I'm having a few strange symptoms after flying the other day and I'm just wondering if I should be concerned. I just got back from a trip to England and I'm having periodic leg pain. After the flight there (8 hours total) I had some swelling in my left leg the following day. It only lasted a few hours and then went away. It didn't actually hurt but was a bit uncomfortable.
After flying back (last night) I'm now having pain in my left ankle and slight swelling. I can't tell if this is just normal for long-distance flights or if I should be concerned about a DVT. Keep in mind, I'm young (27) and don't have any of the general risk factors that I've read about and the only symptoms I'm having are what I've mentioned above. I feel like I'm probably over reacting (which is why I don't just go to the ER) but if it is potentially serious I dont want to mess around with it.