Is Strange Leg Pain Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)? Posted: 02-10-06 10:21am
I used to get all these pains in my right
leg. Two months ago they began in the
calf, then in a few weeks the knee and
thigh added, and now the pain is mainly in
the hip area. It includes the thigh, inner
and outer, the hip, the groin, the exreme
lower right abdomen, the flank, and lower
back. The pain is a slightly burning,
pulling pain, that makes me think of a
pulled tendon or ligament. I know it is
not that though. The doctors, 3 of them,
have not done any diagnostic tests on the
leg. One suggested sciatica and gave me
muscle relaxers, which do not affect it.
My question is, if I had dvt that began in
the calf, is it possible that it moved up
into my thigh, then kept moving up into my
hip area? I am afraid that maybe the docs
missed something since none thought a test
was necessary, and I had a dvt that is now
traveling higher and higher up toward my
lungs.
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a very
serious condition and could be life
threatening. It usually affects deep veins
in the lower extremities. DVT affects
people who had leg trauma or stayed in bed
for a long periods due to surgical
intervention. The most dangerous
complication is lung thromboembolia; it is
life threatening. Major symptoms are
constant great pain, swelling, redness and
increased temperature of the leg. It seems
that you are experiencing strange leg pain
whose characteristics are not typical for
DVT.
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