unicorndusy
30-12-17, 18:30
Hi everyone,
Been trying to put my worries at the back of my head recently but today has hit another low. I’m not going to write the whole story down again as I have other threads but I basically have a problem with my left leg. I’ve had this lump on it (lower leg) that hurts when I exercise and often when I walk for a while and it’s been there for ages now. I didn’t really give much thought to it until recently when my upper leg (same leg) had a problem where I ended up getting four opinions, all of which said it’s definitely muscular and not a blood clot like I was scared of. Got over that and started going to the gym, over Christmas I’ve stopped going until I go back in the new year. Seen a doctor finally about the lump and she said she thinks it’s an ingrown hair (cyst) but has referred me for an ultrasound which my letter came through yesterday about. It’s on the 9th of Jan and I’m worried as now the skin around the area of the lump and above it (basically my calf) has turned paler in places but when I walk around it seems to disappear completely. I’m obviously thinking there’s a huge blood clot and my circulation is failing. I know none of you can diagnose me so I’m gonna try and hold on until the scan to see what they find and then speak to my doctor about it after. I just can’t get it out of my head that it’s a blood clot. I’m 17 and this has made every single doctor I see brush it off and I read these horror stories about teens who had them and died. The lower leg isn’t swollen, hot or red which are classic symptoms of it but I know some people have one without any or very vague ones. Also had pins and needles in my foot and shooting pain in my thigh. Back pain as well. I’m so scared.
Peace and love
Been trying to put my worries at the back of my head recently but today has hit another low. I’m not going to write the whole story down again as I have other threads but I basically have a problem with my left leg. I’ve had this lump on it (lower leg) that hurts when I exercise and often when I walk for a while and it’s been there for ages now. I didn’t really give much thought to it until recently when my upper leg (same leg) had a problem where I ended up getting four opinions, all of which said it’s definitely muscular and not a blood clot like I was scared of. Got over that and started going to the gym, over Christmas I’ve stopped going until I go back in the new year. Seen a doctor finally about the lump and she said she thinks it’s an ingrown hair (cyst) but has referred me for an ultrasound which my letter came through yesterday about. It’s on the 9th of Jan and I’m worried as now the skin around the area of the lump and above it (basically my calf) has turned paler in places but when I walk around it seems to disappear completely. I’m obviously thinking there’s a huge blood clot and my circulation is failing. I know none of you can diagnose me so I’m gonna try and hold on until the scan to see what they find and then speak to my doctor about it after. I just can’t get it out of my head that it’s a blood clot. I’m 17 and this has made every single doctor I see brush it off and I read these horror stories about teens who had them and died. The lower leg isn’t swollen, hot or red which are classic symptoms of it but I know some people have one without any or very vague ones. Also had pins and needles in my foot and shooting pain in my thigh. Back pain as well. I’m so scared.
Peace and love