Njon704
06-03-16, 18:58
So I went to urgent care yesterday because of leg pain. Doctor said it's most likely muscular because there is no redness or swelling. But then she said she wants to send me for an ultrasound to rule out a blood clot. I thought, "great! I'm glad she's thorough" ... but since she thought it wasn't an emergency, I have to wait a couple days to get my ultrasound. That's fine.
But then I remember I forgot to tell her I've had some mild sharp pain almost like gas where the upper stomach/lung area is. It's been 5 days and it comes and goes. Now my anxiety says it's a lung clot! And she didn't send me for chest scan to see if I have a clot there. And what if the leg pain IS muscular, but the chest pain is a clot. Then it's been missed and I could die.
I keep telling myself I have no risk factors... not taking birth control, I'm not pregnant, haven't recently given birth or haven't had recent surgery, I'm not too sedatary (but I am a housewife and the only activities I do are light house chores) , I'm not overweight , and as far as I know my INR and aapt blood clotting tests were within normal range a month ago. I also had a d dimer a month ago that was normal (but the leg and chest pain started after my d dimer test) ...
I don't want to Google because I know it'll tell me a very general list of symptoms for PE like chest pain . So can anyone here help me rationalize who has had PE or know exactly what type of chest pain to look out for.
But then I remember I forgot to tell her I've had some mild sharp pain almost like gas where the upper stomach/lung area is. It's been 5 days and it comes and goes. Now my anxiety says it's a lung clot! And she didn't send me for chest scan to see if I have a clot there. And what if the leg pain IS muscular, but the chest pain is a clot. Then it's been missed and I could die.
I keep telling myself I have no risk factors... not taking birth control, I'm not pregnant, haven't recently given birth or haven't had recent surgery, I'm not too sedatary (but I am a housewife and the only activities I do are light house chores) , I'm not overweight , and as far as I know my INR and aapt blood clotting tests were within normal range a month ago. I also had a d dimer a month ago that was normal (but the leg and chest pain started after my d dimer test) ...
I don't want to Google because I know it'll tell me a very general list of symptoms for PE like chest pain . So can anyone here help me rationalize who has had PE or know exactly what type of chest pain to look out for.