Serenity30
30-05-11, 09:52
My first post and I would be grateful of any advice.
The history is that a couple of months ago I noticed tightness in the hamstring area, then about a month ago I felt a sharp pain across the top of my foot when I got off the sofa, which progressively got worse until I could no longer bear weight and had to use crutches (no swelling at this stage, but leg felt very heavy/aching with twitching muscles). I noticed that when I put foot to ground, leg and foot started to turn purple and toes would swell. Dr arranged for full blood tests but results came back normal; no evidence of DVT/blood clot/gout/inflammatory disease or arthritis. Dr advised to keep leg up when sitting and said problem could take months.
It is now well over a month and my foot/leg is still changing colour and is much colder than the other leg. If I rotate the ankle, there is a clunking sound where I originally felt the pain in top of ankle. I can only walk for short distances before it changes colour but if I rest it, the leg becomes pale and cold. If I sit with pressure on the hamstring area, this appears to aggravate symptoms. I have also noticed lumpy fat nodules in leg.
The dr appears confident that it is not DVT or a blood clot (which my mum suffered from), but is not referring me for any more tests. I am flying abroad tomorrow and am anxious whether the leg will be OK on the flight and nervous about being away with a pre-exiting condition.
Are there any other tests I should be requesting to put my mind at rest?
The history is that a couple of months ago I noticed tightness in the hamstring area, then about a month ago I felt a sharp pain across the top of my foot when I got off the sofa, which progressively got worse until I could no longer bear weight and had to use crutches (no swelling at this stage, but leg felt very heavy/aching with twitching muscles). I noticed that when I put foot to ground, leg and foot started to turn purple and toes would swell. Dr arranged for full blood tests but results came back normal; no evidence of DVT/blood clot/gout/inflammatory disease or arthritis. Dr advised to keep leg up when sitting and said problem could take months.
It is now well over a month and my foot/leg is still changing colour and is much colder than the other leg. If I rotate the ankle, there is a clunking sound where I originally felt the pain in top of ankle. I can only walk for short distances before it changes colour but if I rest it, the leg becomes pale and cold. If I sit with pressure on the hamstring area, this appears to aggravate symptoms. I have also noticed lumpy fat nodules in leg.
The dr appears confident that it is not DVT or a blood clot (which my mum suffered from), but is not referring me for any more tests. I am flying abroad tomorrow and am anxious whether the leg will be OK on the flight and nervous about being away with a pre-exiting condition.
Are there any other tests I should be requesting to put my mind at rest?