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4 Days Ago My Left Butt Cheek Became Extremely Swollen.
Question: 4 days ago my left butt cheek became extremely swollen. The next day my left leg to my calf became swollen as well. Now I’m bruised and swollen from my left butt cheek to the calf
Brief Answer:
You will need further medical evaluation
Detailed Answer:
Hello, I'm Dr. Branch, thanks for using 'Ask A Doctor' service.
It is not immediately clear what could be causing these symptoms, but they do sound serious and I would recommend seeing your doctor as soon as you can to get an examination and further testing. Though this is not a typical description, you may have a blood clot in your leg, which would need to be treated urgently. Your doctor may want to do an ultrasound of the veins in your legs to check for this, and if you do have a clot, you would need to be on blood thinners.
However, the bruising is unusual for this, which makes me think you may have something else going on. Your doctor will need to check your blood to see why you might be bruising and figure out how this all could be connected.
If you want to send a picture, and tell me about any other medical history or symptoms you have, that may help me to narrow down what it might be, but again, it sounds like you will need to be examined in person, have your blood checked, and probably need imaging to figure this out.
I hope this helps.
Please let me know if you have any questions, I would be glad to discuss it with you further.
You will need further medical evaluation
Detailed Answer:
Hello, I'm Dr. Branch, thanks for using 'Ask A Doctor' service.
It is not immediately clear what could be causing these symptoms, but they do sound serious and I would recommend seeing your doctor as soon as you can to get an examination and further testing. Though this is not a typical description, you may have a blood clot in your leg, which would need to be treated urgently. Your doctor may want to do an ultrasound of the veins in your legs to check for this, and if you do have a clot, you would need to be on blood thinners.
However, the bruising is unusual for this, which makes me think you may have something else going on. Your doctor will need to check your blood to see why you might be bruising and figure out how this all could be connected.
If you want to send a picture, and tell me about any other medical history or symptoms you have, that may help me to narrow down what it might be, but again, it sounds like you will need to be examined in person, have your blood checked, and probably need imaging to figure this out.
I hope this helps.
Please let me know if you have any questions, I would be glad to discuss it with you further.
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