Doctors or A&e - calf pain

[23calfache]

Evening everyone.
Not sure whether it's relevant but I tested positive for covid on 18th March. I also have factor v leiden.
So for the last 2 weeks or so I've been having a dull ache in my right calf. It didn't bother me at first, but it's gradually getting more and more uncomfortable. I have no redness no swelling, it doesn't feel hot to touch but It feels tight to me. The aching today is worse than yesterday and I can't ignore it anymore, it's uncomfortable to walk on. I keep getting a tingly/numb feeling in that leg, and also pins and needles in that foot.
I don't know whether I should wait til Monday to try and get seen by a doctor or just go to a&e and ask about having a d dimer done. I hate wasting anyones time but worried that it could also be a dvt.

I would call 111

I have Factor V Leiden and I’d go to A and E about this. It was in the guidance I was given when I was diagnosed.

Get that checked.
You won't relax till you do, anyway

DD had a blood clot with Covid, went to A & E and she was pushed through fairly quickly. 3 months of blood thinners and all was well.

I'd phone 111.

Call 111, I don’t no what your mentioned conditions are but if you are unsure between doctor and a&e I think 111 is always the best bet.

I'd say 111 but as you have FVL I'd probably head to A&E.

We had reason to use 111 recently. We used the online system. Didn't expect much from it but received a telephone call from an out of hours gp within forty minutes and then were pushed through to the a and e as an urgent referral that same night.
In your shoes I'd either go straight up to a and e or use the 111 to get a referral. Good luck.

With a clotting disorder I would A&E this one

I had this after a Covid jab. I phoned 111 and they told me to go to hospital. Turned out to be nothing (and one of the doctors at a follow up appt was really rather rude and dismissive about it all) but I was checked over really thoroughly.

No point calling 111 I'd be straight to ED.

Nhs inform is suggesting 111 for a ?DVT. Is the area red or swollen?

If you have any chest pain or shortness of breath along with your swollen leg head to ED promptly.

111 can book you an appointment at urgent care (or indeed advise you to go to A&E).

Thanks everyone.
I managed to see an out of ours doctor pretty quickly after using the 111 service. So they haven't said I need a d dimer but prescribed rivaroxaban 15mg twice a day just incase it is a clot, he did say the calf which hurts is bigger than the other. But I'm on the rivaroxaban until I can get a scan on my leg which should be sometime this week i hope..

Glad you were seen, and good luck with your scan.
Take care now.

What was your scan result, @23calfache? Is your leg all better?

Glad you're being treated, factor v leiden plus recent Covid plus calf pain - absolutely needs to be taken seriously for potential DVTs.