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Hello, I Am Having Pain Behind My Left Calf. I
Question: Hello, I am having pain behind my left calf. I am currently taking birth control pills and read about DVT. I doubt that is what this is as I think I'm having a leg cramp. I just wanted to get a second opinion. There is no swelling that I can tell of. Could this just be a leg cramp?
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Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history and understood the concerns.
Please give additional information for me to assist you better:
Your age please.
Since when are you taking pills?
Any redness over the calf muscles area?
Does standing or walking increase the pain?
Is there pain while resting?
Any problem related to back?
Awaiting for your feedback.
Please give additional information.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history and understood the concerns.
Please give additional information for me to assist you better:
Your age please.
Since when are you taking pills?
Any redness over the calf muscles area?
Does standing or walking increase the pain?
Is there pain while resting?
Any problem related to back?
Awaiting for your feedback.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I am 24 years old. I have been taking the contraceptives for a little over a year. There is no redness and there is a little bit of pain when I walk and it hurts a little when resting. My back is hurting a little bit as well. It just feels like a normal cramp to me but I figured getting a second opinion wouldn't hurt.
Brief Answer:
As discussed in details below.
Detailed Answer:
Surely yes.
Thanks for your feedback.
From the history this looks to be a cramp or less possibility of some nerve compression in back giving pain in left calf.
But since you are taking birth control pills DVT should be ruled out by ultrasonography and color doppler examination.
The reports will decide whether you can continue the pills or not.
Take plenty of fluids, avoid dehydration.
Take an anti-inflammatory medication with pain killer properties.
I hope this answer helps you.
Please feel free to ask for further relevant queries if you feel that there is a gap of communication.
As discussed in details below.
Detailed Answer:
Surely yes.
Thanks for your feedback.
From the history this looks to be a cramp or less possibility of some nerve compression in back giving pain in left calf.
But since you are taking birth control pills DVT should be ruled out by ultrasonography and color doppler examination.
The reports will decide whether you can continue the pills or not.
Take plenty of fluids, avoid dehydration.
Take an anti-inflammatory medication with pain killer properties.
I hope this answer helps you.
Please feel free to ask for further relevant queries if you feel that there is a gap of communication.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank you very much! I'm going to try to get some sleep now.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
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