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swelling in just one leg?
so i know about ankles and feet swelling during pregnancy but for the past 2 days ive had swelling in just one leg? just one ankle is huge and my foot and today my knee started hurting pretty bad. any had this happen? know what may cause it? im not to worried yet as where the swelling is it isnt painful and my knees have always been bad so it "may" not be related... but just in case im asking for input=)
thanks ladies!
thanks ladies!
Shadowserpant
I had the same issue in my left leg, calf area only. I went in to the ER and they did an ultrasound on my leg to make sure I didnt have a clot. They didnt find a clot but they said I have pregnancy related CVI- Chronic Venous Insufficiancy(sp). It is when the vein in my leg refuses to close, therefore my blood in my leg doesn't circulate very well. I have to make sure I dont get an injury because I have to treat it as if I was diabetic.
I had the same issue in my left leg, calf area only. I went in to the ER and they did an ultrasound on my leg to make sure I didnt have a clot. They didnt find a clot but they said I have pregnancy related CVI- Chronic Venous Insufficiancy(sp). It is when the vein in my leg refuses to close, therefore my blood in my leg doesn't circulate very well. I have to make sure I dont get an injury because I have to treat it as if I was diabetic.
actually i do lay on that side more, but when i sleep the swelling goes away, but the doctors called back and said as long as there was no redness, heat, a fever, spots in my vision or headacxhes, and no pain, that i should be ok. since i have none of those symptoms just have the swelling ill just elevate my legs as much as possible and drink fluids!
Do you lay on that side with the swollen leg when you sleep? I noticed that one leg would swollen more than the other if I stayed on that leg the whole time I slept
ShadowSerpent,
A couple questions: Is the leg hot to the touch? Painful?
if so you need to get it checked out ASAP. K?
it can be symptoms of a DVT or Deep Vein Thrombosis or a blood clot of the leg. They're more common in pregnant women as we have more blood to move and sometimes our hearts aren't strong enough to pump it all sufficiently.
It's better safe than sorry!! They can do an easy test called a Doppler which is an ultrasound of your leg that goes from groin to ankle to make sure it's NOT a blood clot.
A couple questions: Is the leg hot to the touch? Painful?
if so you need to get it checked out ASAP. K?
it can be symptoms of a DVT or Deep Vein Thrombosis or a blood clot of the leg. They're more common in pregnant women as we have more blood to move and sometimes our hearts aren't strong enough to pump it all sufficiently.
It's better safe than sorry!! They can do an easy test called a Doppler which is an ultrasound of your leg that goes from groin to ankle to make sure it's NOT a blood clot.
i tried to call my doctor but it was past 5pm i left a message, unless it gets really big guess ill wait till there open tomorrow
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