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What Does Burning Sensation Behind The Calves Indicate?

yes, I have been having a burning sensation behind my calves for sometime, especially at night and now I have like an inner nervous feeling going on. I had two things that I wondered about that might of caused this. Two years ago, I broke my ankle. Another time probably three years ago, I had hit my head as I stood up ( bent over and then arising ) on a solid oak mantel of our fireplace. The first caused later some problem with pain shooting down my outside of leg. I don t seem to have any headaches, but my head was sore for a long while. Sorry, early and not fully awake. I don t sleep well. I am sixty five year old woman. Shirley
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Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. I understand your concerns and I will try to help you as much as I can.
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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Kindly regards. Wish you a good health.
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What Does Burning Sensation Behind The Calves Indicate?

Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. I understand your concerns and I will try to help you as much as I can. 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. I hope I have answered you query. If you have any further questions you can contact us in every time. Kindly regards. Wish you a good health.