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Pain in knee post pregnancy
Its been 3 months since i delivered. I have bèen facing severe backache n constant knee pain since then. My knee pain has now spread to calves area till feet. I feel pain even in sleep now.
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it cud be deep vein thrombosis..was it a c-section.
deep vein thrombosis is a condition where blood get clotted in veins and cz bursting type of pain swelling n calf muscle tenderness. if its DVT..u need to get a leg Doppler dine which is a sort of ultrasound which look fr blood clots
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get a leg doppler done by a radiologist
get hemogram serum electrolyte and PT /INR done at sm lab
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do nt massage dose area as clot cn break n dislodge to brain or lung vessel leading to acute stroke or respiratory distress which cud be life threatening
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