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spleen1015
10-05-2011, 09:37 PM
Has anyone ever experienced a blood clot in their leg?

I am having this pain in my right leg. It is more like a cramp or a dull ache that seems to originate from the middle of my calf. It seems to be radiating from that area. At times, it feels like my foot is going to sleep.

I don't know if this is a blood clot or not. I've had a kidney stone before and that kind of had the same sort of feeling and since that is sort of lock a blockage, I wonder since the pain is the same if this is a clot.
MacroGuru
10-05-2011, 09:38 PM
Has anyone ever experienced a blood clot in their leg?

I am having this pain in my right leg. It is more like a cramp or a dull ache that seems to originate from the middle of my calf. It seems to be radiating from that area. At times, it feels like my foot is going to sleep.

I don't know if this is a blood clot or not. I've had a kidney stone before and that kind of had the same sort of feeling and since that is sort of lock a blockage, I wonder since the pain is the same if this is a clot.

I haven't, step dad has.....symptoms were very close to what you are saying...I would say get in asap...but I am not a dr, never played a dr, never attempted to be a dr, just paranoid when it comes to the CV stuff...
Logan
10-05-2011, 09:39 PM
You sure it's not your spleen?

;) I'm sure you're fine, but go get checked out ASAP.
JPhillips
10-05-2011, 09:52 PM
I'd go to a 24 hour clinic or ER now. Blood clots aren't things to play with. Waiting too long could be fatal.
MizzouRah
10-05-2011, 09:57 PM
I'd go to a 24 hour clinic or ER now. Blood clots aren't things to play with. Waiting too long could be fatal.

+1 get to an ER just to be safe
tyketime
10-05-2011, 09:59 PM
Mrs Tyke did towards the end of her first pregnancy. It was serious business - she was hospitalized for a week. For her second pregnancy, she gave herself an injection every day (Coumadin as a blood thinner).

I echo the other sentiments to get this checked out as soon as possible.
spleen1015
10-05-2011, 10:42 PM
I had the feeling for about 3-4 hours and now it is gone.

Is a blood clot something that can come and go? What I mean is, can the discomfort, etc. come and go or is it a steady feeling?
Matthean
10-05-2011, 10:45 PM
I had the feeling for about 3-4 hours and now it is gone.

Is a blood clot something that can come and go? What I mean is, can the discomfort, etc. come and go or is it a steady feeling?

More clinic/ER, less "Cool, it went away. I'll keep posting about it."

:D
spleen1015
10-05-2011, 11:20 PM
At the ER now.... Better safe than sorry.
stevew
10-05-2011, 11:33 PM
Hopefully this is not 1 of a 2 part thread. 6 months from now I don't want to see "dealing with after effects of a stroke".
stevew
10-05-2011, 11:36 PM
War....farin. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing(except blood thinning).
MizzouRah
10-06-2011, 12:12 AM
Good call spleen.. hope everything turns out ok.
Eaglesfan27
10-06-2011, 04:24 AM
War....farin. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing(except blood thinning).

:D

Good call, Spleen. I hope all is well.
spleen1015
10-06-2011, 07:26 AM
In and out of the ER in about 2 hours. They did an ultrasound of my leg and didn't find a blood clot. They checked a couple of other things ans didn't find anything. So, I really don't know what the deal was.

Thanks for the concern you guys.
JPhillips
10-06-2011, 08:05 AM
Good news. It's better to be cautious about that sort of thing.
JonInMiddleGA
10-06-2011, 08:41 AM
At the ER now.... Better safe than sorry.

Good call, regardless of what they did/didn't find.

Most people aren't smart enough to do what you did (me included).
BYU 14
10-06-2011, 08:44 AM
In and out of the ER in about 2 hours. They did an ultrasound of my leg and didn't find a blood clot. They checked a couple of other things ans didn't find anything. So, I really don't know what the deal was.

Thanks for the concern you guys.

Great news and definitely the right call going to the ER!!
MacroGuru
10-06-2011, 08:54 AM
Very good news...

As I said, step-dad had it, he was in ICU for about 4 days as they had to give him a thinner, keep him under observation and at one point in time they were thinking surgery was needed and would have to go in and remove it. Which they did 2 months later when it came back...told him he was lucky to have his leg still..
MizzouRah
10-06-2011, 09:34 AM
Great news!
JeeberD
10-06-2011, 09:43 AM
The symptoms sound kind of similar to when my sciatica first started to set in...pain in the leg and numbness in the foot. Do you have any history of back issues?
DanGarion
10-06-2011, 10:39 AM
Good call, regardless of what they did/didn't find.

Most people aren't smart enough to do what you did (me included).

Or most people when they go to their doctor about it are ignored and are talked to about hypertension and other fucking things that have nothing to do with what they went to the doctor about.
spleen1015
10-06-2011, 11:00 AM
Nah, I've never had any back problems.