Savannah
24-09-12, 12:20
Not sure anyone can help with this but I need a talking to.
I have seen my GP about this and he has reassured me at my age (33) and no family history I am fine. I have had 3 healthy pregnancies. I am on a low dose combined pill for my heavy periods (Loestrin 20) which my GP tells me is such a minimal risk, less than 1/10000 he said.
I worry over every leg pain and lately I have had knee pain on and off on my left leg. Since yesterday I have had nasty stabbing around my left knee, especially on the inside of it. I keep worrying it is DVT. I saw my GP with a similar pain a month ago and my GP told me DVT does not cause that type of pain, and the knee only hurts if you have a DVT because of the swelling in the calf. My GP also told me DVT hits quickly, and the leg really swells up quick so you would know about it.
I am happy being on the pill as my periods are now nice and light so my terrible anxiety I had about them has eased but my health anxiety has really flared up about DVT and PE since going on the pill. I started the pill in July, 2 weeks after losing my Nan. It took me months to pluck up the courage to start it because of my DVT fear.
Can anyone help me with this. I have posted before but didn't really get any replies. I don't want to have to come off this pill as my life will go back to such awful periods, ovulation pain and spotting. My GP says I have done the right thing and I am at practically no risk but I am at the moment really worrying about this knee pain. I am seeing my GP Friday for some blood results so I shall be asking him about it then. I get such bad stabbing pain on the inside of my knee and random aches and pains down the leg:-(
I have seen my GP about this and he has reassured me at my age (33) and no family history I am fine. I have had 3 healthy pregnancies. I am on a low dose combined pill for my heavy periods (Loestrin 20) which my GP tells me is such a minimal risk, less than 1/10000 he said.
I worry over every leg pain and lately I have had knee pain on and off on my left leg. Since yesterday I have had nasty stabbing around my left knee, especially on the inside of it. I keep worrying it is DVT. I saw my GP with a similar pain a month ago and my GP told me DVT does not cause that type of pain, and the knee only hurts if you have a DVT because of the swelling in the calf. My GP also told me DVT hits quickly, and the leg really swells up quick so you would know about it.
I am happy being on the pill as my periods are now nice and light so my terrible anxiety I had about them has eased but my health anxiety has really flared up about DVT and PE since going on the pill. I started the pill in July, 2 weeks after losing my Nan. It took me months to pluck up the courage to start it because of my DVT fear.
Can anyone help me with this. I have posted before but didn't really get any replies. I don't want to have to come off this pill as my life will go back to such awful periods, ovulation pain and spotting. My GP says I have done the right thing and I am at practically no risk but I am at the moment really worrying about this knee pain. I am seeing my GP Friday for some blood results so I shall be asking him about it then. I get such bad stabbing pain on the inside of my knee and random aches and pains down the leg:-(