Hi
I’m pregnant, 35 weeks. For about 2 weeks now I’ve had mild pain near my ankle that comes and goes. It’s not easing. If I rest (spend the whole day lying down in bed) it’s fine and there is zero pain. Pain returns when I stand, walk or sit (ie when leg is more elevated). If I wear socks that one ankle/lower calf swells (can tell as the band of the sock digs in). Swelling is mild and once I remove socks it goes away. It hurts a bit to walk/sit/stand but not unbearable. There is no redness, heat or other alarming symptoms.
the location of the pain is around where ankle joins to foot and at the front, so running down the bottom of shin to roof of foot.
It takes a week to see a GP here. I feel going to maternity triage for this is not fair as it’s not a pregnancy issue.
i keep googling DVT symptoms but it doesn’t seem to fit with those.
any idea what it could be and if it’s serious?