What would cause your legs to become swollen and hot?

[GingerSnaps]

My whole left side becomes numb at times and over the last several months my leg gets real hot and swollen. In the past few months when I am sitting in class my leg feels like it is tingling and it drives me nuts because I keep shifting in my seat and I know that people are noticing that something is out of place. It's kind of like your leg falls asleep but it isn't and it's hard to explain.

If you have ever had a test for a heat attack it feels like the needle that they run through your arteries and it feels weird which is kind of like tickling you and a sharp pain at the same time.

I hate Doctors so I don't go to them. I think that I might have to see one about this because I can't stand the amount of heat that is in my leg.

[Blue-Jay]

1. MPD causes that.

[HEyHEY]

2. I don't want to scare - but you're gonna be

My Brother In Law had the EXACT same thing..and it turned out to be MS. GO to a doctor ASAP. He was young, got treatment and hasn't had an attack in years.

[GingerSnaps]

7. MS?

What kind of a Doctor did he go to? Are you joking me? Did he have problems with his eyes?

I have a hard time getting up on city buses and I thought that it had something to do with my height but I have never had a problem before and it couldn't be weight or anything like that.

:scared: :scared:

[Shakespeare]

15. You said in a post awhile back that you have MS....

Are you possibly having complications or a flare-up?

[GingerSnaps]

32. I have never had this before

So it must be something new or associated with something else. I thought that it might be bursitises or something like that.

I am getting ready to find out what it is or isn't.

[Shakespeare]

34. If you have MS, how do you know it isn't related if you don't see a doc?

:shrug:

[GingerSnaps]

37. I have been avoiding the Doctor

I use to live 40 miles from where I live now and I have put off my appointments for over one year. I don't know what it is I am avoiding it because I am afraid. :scared:

I am going now because I can't stand it any longer. I leave everything to the last minute. I thought that if i didn't think about it that it would go away but it hasn't gone away it's gotten worse.

[Phillycat]

3. Blood clot?

If it is a blood clot, go to a doctor right now. You can die.

[GingerSnaps]

9. I don't think that it's a blood cot

Our College is on Vacation until January 10'th and I have to get the nerve up to go to the hospital.

God, I hate Doctors like no one would believe.

[Phillycat]

10. I do too, but you gotta go if it could kill you.

We don't really know what we're talking about, you know? We are random people on the internet. You need a doctor. Whatever you're experiencing, it includes a loss of blood flow to your leg and some edema. Neither of these are good signs.

[prolesunited]

16. Would you prefer dying instead?

There really isn't a choice here and you can't wait until Jan. 10 for treatment.

Why not call your sister or friend to go with you?

[bleedingheart]

4. call a doctor and get an appointment now!

[prolesunited]

5. I would rather go to a doctor

than rely on DUers for medical advice for what is obviously a serious condition.

[Texasgal]

6. BLOOD CLOT!

CALL YOUR DOCTOR NOW!

[arwalden]

8. The Folks In The "Alternative" Healing Group Might Have Some Good Advice

on what to do. They distrust and dislike doctors too.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=245

[FuzzySlippers]

11. Here's a link about venous thrombosis:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000156.htm

I don't think this is anything to mess around with. I think you need to see someone IMMEDIATELY.

[madrchsod]

12. i didn`t like doctors until

the a vein in my heart unraveled..he was my best friend for the next few days. then i had to go to mayo clinic where i meant another best friend.--you have something very serious going on-go to the doctor-now.

[crispini]

13. Do you have insurance?

If you do, your program might have an "ask a nurse" hotline you can call. Mine does.

I would consult a professional without delay -- that sounds like some potentially bad shit.

[GingerSnaps]

33. Yes I do

I am one of the "lucky" people that has insurance.

[madrchsod]

14. have you left yet?

[GingerSnaps]

35. I am getting ready

I wear two pair of heavy leotards in the winter, jean, t-shirt, sweater and socks.

I am as slow as molasses but right now I am getting ready and I will either walk over to the Hospital or hail a cab.

I have to get off of here in a few minutes because the retired MP is going nuts on me right now.

[Droopy]

I hope you get over your dislike of doctors

because it sounds like you need one. I have no idea what ails you and nobody else here does, either, unless they happen to be a doctor. Even if we all were a bunch of doctors, you still need to get treatment.

[GingerSnaps]

18. This time of the year it is very hard to deal with Doctors

My Mom checked in for something minor and checked out in a body bag from a mistake that was made by an HMO Doctor. :scared:

She was too young to die and I miss her badly. I have to get over it.

[Droopy]

19. I'm sorry about your mom

and I hope you can get some closure with that. But doctors get it right much more often that they get it wrong, especially with physical illnesses.

[FuzzySlippers]

20. Ginger, I don't want to scare you,

but according to the link I posted, those are classic symptoms of a blood clot: pain, edema, and heat in one leg. Please seek help. Can you get someone to go with you?

[GingerSnaps]

24. It's been going on for a while now so I will be fine

I thought that someone else might have the same thing and I can kind of figure out what it is.

I just read your symptoms damn it sounds about right. Thanks :Hug:

I live close to a large hospital and I think that I am planning on going before my break is up.

[prolesunited]

28. If it's been going on for awhile

it does NOT mean that it's fine. It means that it is WORSE! If it cuts off blood supply to your leg, then gangrene will wet in and if it breaks free, it will cause a heart attack.

GO TODAY!

[prolesunited]

22. Why did you post this at DU then?

You had a dozen people tell you to see a doctor and that this was a serious condition. If you have no intention of seeing a doctor, why did you bother?

At what point will you change your mind and decide you need to take action? Last time when you had blood poisoning, people here convinced you to go and the doctors said they were right in urging you to seek treatment. That turned out OK. This time will as well.

You should be calling a doctor or checking into ER and not posting on DU about it.

[GingerSnaps]

25. I am going

I thought that it was something like bursitis and someone else might have had it.

[China_cat]

27. Well, if you decide not to go

make sure you leave us instructions as to which funeral home to send the flowers to.

[GingerSnaps]

31. I have to go

I have a man with semi dementia standing over me telling me that I have to go and the VA filled his meds and someone has to pick them up or else. My Hospital is next door to the VA Hospital and I will be back in a day or two. The waiting line in the emergency room is probably 4 hours long :scared: :hug: :grouphug: :loveya:

[Zuni]

29. You are in a lot more danger if you do not go to a doctor

trust me. When I had meningitis I tried to avoid going to the hospital and then it got so bad my mother forced me to go
If I didn't, I might have died.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

17. I know someone who was 26 and died of a blood clot - I also work with

someone who had his leg below the knee removed from one. GO TO THE DOCTOR or you may die from it.

[Bridget Burke]

21. Go to a Doctor.

ASAP.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

23. Get yourself to a doctor NOW!

And if you're scared of doctors, GO SCARED! But GO!

[GingerSnaps]

26. It's the smell of the hospital that brings back memories

If they would change their cleaning solution once in a while then some people wouldn't have to have the horrible memories that are associated with it.

I am going. My Dad has dementia and he is making me go in a few minutes. :hug:

[Zuni]

30. Good luck

I hope it is nothing, but you can never be too careful

[GingerSnaps]

38. Thanks

:hug: double hug for you :hug:

I know that it is something that is not right because I can't take smelling certain foods. I :puke: if i smell perfume, potpourri or certain foods cooking which isn't normal. The smell lingers and makes me sick for days. :hug:

[shawmut]

36. I have a similar problem with my leg

It's been going on for almost a year but has been getting worse the past few weeks. I can't say I've had any numbness but I have had a pain in the lower part of my left leg ... And lately my leg has been getting hot and a little swollen. The pain comes and goes, though, and there have been times when I didn't feel any pain for a more than a week.


The responses to this thread have me worried to say the least. :scared:

[GingerSnaps]

39. OMG My favorite song just came on and i am on my way out the door

Krokus Screaming in the night...possibly a good omen.

Plus my Mom's favorite album is on another channel "Pearl".

Thanks everyone! :hug:

[steely]

40. Get it over with - you'll feel much better.

It's just a visit, and you'll know for sure.
The line may be shorter than you think, and when they triage, they'll determine what the priority is.

Once I reluctantly went to a hosptial for some palpitations, and as soon as I told the mergency room guy why I was ther, they whisked me in that moment on a wheelchair lickey-split. Turned out my condition was minor, but I slept much better knowing. I called my wife's uncle for advice, and he's the one who convinced me.

Don't get scared with the well intentioned concern here - but do take care of yourself. You'll be in good hands.