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When I was pregnant with my second child I developed DVT. At first

my calf just ached, it was painful enough that I went to the emerency

room, where they determined that I had a pulled muscle and sent me

home. Over night, my leg swelled up and became huge. It also turned

very deep red and hurt a lot. That morning I was admitted to the

hospital and began treatment for DVT. Please if your daughter has

anything similar to what I described get it checked out. I waited a

few days when the ache started, if I had known I might not have

gotten quite as sick as I got. The treatment was fairly easy for it,

bllod thinners and an antiboitic.

Dawn

>

> Hi Marie;

>

> The reason I suggested deep vein thrombosis (DVT) as a possible

cause

> of Gwynn's daughter's calf muscle swelling is that her daughter has

> vasculitis and this is a risk factor for DVT, and the symptoms

seemed

> to fit (fever and pain in the calf muscle). Thrombophlebitis is the

> name given to a blood cot in more superficial veins, and I

understand

> that this can occur as a result of IV's.

>

> There's an article comparing superficial thrombophlebitis with deep

> vein thrombosis in a recent edition of JAMA:

>

> http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/300/14/1718

>

> I understand from this article that a pulmonary embolism, a

condition

> that can be fatal, results from a DVT that becomes loose in the

> venous system and travels to the lungs.

>

> If you are concerned about a possible blood clot, please do talk to

> your doctor about these concerns.

>

> Best regards,

>

> Dave

> (father of (23); PSC 07/03; UC 08/03)

>

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I fogot to add that a simple way to check is to check for the puses

on the top of the foot and to have the person lay down and relax

their leg. Once relaxed have another person push the toes gentally

toward their head, if that hurts, it could indicate DVT esoeciall if

you cannot locate the pulses on the top of the foot or by the achiles

tendon.

Dawn

>

> When I was pregnant with my second child I developed DVT. At first

> my calf just ached, it was painful enough that I went to the

emerency

> room, where they determined that I had a pulled muscle and sent me

> home. Over night, my leg swelled up and became huge. It also

turned

> very deep red and hurt a lot. That morning I was admitted to the

> hospital and began treatment for DVT. Please if your daughter has

> anything similar to what I described get it checked out. I waited

a

> few days when the ache started, if I had known I might not have

> gotten quite as sick as I got. The treatment was fairly easy for

it,

> bllod thinners and an antiboitic.

>

> Dawn

>

>

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I fogot to add that a simple way to check is to check for the puses

on the top of the foot and to have the person lay down and relax

their leg. Once relaxed have another person push the toes gentally

toward their head, if that hurts, it could indicate DVT esoeciall if

you cannot locate the pulses on the top of the foot or by the achiles

tendon.

Dawn

>

> When I was pregnant with my second child I developed DVT. At first

> my calf just ached, it was painful enough that I went to the

emerency

> room, where they determined that I had a pulled muscle and sent me

> home. Over night, my leg swelled up and became huge. It also

turned

> very deep red and hurt a lot. That morning I was admitted to the

> hospital and began treatment for DVT. Please if your daughter has

> anything similar to what I described get it checked out. I waited

a

> few days when the ache started, if I had known I might not have

> gotten quite as sick as I got. The treatment was fairly easy for

it,

> bllod thinners and an antiboitic.

>

> Dawn

>

>

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