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Two days ago, I got up from my desk at work and had sudden pain in my left thigh and trouble walking. It waxed and waned during the day. That night, I had a very hard time sleeping because of the pain. It was a consistent ache. The next day, I went to the Urgent Care in my town because I was concerned when the area felt hot. They took X-rays, gave me a pain shot, took blood, and prescribed prescription strength Naproxen. They said the X-ray looked fine, but they did not give a diagnosis. Today the pain is better on the pills, but the area is still warm. I'm concerned it could be a blood clot as I'm on birth control. Is there any way that urgent care could miss this or am I just overreacting because I'm nervous?
Two days ago, I got up from my desk at work and had sudden pain in my left thigh and trouble walking. It waxed and waned during the day. That night, I had a very hard time sleeping because of the pain. It was a consistent ache. The next day, I went to the Urgent Care in my town because I was concerned when the area felt hot. They took X-rays, gave me a pain shot, took blood, and prescribed prescription strength Naproxen. They said the X-ray looked fine, but they did not give a diagnosis. Today the pain is better on the pills, but the area is still warm. I'm concerned it could be a blood clot as I'm on birth control. Is there any way that urgent care could miss this or am I just overreacting because I'm nervous?
Brief Answer:
No urgent action required, it should relief soon.
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXX
Welcome tho health care magic.
thank yo for your query.
Iam Dr Ganesh
Family physician and Radiologist.
1. The symptoms seems like a muscle strain which caused when you got up suddenly from your desk.
2. Naproxen is a pain killer, which has relived your severe symptoms, which indicates that its simple muscle strain nothing much to worry.
3.Blood clot / thrombus in the vessels - would cause very severe / acute and will not get relief with simple medication. And the pain persists until thrombolytic treatment.
4. You should be free of symptoms ( even warmness) in day or two. If not and your pain persists, then you can get a doppler study done to rule out the DVT deep vein thrombosis.
5. You have not missed any urgent care, might be gut getting nervous of acute/sudden pain.
Hope i have answered your query.
If any thing to ask do not hesitate.
thank you for approaching health care magic.
Dr. Ganesh
No urgent action required, it should relief soon.
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXX
Welcome tho health care magic.
thank yo for your query.
Iam Dr Ganesh
Family physician and Radiologist.
1. The symptoms seems like a muscle strain which caused when you got up suddenly from your desk.
2. Naproxen is a pain killer, which has relived your severe symptoms, which indicates that its simple muscle strain nothing much to worry.
3.Blood clot / thrombus in the vessels - would cause very severe / acute and will not get relief with simple medication. And the pain persists until thrombolytic treatment.
4. You should be free of symptoms ( even warmness) in day or two. If not and your pain persists, then you can get a doppler study done to rule out the DVT deep vein thrombosis.
5. You have not missed any urgent care, might be gut getting nervous of acute/sudden pain.
Hope i have answered your query.
If any thing to ask do not hesitate.
thank you for approaching health care magic.
Dr. Ganesh
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