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bev99777
bev99777

Getting really strange sensations in left leg started like cramping at night now I'm getting like a dead leg feeling. I'm worried I have a blood clot but my blood test has come bk normal what could this be

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  • jackie56101
    jackie56101 bev99777

    Posted

    Bev,

    Could be nerve pain . Do you have bulging disc?? If you do that can cause sciatica which will give you leg pain more so than back pain. Have you had MRI ??

    Take care

    Jackie

    • bev99777
      bev99777 jackie56101

      Posted

      No haven't done mri yet. Can u get sciatica without back ache I've never had pain like this

    • karl37887
      karl37887 bev99777

      Posted

      I have confirmed bulging disc and never had any back pain, just awful calf pain and dull ache in buttock.
    • bev99777
      bev99777 karl37887

      Posted

      Did they think it was a dvt? My Drs are useless they don't know what it is. I'm worried it's a dvt. How did they know it about bulging disks?

    • karl37887
      karl37887 bev99777

      Posted

      If it was a clot there would normally  be swelling. The Docs would normally do the standard test for sciatica...bending forwards, backwards, twisting, straight leg elevation angle whilst on back etc... the blood test would have been to rule anything else out.

      MRI at 12 weeks confirmed disk bulge at L4 L5 pressing on nerve.

      Make sure you drink plenty of fluids, dehydration can cause cramping.

  • jackie56101
    jackie56101 bev99777

    Posted

    Hello Bev,

    I would go see primary doctor and get MRI or try physical therapy. You can have more leg pain than back pain if you have sciatica . Take care let use know how your doing.

    Jackie

  • maxine02788
    maxine02788 bev99777

    Posted

    It could be a pinched nerve.  Also, if your on any statin medications for cholesterol they have been reported to cause cramping at night.  
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