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Went to a and e the other day with a swollen leg and a achy pain when walking pain very bad was told i had pulled a muscle can anyone tell me anything different plz

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  • Camikitten
    Camikitten HOTpicks99

    Posted

    Maybe pop and see your GP if it's still swollen and sore tomorrow.

    Is it your calf? Have you noticed any redness? does it feel hot to touch?

  • BellaRubia
    BellaRubia HOTpicks99

    Posted

    Well, I had a lower back problem but. even tough it was a siagnosed problem, I can completely relate it to perimenopause cause for a while I had been stiff and all sore.  I guess as the muscles are tight, it is easy to develope some kind of "real" issue, when we pus h hard or even strenght it, as a pulled muscle or so...  Just be mindful and take care. Xx
  • barbara49965
    barbara49965 HOTpicks99

    Posted

    Hi, I had a swoolen leg, very painful, went to doctors & sent for Xray but nothing showed up. The next week my other leg went the same, so sore I couldnt walk & did collapse. I had loads of test but they found nothing. All they gave me was Asprin. I rested for over 2 months & eventually it went! They did say it could of been an arthritus infection that can attack the joints causing the sweeling? Thankfully it never came back? I would go back to your doctor & request some blood test. You could try magnesuim spray oil to rub into your leg, which may help the pain & Ibrufen to take the swelling down. Hope you feel better soon!
  • shaznay96184
    shaznay96184 HOTpicks99

    Posted

    Hiya

    Replying as your symptoms sound exactly like those my sister had lat year. She just rose from sitting and heard a 'pop'. She then had a very hot, swollen calf. We talked about her Achilles tendon snapping but for me I was worried about how hot red and 'solid' her calf fuel - was it a bloody DVT??

    thankfully her GP said she too had torn a muscle but it was a bit scary as it came totally out of the blue.

    Hope yours is improving x

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