Hello all.
About 5-6 days ago, I started getting pains and weird sensations in my right calf and leg. The pain wasn't too bad, but it concerned me right away and became the center of my focus. Eventually the pain was joined by a burning sensation inside the leg (it feels exactly like sticking your hands into snow and then rushing into a warm room!). Occasionally the pain is centered in the calf, sometimes it's near the knee, and other times it's in the ankle or upper thigh.
I got nervous about this and went to the emergency walk in. They did an ultrasound (Doppler) that came back clear. So, they told me I didn't have any blood clots at all in my leg. They also tested my bloods and my sugar came back very good. They discharged me and told me to take some pain killers and to follow up with my GP.
The thing is, the pain and burning are still there - maybe a little worse than before. It's hard for me to sleep because I focus on the pain and am afraid of dying in my sleep. I've tried to be rational about this, but today my chest feels tight and my breathing is off. I'm just not sure if the anxiety is making the physical sensations worse, or if the worsening physical sensations are causing the anxiety.
In my mind, I try to say the following: all my previous pains eventually went away; I'm still fairly young; I've had the ultrasound and it came back clear; and doubting doctors is never a good thing. But even though I try to think that way, I'm constantly falling into negative thoughts. Like this morning when I was in the shower, I thought to myself, "what if this is the last shower I ever take because I'll be dead soon?" Terrible cycles of negativity.
So....do you think I'm overreacting? Is it possible I have a nerve issue? Do you think I should fear the blood clot even though they told me I don't have one? Could this also be a sign of MS?
I'm always honest on here, so I'll say this: I'm not in 100% panic mode like I've been before. So far, I haven't had a full panic attack from this, although it's coming. I just don't want to let myself get like that again...
Hey nick,
After reading this I can see you are beginning to become weary of this mystery pain you have similarity I experience them too but not in my leg in the tip right ignore my abdomen and have been through ultrasounds and blood tests nothing alarming occurred just raised alt. I began to realise the more attention I payed to the pain the worse it felt and te more my anxiety played up. I'm unsure of your conditions and what your going through but is it possible you pulled a muscle and your pain you felt had triggered the anxiety causing you to believe your dying. Sometimes it's a matter of the mind and all isn't as bad as you fear trying to distract yourself may help but if ever you are in severe doubt or you can't walk you can always get a second opinion,however ide try rest first.
Hope I could help,
Wynter
Hey Nick
Sorry to hear what your going though, I am only 26 and suffer from almost the same as you I will sometimes have leg achs , weakness in my legs, tingles just a feeling something isn't right, sometimes I'll be walking about it will feel like my legs are going to give out. I am convinced but trying to fight it that I have MS or something horrible I went to bed last night thinking I will die tonight but here I am writing to you now. Anxiety can actually cause all That's going on with you, I would talk to my family doctor if I was you just to make you feel better , my family doctor has done all tests on me he knows to do besides a mri on my brain and he said with Ms or anything like that I wouldn't just be having off and on weakness that comes and goes there would be more. He said it's all my anxiety. So I would try to breath and relax some.
Are you very active or not really active?
Either one cause cause the feelings your having. My started when I moved into my house and caring for 2 kids , a home and I run my own business I'm on my feet alot but my anxiety has made me focus on it so much that it becomes worse. Sometimes something simple that someone else could have any hardly notice is like a death sentence to us with anxiety. Sounds like you and me are almost just alike. Ever need to talk message anytime