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Q: Blood Clots?

asked by: Drizzled on July 23rd, 2005

New User

Have any of you become absolutely paranoid that you have a blood clot?

I've been getting pain in my left leg sometimes, which has caused me to become so anxious that i'm panicky just laying down... Leading to lack of sleep.

Recently i've been trying to walk around outside more to get some exercise, but before this I went through a period where I didn't exercise much & sat down a lot.

I'm not overweight, and I had an ekg a couple weeks ago and it turned out fine. I'm 21 years old, and female. I don't have high blood pressure.

But I just can't stop worrying. Has anyone else gone through this... And does anyone have any information on blood clots to help me to stop worrying?

Replies(10)

Zabrina

replied on July 23rd, 2005

Experienced User

Blood clots is my worst fear. I had a blood clot and it traveled to my lung.It's rare in young people.Mine was caused by birth control. It can also come from being bedridden like after surgey. Sometimes there are symptoms but I didn't have any until after it traveled to my lung.

Fuddy_Meers

replied on July 23rd, 2005

Experienced User

I went for a couple months thinking I had a clot after seeing some news magazine reporting on deep vein thrombosis. I could have sworn I had one, too, what with some leg pain i'd been having. But after a couple months and I hadn't had a pulmonary embolism, I figured it was nothing.

Man-o-man, I am a nut . . .

Nikia

replied on July 23rd, 2005

Experienced User

After My Dad Had One

For several months, I got nervous anytime my leg hurt. He said that his hurt worse than any previous leg pain and that it swelled up a lot. When I expressed my concern about getting clots to to my doctor, she said that they are evident by a lot of swelling.

Zabrina

replied on July 23rd, 2005

Experienced User

It all depends on where it forms.

When a clot forms, it can either partially or totally block the blood flow in that vein. Symptoms of a dvt can include:

swelling of the leg
warmth and redness of the leg
pain that is noticeable, or worse when standing or walking

these are not always a sign of a dvt, but anyone who experiences them should contact a doctor immediately.

Symptoms of pulmonary embolism

these include shortness of breath; chest pain which may be worsened by deep breaths; and coughing up phlegm, possibly messed with blood.

Anyone with these symptoms should seek emergency medical treatment.

Drizzled

replied on July 23rd, 2005

New User

A couple months ago I coughed up phlegm speckled with blood ... I don't think I remember ever getting it checked out, and it hasn't happened since... Should I be worried?

Hypochondriac1028

replied on July 24th, 2005

Experienced User

Thats happend to me before. Probably from the weather or a small nose bleed

Drizzled

replied on July 24th, 2005

New User

Maybe it was a small nose bleed. I'm hoping that if it was a real problem, it would continue happening and not just happen once...

delancey

replied on July 24th, 2005

Experienced User

Is it possible to cough up blood one whole day after a nosebleed?

Hypochondriac1028

replied on July 24th, 2005

Experienced User

Do u smoke? If so some ciggarettes like newports have fiberglass in them and cause cause your lungs to bleed. Its not as bad as it sounds, it happens to alot of people who smoke cigs with fiberglass in them

Drizzled

replied on July 24th, 2005

New User

No, I don't smoke at all and never have.

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