not entirely rest them. Indeed, sometimes people are advised to do stretches, and warm-ups 2 to 3 times a day because it is impossible to stay off of using the calf.