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"Because in the end, you won't remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain."
Jack Kerouac
Obie~ I think you are making more out of this than it might really be. I have been through a pretty tough case of the splints early on in my running, and am currently going through a milder case right now, as I am increasing mileage, and did a run of 6 miles, and my shins are letting me know it. Don't panic. You have been given great advice, but what I think everyone will agree on is that the splints will go away with stonger muscles. your muscles will get stonger the more you run. Just make sure that you take Figbash's advice, and run short strides, really easy pace, and ease your way back into it. Ice after the run, take motrin, and do your toe taps. Your shins will not toughen up if you are not running, and the longer you delay getting back out there, you will begin to lose all the fitness you have worked so hard for. Fear is a pretty strong emotion, don't let it keep you from progress. Run easy, and try to enjoy it. If you are in miserable pain during the run, then go and get that X-Ray and get some peace of mind~ Good Luck and Happy Running!
So a few months ago I visited yet another running specialty store, and they told me that my overpronation is not that bad, and that the stabilizing shoe may be contributing to the problem. I was somewhat skeptical; I didn't see how a stabilizing shoe could possibly stress the posterior tibialis, etc., but I was willing to try something new. So they fitted me with a more neutral shoe (Mizuno Wave Creation 9), and off I went. Still with the shin splints.
This happened to me. Too much stability will increase the shock to your shins and WILL cause shin spints.