Urgent, Please Help Or At Least Look. Posted: 02-28-05 19:25pm
I'm 16 years old and have been on birth
control for the past 3 months or so. I'm
worried about blood clotting in my leg.
This morning I had pain in my left calf
and thigh(all in left leg).. It started
to die down around 2 and i'm not feeling
any pain currently. But I noticed about a
half hour ago that i've got two small
bruises on both sides of my calf... Well,
they're blue(not dark) and one of them
hurts.
I have severe anxiety so I may be panicing
over nothing but what do you guys think?
I don't see any swelling and a few days
ago I built a snow fort and pulled muscles
in my legs, arms and shoulders from
shovelling heavy snow. Sorry if this all
seems stupid to you, thanks for reading
and please give me your opinions.
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mandilyn
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Feb 2005 Posts: 158 Location: WI
Posted: 02-28-05 21:03pm
Do you have a history of dvt (deep vein
thrombosis)? Or does it run in your
family? Your doctor should have asked
you this prior to starting you on bc. If
you're worried about it then you should go
to the doctor to get it checked out b/c it
is serious.
It's not ususally a common thing in young
women such as yourself. The precaution
is more for women in their thirties.
For peace of mind, a visit to the doctor
wouldn't hurt.
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2ferano
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 03-01-05 02:51am
I agree. It is most likely just bruising
and maybe pulled muscles, but if you are
that worried then you may as well go and
see the doc. Although, the clotting is
not a common side effect it can happen to
any woman of any age who is on the pill.
It is more common in older women, but that
doesn't mean you are ruled out.
Also, do you smoke? If you do, quit, and
if you don't then don't ever start!
