purple spot on calf, just a bruise?
Im 18 and had a baby5months ago. Since hitting puberty ive had achey calves, it runs in my family and there have never been problems. Today i noticed a purple dot on the inside of my calf and a few dots next to it. It looks like a stretch mark with a purple dot in the middle. When i push there, there is nothing there, i cant feel a knot or vein or bone or anything and it isnt painful.
I have spider veins on my legs too.
Ive also been coming upw ith bruises on my arms and legs. I had a complete blood count and everything is fine. Could this just be an iron or potassium deficiency?
I suffer with anxiety so im pretty scared about this purple dot but its in the early am hrs at the moment so i cant see a doctor. I do have a doctor appoinment this afternoon tho.
Could it just be a bruise?? I was on my feet today from 9am-3pm, then on and off the rest of the day.
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Keep an eye on this and if the pain or tingling continues it may be the beginning of DVT.
This is very painful and pain pills do not help. I have had it for over 2 years and the doctor was slow to diagnose it until I was in critical shape.
Mine started with a sudden onset of calf pain and leg swelling. The pain was worse when the leg was hanging down. There was warmth to the area because the veins were inflamed.
I am on coumidin (warfarin) as a blood thinner. Usually when they say 6 months, they mean for the rest of your life. The blood thinner does not resolve the current clot problem, but supposedly keeps new clots from forming.
Deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, is caused by a blood clot in a muscle and can be life-threatening. Symptoms include swelling, pain, and tenderness in the legs. Risk factors include immobility, hormone therapy, and pregnancy.
DVTs can occur anywhere in the body but are most frequently found in the deep veins of the legs, thighs, and pelvis. They may infrequently arise from the upper extremities usually because of trauma, or from an indwelling catheter (tubing) or device.
A deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a condition wherein a blood clot (thrombus) forms in a vein of the deep system.
Thrombophlebitis is a condition in which there is both inflammation and a blood clot in a vein. Thrombophlebitis can occur in either superficial or deep veins. Superficial thrombophlebitis occurs in veins close to the skin surface, and usually causes pain, swelling, and redness in the area of the vein. Superficial thrombophlebitis usually is treated with heat, elevation of the affected leg or arm, and anti–inflammatory medications. A thrombosis in a deep vein is a much more serious problem than one in a superficial vein. The reason for this is that a piece of the clot in deep vein from a DVT can break off and travel through the deep veins back to the heart, and eventually be pumped by the heart into the arteries of the lung. When this happens, the condition is called pulmonary embolism (PE). The blood clot is called an embolus (plural emboli), and the process of breaking off and traveling to the lungs is called embolism.
Narcotics didn’t help my pain. I now take Tizanidine 4mg 5/day and Lyrica Cv 100 mg 3/day. This helps the nerve pain and I can walk some now. I am feeling much better pain wise.
See your health care provider as soon as possible. The dermatologist is also the key person to take care of any lumps and bumps about which you are concerned. And good luck.