Why is it important to recognize the symptoms of a blood clot?
The signs can often be minimal and ignored, so this article aims to inform you about the most common signs. Below, you can find 6 ways your body may tell you something is wrong. If you experience one of these 6 signs contact your doctor as soon as possible.
1 ) Pain in legs and arms
Even if most of the time DVT comes with redness and swelling, sometimes a blood clot can stand alone. It can easily be mistaken for a cramp.
If your arms or legs hurt you when you are doing daily activities, take a look at your skin color. If you experience any changes in the way your skin looks, contact your doctor to make sure to understand what are the causes.
Symptoms of a blood clot in the leg:
- pain in the leg
- swelling of the leg
- warmth
- redness
Blood clots in the arms are less common, but here are the symptoms they can produce:
- tenderness
- swelling
- redness
- ropey feeling over the veins
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Very good information. Thank you.
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Very informative. Recently pain in my left lower leg. Blood flow to my foot monitored to have a faint blood flow. I exercise as much I can before pain makes it difficult to walk. Continuing to monitor until appt in February. I’m quite concerned.
The article is well written in simple language and easily understandable.
I had CABG (Bypass Surgery) in 2018. I am taking Clopidogrel and Rosuvastatin once a day. I have now added on my own Nattokinase capsules once a day.
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Good article and easily understandable.
Where are the symptoms you talked about?
Yes I couldn’t find ot either
I had a problem with my heart beat now and then, it feels like my heart has air pumping through, for maybe 15 seconds. I wore monitors 2 times but nothing shows up. A cardiologist told me to cut my coffee consumption down to 3 cups which seems to be working.
My father told me rowing a boat was one of the best excercises, which we did when we were young. I still believe that today. Typical rowing machines are not the same.
Thank you for allowing comments.
Phil
What kind of exercise can you get on oxygen and in a wheelchair?
The first time I had blood clots I started with pain in my legs but the pain kept moving up my leg. Eventually I ended up with pain in my groin and they were very concerned about it because it was a deep vein blood clot. I got them from traveling 6 hours and not getting out to walk around. I had a total of 5 blood clots that time. A year later I had knee surgery and about a month later I got pain in my leg and I had 2 that time.
Hi my name is Josie and I have been in cramping pain in my feet and legs could I have blood clots in my legs or could it been a nerve issue, this cramping pain keeps me up almost every night please help.
Thank you
Theraworx works for my leg cramps. It is a foam that you spray on the cramping area and rub it in. Also drink lots of water, especially coconut water helps me. I take magnesium which I get over the counter in gummy form.
Take a magnesium supplement. I had the very SAME thing. It’s gone now.
Excellent article and well worth the time to read. Information like this should be readily available and you have done a great service to anyone who may have or had these symptoms.
Thank you.
Unless I missed it, you left out stroke as another symptom of a blood clot. I had a small stroke (small blood clot) about 14 years ago and was hospitalized for two nights, with recurring injections of heparin. I completely recovered; I was lucky.