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What Causes Pain In The Calf Muscles After Receiving A Medrol Shot?
I had 160mg shot of medol Medrol 2 weeks ago. I just started having pain to the touch on both calf front muscles on right of your front bone. I could hardly walk when I got out of bed. My other severe nerve pain on the sides of my legs disappeared and I was feeling great till 2 days ago. Thank you Dorene
Yes, it may be deep vein thrombosis or so called DVT although this is not very likely. I means that clot is formed inside the big leg vessel. So you need to do Doppler ultrasound to rule this. Vein thrombosis which is manifested with unilateral swelling of the leg, pain in calf and lividity of the skin.
Some conditions such as pregnancy, obesity and recent surgery may increase the risk of it. This may be serious if blood clot travels to heart and lungs so it should be ruled out as soon as possible and then appropriate treatment can be started. In most cases it include strict resting heparin infusions and aspirin. More invasive procedures are rarely required.
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What Causes Pain In The Calf Muscles After Receiving A Medrol Shot?
Hi, Yes, it may be deep vein thrombosis or so called DVT although this is not very likely. I means that clot is formed inside the big leg vessel. So you need to do Doppler ultrasound to rule this. Vein thrombosis which is manifested with unilateral swelling of the leg, pain in calf and lividity of the skin. Some conditions such as pregnancy, obesity and recent surgery may increase the risk of it. This may be serious if blood clot travels to heart and lungs so it should be ruled out as soon as possible and then appropriate treatment can be started. In most cases it include strict resting heparin infusions and aspirin. More invasive procedures are rarely required. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein, General Surgeon