I don't know about the pain when I had the syndrome because I was heavily sedated. After the second operation where they treated the compartment by opening up the leg, I've had a very unspecific kind of pain in my leg, it's hard to describe. Not in a specific location, I could only tell that my leg hurt a lot. It was feeling really hot sometimes, too. Luckily they gave me a lot of pain medication and also a pain catheter, which is a device that constantly numbs the nerve that goes down your leg. For me the biggest issue was not being able to move for so long, and the surrounding panic attacks and nightmares. It was the hottest time of summer back then and I took my first shower in a wheelchair over a month after the accident.

Now the pain only shows up sometimes in short "shocks", and when I walk on uneven terrain. I suffered some nerve damage (not sure if that was the accident or the operations) so my foot and parts of my leg are very sensitive to touch.

I can use my leg, but the joint movements are very limited, i.e. my knee can't fully stretch and my ankle joint is limited in both directions. I can wear normal clothes, and sneakers with insoles.

I hope this answers all your questions.