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2 Responses to “Symptoms of a blood clot in a 20 year old? PLEASE HELP?”
Being a smoker does significantly increase your risk of developing blood clots, especially if you also take birth control.
You should definitely see a doctor ASAP. If your symptoms are as you’re describing them, you may very well have thrombi (blood clots) in your legs.
If you experience sudden shortness of breath, stabbing, pinpoint chest pain, or cough, possibly with blood, you should seek immediate medical attention by calling 911 or going to an ER as these are all signs of pulmonary embolism, a life-threatening emergency in which a blood clot (often originating from the legs) occurs in a lung.
This is very painful and pain pills do not help. I have had it for over a year and the doctor was slow to diagnose it until I was in critical shape.
Deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, is caused by a blood clot in a muscle and can be life-threatening. Symptoms include swelling, pain, and tenderness in the legs. Risk factors include immobility, hormone therapy, and pregnancy.
DVTs can occur anywhere in the body but are most frequently found in the deep veins of the legs, thighs, and pelvis. They may infrequently arise from the upper extremities usually because of trauma, or from an indwelling catheter (tubing) or device.
A deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a condition wherein a blood clot (thrombus) forms in a vein of the deep system.
Thrombophlebitis is a condition in which there is both inflammation and a blood clot in a vein. Thrombophlebitis can occur in either superficial or deep veins. Superficial thrombophlebitis occurs in veins close to the skin surface, and usually causes pain, swelling, and redness in the area of the vein. Superficial thrombophlebitis usually is treated with heat, elevation of the affected leg or arm, and anti–inflammatory medications. A thrombosis in a deep vein is a much more serious problem than one in a superficial vein. The reason for this is that a piece of the clot in deep vein from a DVT can break off and travel through the deep veins back to the heart, and eventually be pumped by the heart into the arteries of the lung. When this happens, the condition is called pulmonary embolism (PE). The blood clot is called an embolus (plural emboli), and the process of breaking off and traveling to the lungs is called embolism.
Narcotics didn’t help my pain. I now take Tizanidine 4mg 5/day and Lyrica Cv 100 mg 3/day. This helps the nerve pain and I can walk some now. I am feeling much better pain wise.
January 19th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
Gay Nipper
Being a smoker does significantly increase your risk of developing blood clots, especially if you also take birth control.
You should definitely see a doctor ASAP. If your symptoms are as you’re describing them, you may very well have thrombi (blood clots) in your legs.
If you experience sudden shortness of breath, stabbing, pinpoint chest pain, or cough, possibly with blood, you should seek immediate medical attention by calling 911 or going to an ER as these are all signs of pulmonary embolism, a life-threatening emergency in which a blood clot (often originating from the legs) occurs in a lung.
January 22nd, 2009 at 3:34 pm
Jimmy Leggett
This is very painful and pain pills do not help. I have had it for over a year and the doctor was slow to diagnose it until I was in critical shape.
Deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, is caused by a blood clot in a muscle and can be life-threatening. Symptoms include swelling, pain, and tenderness in the legs. Risk factors include immobility, hormone therapy, and pregnancy.
DVTs can occur anywhere in the body but are most frequently found in the deep veins of the legs, thighs, and pelvis. They may infrequently arise from the upper extremities usually because of trauma, or from an indwelling catheter (tubing) or device.
A deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a condition wherein a blood clot (thrombus) forms in a vein of the deep system.
Thrombophlebitis is a condition in which there is both inflammation and a blood clot in a vein. Thrombophlebitis can occur in either superficial or deep veins. Superficial thrombophlebitis occurs in veins close to the skin surface, and usually causes pain, swelling, and redness in the area of the vein. Superficial thrombophlebitis usually is treated with heat, elevation of the affected leg or arm, and anti–inflammatory medications. A thrombosis in a deep vein is a much more serious problem than one in a superficial vein. The reason for this is that a piece of the clot in deep vein from a DVT can break off and travel through the deep veins back to the heart, and eventually be pumped by the heart into the arteries of the lung. When this happens, the condition is called pulmonary embolism (PE). The blood clot is called an embolus (plural emboli), and the process of breaking off and traveling to the lungs is called embolism.
Narcotics didn’t help my pain. I now take Tizanidine 4mg 5/day and Lyrica Cv 100 mg 3/day. This helps the nerve pain and I can walk some now. I am feeling much better pain wise.