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Pain in calf

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sarah84243
sarah84243

Hi, 4 weeks since thr. I've got a really sore spot on the outside of my calf as if I've got a bruise, which I haven't. Anyone else had this? seems really random i know but worried about dvt!! Also keep getting sharp pains like pin pricks around scar??? Hope you're all doing well!

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  • mo95097
    mo95097 sarah84243

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    Hi

    I am 7 weeks on from THR and have had and still have a sensitivity on the outside of my calf.It was bruised in the early weeks but the bruising has gone and now it is mildly sensitive to being touched. It is much better than it was and I put it down to the whole leg - muscles nerves joints adjusting to the slight change in gait. My ankle was also sore and bruised but now OK.

    I have had weird and odd sensations in the hip, and down the leg - like pin pricks which I understand is normal during recovery from this op.

    I know what you mean about being worried it could be dvt - trouble is, the symptoms of dvt seem to be similar to that of recovery from hip ops!

    Hope this helps - go well!

    • ric22112
      ric22112 mo95097

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      I get this, and after 7 months it just appeared. Not sure if its a nerve being pressed on? Not DVT in my case.

    • sarah84243
      sarah84243 mo95097

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      Thanks for your reply. Good to know I'm not alone! My recovery is going so well but these little things worry me! Also looking forward to sleeping on my side!!

    • sarah84243
      sarah84243 ric22112

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      Thank you for replying. I love this forum. I can't ring doctor for every niggle.

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