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What Caused Pain In The Legs And Groin Moving To Chest In An Overweight Person With Edema And Kidney Problem?

Hello..I am seeking help for my son who is experiencing serious health problems, He is very much overweight

and experiencing edema and kidney problems. He is 48 and can hardly get through and 8 hour days work.

Last evening he experienced intense pain in both legs and groin area that then went into his chest. Could

this pain be from the kidneys or heart?
Mon, 3 Feb 2014
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Hello,
I have gone through your query and understand your concern.
I suspect he may have deep vein thrombosis.
That is he have the pain in the lower limb due to the thrombosis and clot.
That blood clot may broken down and moved to lungs or heart and caused the chest pain.
Thank god, he did not developed a acute pulmonary embolism or heart attack, a life threatening conditions.
He need the do the further investigations like duplex doppler ultrasound for his both legs.
He need proper treatment with blood thinners like heparin or warfarin.

As he had chest pain, he may have to be investigated for any heart attack and to rule out pulmonary embolism with Electrocardiogram, Echo cardiogram, and Treadmill test.
Please consult the cardiologist and get properly investigated and treated.

Hope this helps.
Please reply for further queries.
Wishing you good health.


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What Caused Pain In The Legs And Groin Moving To Chest In An Overweight Person With Edema And Kidney Problem?

Hello, I have gone through your query and understand your concern. I suspect he may have deep vein thrombosis. That is he have the pain in the lower limb due to the thrombosis and clot. That blood clot may broken down and moved to lungs or heart and caused the chest pain. Thank god, he did not developed a acute pulmonary embolism or heart attack, a life threatening conditions. He need the do the further investigations like duplex doppler ultrasound for his both legs. He need proper treatment with blood thinners like heparin or warfarin. As he had chest pain, he may have to be investigated for any heart attack and to rule out pulmonary embolism with Electrocardiogram, Echo cardiogram, and Treadmill test. Please consult the cardiologist and get properly investigated and treated. Hope this helps. Please reply for further queries. Wishing you good health.