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Can you feel a blood clot moving in your body?

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EF4468
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For those of you that have experienced blood clots, can you feel one moving through your body and how badly does it hurt if it's blocking a vein or artery? I've experienced a sort of tension along my outer left arm bone, close to the elbow that feels like a bad muscle ache, no extreme pain. This has lasted anywhere from hours to mere seconds. Idk what this is and I'd love some input from you guys. I'm so scared of dying in my sleep from this or keeling over out of the blue.

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  • Sway
    Sway EF4468

    Posted

    To the best of my knowledge no you can not feel it. I didn't feel my pe until I got a little pain. But no you can't feel it move from an extremity to other parts. At least I've never heard of it before.

  • Scotgal
    Scotgal EF4468

    Posted

    No, you cannot feel a clot moving through your vascular system any more than you could feel your blood coursing through your veins, but you  can feel pain if you have a thrombus, because blood flow can be totally blocked from moving forward and that would and does cause significant pain.  I suffered blood clots in my legs after surgery and from my recollection ( even though it was over 40 years ago) the pain was pretty bad.  Blood thinner therapy is initiated immediately once that dx is made.
    • EF4468
      EF4468 Scotgal

      Posted

      Thankfully I haven't experienced anything that bad, but I have been getting small twinges and aches, mostly in my left leg, I know it's probably not a clot, but my health anxiety is telling me that it is.

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