i know how you feel bro i pulled my hammy around a year ago and it hurt like a bitch,it bruised from about mid ham to about mid calf no red though just black or almost black, i could not walk worth a damn so had to call in work for 3 days,i did not even try to work hams for damn cant recall excatly but probably 4-6 weeks then i started off very slow,probably took me another 4-6 weeks after that to be 100%.like mentioned above would not hurt to get it checked but if you rest it you should be okay,goodluck.