Hello doctor,
I am having a burning sensation in my leg. I am wondering if that is a blood clot and if I should go to the emergency room. I had a massive pulmonary embolism and have been coded for 45 minutes. I am on a blood thinner called Eliquis. I am very freaked out right now as I have not had this burning sensation in years.
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DVT (deep venous thrombosis) that is a blood clot in the legs does not cause burning sensation but causes swelling of the affected leg and you are already on blood thinners.
I hope you INR (international normalized ratio) is within therapeutic range unless you are taking new oral anticoagulants.
I think you should do blood sugar and preferably HbA1c (glycated hemoglobin) and relax as it cannot be DVT.
For more information consult a cardiothoracic surgeon online --> https://www.icliniq.com/ask-a-doctor-online/cardiothoracic-surgeon
Thank you doctor,
I called my critical care doctor and he wanted to do an ultrasound to confirm since I am leaving for a long trip in eight hours.
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Well, I can assure you it will not be DVT (deep venous thrombosis).
Kindly confirm me once you do a doppler/compression USG (ultrasonogram) of the leg.
For more information consult a cardiothoracic surgeon online --> https://www.icliniq.com/ask-a-doctor-online/cardiothoracic-surgeon
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