What Causes Pain In Calf ?
 
                                    
                                    
                                          
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                                            Question : I am terrified i have dvt.  I have had a dull pain in my right calf for months.  The pain is also worse when i lie down and tilt my foot / toes forward and around .  There is also a fullness feeling in my calf sometimes.
I have gone through numerous long haul flights around christmas and this fall with very little if any movement.
                            
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Detailed Answer:
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Symptoms you have mentioned give some suspicion of DVT, but swelling of leg is usually present in DVT. However, if you are terrified about it, to get clarified, you may undergo doppler ultrasound which can easily detect DVT.
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                                    Thank you for your response. 
Is my life in imminant danger if it is dvt?
I am working a job for the next 6 weeks that is night shift and approx. 84 hours a week
Im not sure when i could get to a hospital
Thank you for your time 
                                
                            
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No, not at all.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for follow up!
No, not at all. Your life is not at all in imminent danger even if it is DVT. There are various kinds of treatments to treat it and is easy to manage if properly and timely diagnosed.
Moreover, chances of it being DVT is also not very high.
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                             Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
                              
                            
                                  
                                      Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
                                  
                              
                                         
 
                                    
                                    
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