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Q: pain in leg with swelling
asked by: Sleeping Giant on January 7th, 2008
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Just randomly a few days ago I started getting this horrible pain in my leg, I thought maybe I twisted a muscle so I dealt with it, but pain makes me very pissed off. But I control pretty well. Then this morning I woke up and my entire leg was swollen, and my foot too, and it hurts even more, and if I try to put weight on it, it hurts so bad, I can't even describe it, it makes me have tears, but I deal with it. Because I can't afford to go the doctor or hospital right now, I'm waiting on my Medical insurance card to come in, as soon as it does I'm goin' for a doctor immediately. I tried some weird technique I read about online, its called Jesus' Cure or somethin' like that, I forgot its real name, but it said I can use the technique to pull electric energy from my chest, and use it to heal my leg, so I tried their technique, and to no avail.... it didn't get better. It still hurts. I asked God to help me, for a minute I felt a tingle in my leg, I was thinking that god healed it or something, then out of no where its back. My leg feels like I had done something bad to it, like a bad sprain, or maybe a fracture, but I've never broken a bone in my life, and I've done some wicked stuff when I was a kid. But I didn't do anything, lately I've been very lethargic, because of my career, I'm a Graphic Design Artist, and partly, I didn't care, because I love my job.

But darn it, I want the pain to go away, but I dunno how to make it go. Does anyone have any suggestions, or an idea on what I can do? I'll try just about anything at this point because I am pissed off, I hate pain I hate it so much if it was a person I'd smash it to bits with a sludge hammer, then I'd flush it down the toilet! That explains how badly I hate this pain!

Note: Regular Pain Medicine over the counter doesn't work, and I hate taking medicine in a pill form.

Note 2: I do not exersize much, so I tried to do soem stretching and a bit of walking anyways, despite the pain, and it got worse, no help at all! I even broke a sweat when I was done!

Please help me. Sad
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mominashoe
replied on January 9th, 2008
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I'm sorry I can't help you more, but there are over 150 reasons why your leg is swollen. You should go to your doctor right away and see about the insurance later, as this could be signs of a pretty serious health condition...and lets just say that if you wait too long, it's not going to matter whether the insurance company came through for you or not.

Good luck!
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Sleeping Giant
replied on January 14th, 2008
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mominashoe wrote:
I'm sorry I can't help you more, but there are over 150 reasons why your leg is swollen. You should go to your doctor right away and see about the insurance later, as this could be signs of a pretty serious health condition...and lets just say that if you wait too long, it's not going to matter whether the insurance company came through for you or not.

Good luck!


I did go to the hospital, and I was admitted for an entire week, and They told me I have blood clots. I have 5 in my lungs, and 1 in my leg. I just released me yesterday, at 5 pm. So far things are better, thats why they let me out. But I have to keep taking Koumaden, its a blood thinner. But even with medication the pain is horrible, I'm trying to get all the info I can get about Blood Clots, and what else I can do to help myself. Can anyone help me with that? I wanna get all of the info I can possibly get, and study it, so I can learn how to help myself best. I am determined to get better, and fix this best I can. But I need the info.

Thanks for any helpful messages someone might reply with, I appreciate all of the help, thank you so much!
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cooknwoman
replied on January 30th, 2008
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pain in leg with swelling - pain meds?
First off, let me say that I am very sorry for your pain. I suffer too but for a different reason - lumbar and cervical fusions due to a car accident - resulting in nerve damage.
I use oxycodone and roxicodone- also soma to control my pain. Have you tried any of those?
I was searching fo help for my condition and saw your post - my heart and prayers go out to you.
Best wishes,
Susie
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