Originally Posted by
banerjek
3 weeks ago, my right calve suddenly cramped up while I was eating dinner. This was a particularly bad episode so I wasn't surprised when it still hurt the next day.
This has gradually gotten worse with time. Basic sensation that I constantly experience is similar to what it feels like immediately after getting a cramp. The calve sometimes "recramps" which aggravates things. Exercise seems to make things better, but I'm definitely not up to scratch -- even simple stuff like walking is painful. Aside from what I've described, everything else looks/feels normal.
Yeah, I know -- see a doc. But I'm trying to wrap my mind around what might be going on. Also I really don't want to be sidelined if I can at all avoid it.
Get the Doppler ultrasound to check for blood clots.
My left calf cramped toward the end of a long flight back in 2009. I figured I'd just walk it off. 6 weeks later I was still thinking I'd walk it off as I dragged my left leg around with me like it was a tree branch someone had tied to my body.
I ended up in hospital for 2 weeks with my entire left calf full of clots and several clots above the knee as well. And then I was on Warfarin for a year.
Thankfully I don't have too many lingering effects, but my left ankle still swells when I exercise a lot.
Get the Doppler ultrasound to check for blood clots.