mri

[jlc924]

I WAS SENT 2 DAYS AGO FOR A MRI BECAUSE I HAVE SWELLING IN MY CALF AND PAIN IHAVE HAD LEG DOPPLAR DONE THEY WERE NEGATIVE FOR BLOOD CLOTS SO THEY WANTED TO SEE EVERYTHING ELSE IT WAS NORMAL NOTHING VASCULAR FLOW WAS  GOOD ALSO MEANS NO BLOOD CLOT THEY SAID IHAD THE TEST WITHOUT CNTRAST THEY SAY THAT IS A SGOOD FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS NEVER HAS AANYTHING BROKEN WHAT COULD IT STILL BE NOTHING I GUESS MAYBE IN MY HEAD .

[mammo]

It's been there 5 months, so it's obviously not going to go away.  I don't know if an MRI would show soft tissue tumors or cysts, I know ultrasound does.  I googled "swollen calf with pain" and what keeps coming up is a "Bakers Cyst" found only thru ultrasound, not detected by MRI.  Also, the only way to totally rule out a clot is to have a test called a Venogram, or venography.  You may want to request both the ultrasound and the Venogram.  But google what I did and you will find a lot of info on this.

[jlc924]

may i should see if it goes a way on it on i hav ehad it going on for about 5mths

[jlc924]

they said they the cascular blood flow was good i take that as the best yes i hav epain there to some would a mri see a tumor or a cyst very upset i am beginning to think i need to leave it alone

[mammo]

Did they say that you had 100% blood flow to that particular leg?  This is odd, and I can understand your frustrations!  But your leg doesn't swell for no reason.  Is it sore?  Have they ruled out a cyst or tumor?  

[jlc924]

i agree but what else could it be i dont know sounds like some of this is good signs that they are negaitive

[mammo]

You cannot "will" your body to swell, something is wrong, you just need to find the appropriate doctor to find out what it is.