My Lower Left Calf Is Swollen And Painful. It Is

Posted on Sat, 27 Oct 2018

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Question : my lower left calf is swollen and painful. it is not red. i am concerned that it might be deep vein thrombosis as i have been setting in a airplane for 9 hour

Answered by Dr. Dr. Gopal (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Yes, Deep Vein Thrombosis is first diagnosis.

Detailed Answer:
Hi I am Dr Gopal Goel Orthopedic Surgeon.
After sitting for 9 hours - You are right. We have to Rule out Deep vein thrombosis first.
I suggest you get Color doppler studies and D miner test ASAP to confirm Deep Vein Thrombosis.
The treatment is injections - heparin analogues which will be prescribed by your doctor after seeing the reports.
Thanks for the question. Please feel free to ask any other question.

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