dudette2001uk
I will be a Princess!
Hi all,
I'm currently suffering from calf pain in my left leg. I was out on Saturday night and had a few drinks and was wearing high heels. I was woken up that night by cramp in my left calf, which I put down to walking in the heels and maybe a bit of dehydration. Well it's monday today and I still have pain in my left calf.
When I press my calf it feels sore, as if it's muscle pain, but I've tried treating it with Deep Freeze spray, Ibuprofen gel and a hot water bottle and it's not improving. It feels fine when I'm walking, but when I first start walking after sitting for a while it feels a bit crampy and achey. When I flex my foot upwards it feels as if the muscle in my calf is pulling.
I've had a DVT before (in 2003), which I think is making me more paranoid I've been checking my calf for swelling and there's no noticeable swelling. The calf isn't red/discoloured and there's no sign of any difference in temperature between the two calves.
I know I should take myself off to the doctor, but I don't want to seem like a paranoid hypochondriac. I did notice a bit of pain a couple of days before saturday, but I've been sitting quite a bit on a wooden chair as I'm essay writing at the moment. I do make sure that I get up regularly and walk around though. I've also started swimming again, so maybe I've done something to the muscle when I was swimming
I can't bear the thought of having another DVT...I was told when I had the first clot that if I had another then I'd be on Warfarin for life. Since I had that clot I've stopped smoking, lost some weight and I'm controlling my blood pressure with medication. I'm really stressed out about it all to be honest :cry:
If it is just the after effect of cramp...how long does it typically take for the muscle to feel normal again?
Sorry for the rambling post!
I'm currently suffering from calf pain in my left leg. I was out on Saturday night and had a few drinks and was wearing high heels. I was woken up that night by cramp in my left calf, which I put down to walking in the heels and maybe a bit of dehydration. Well it's monday today and I still have pain in my left calf.
When I press my calf it feels sore, as if it's muscle pain, but I've tried treating it with Deep Freeze spray, Ibuprofen gel and a hot water bottle and it's not improving. It feels fine when I'm walking, but when I first start walking after sitting for a while it feels a bit crampy and achey. When I flex my foot upwards it feels as if the muscle in my calf is pulling.
I've had a DVT before (in 2003), which I think is making me more paranoid I've been checking my calf for swelling and there's no noticeable swelling. The calf isn't red/discoloured and there's no sign of any difference in temperature between the two calves.
I know I should take myself off to the doctor, but I don't want to seem like a paranoid hypochondriac. I did notice a bit of pain a couple of days before saturday, but I've been sitting quite a bit on a wooden chair as I'm essay writing at the moment. I do make sure that I get up regularly and walk around though. I've also started swimming again, so maybe I've done something to the muscle when I was swimming
I can't bear the thought of having another DVT...I was told when I had the first clot that if I had another then I'd be on Warfarin for life. Since I had that clot I've stopped smoking, lost some weight and I'm controlling my blood pressure with medication. I'm really stressed out about it all to be honest :cry:
If it is just the after effect of cramp...how long does it typically take for the muscle to feel normal again?
Sorry for the rambling post!