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Original poster

Hot feeling in my lower leg!!

54 replies

tigersmum · 21/10/2008 15:07

Any ideas anyone? It feels like I am pressing up against a radiator every few minutes its a funny hot feeling on the outside of my lower leg just on the one leg. Cant get a docs appointment till Monday is it anything to worry about?

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nigglewiggle · 21/10/2008 15:09

Is it swollen or sore? Are you pg or recently delivered?

Original poster
tigersmum · 22/10/2008 15:27

None of the above. It dosnt feel hot to the touch either just the feeling of being very hot. The hot feeling comes and goes and the feeling can last a couple of seconds up to about 20 seconds then its gone again. It happens as soon as I wake up and keeps going all day whether I am walking around or sitting down or whatever. There is no pattern to it at all.

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RubyShivers · 22/10/2008 15:27

is there any pain? like a cramping ...

nigglewiggle · 22/10/2008 19:42

Oh good. At first it sounded like my symptoms when I had a DVT. Was worried when I hadn't had a reply! Not a medical expert, but worth checking with Dr.

Original poster
tigersmum · 22/10/2008 21:58

No pain just the feeling of warmth in the leg but leg not hot to touch. Thanks for the worry nig, will go to docs on Monday.

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boon · 15/11/2008 17:10

Hi there. What was the outcome of this? I got this exact thing a few days before having my son and still have it now 3 days after having him. Its in the bottom of my left leg and comes every so often. Its a feeling of heat but does not feel hot to touch.

nigglewiggle · 17/11/2008 21:42

I'd get it checked, just to be sure. Mine was red and swollen at the bottom of my shin and I had a burning sensation when I stood up. No-one really thought I had a DVT but after a week someone finally did a scan and found that I had a clot (DVT) behind my knee. The symptoms in my shin was due to similar problems with the superficial veins there. My symptoms started one day after having my DD2.

Congratulations Boon on the birth of your son .

Let me know how you both get on.

Scarfmaker · 18/11/2008 21:01

Yes I would say get it checked out asap - same thing happened to me but my pain was in groin area one day after having third child (10 years ago). Turns out a blood clot had worked its way up from my leg to my groin (which hospital told me was probably afterpains).

Three days after birth was at home and getting chest pains and coughed up blood - turned out the clot had gone to my lung and I ended up in hospital for another two weeks on a heparin drip and had to take warfarin for six months.

Docs told me it wasn't uncommon - something like 1 in 100,000 women get a clot during pregnancy or after delivery as blood is a lot thicker then.

It was very scary!

Nat1H · 18/11/2008 21:10

Sounds like a nerve problem to me. Have you done any unusual exercise (I mean amount of exercise, not strange exercise!!)
You could have a trapped nerve which is sending strange signals to your brain and making your leg feel hot.
Go to docs and get it checked out.

saggers · 27/11/2008 20:07

I have this in my foot. At first I thought I'd stood in some some warm water. I first had this sensation after the birth of DD1. It lasted a couple of weeks, then stopped. I thought it might have been something to do with the epidural(?) I've started having it again, recently. It happens about ten times a day, possibly more. My friend has the same thing, on her thigh. Very weird. Should I go to the drs too?...

saggers · 28/11/2008 21:46

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nigglewiggle · 10/12/2008 11:32

tigersmum, any update?

saggers · 13/12/2008 21:41

?

lilyfair · 19/08/2010 23:32

I had the exact same symptoms for almost a month, I checked the internet to find out what it could be and some sites said it could be a blood cloth or a neurological disorder. I got really worried and was going to schedule an appointment when I went to church and had someone pray for me. The symptoms were completely gone the next day, don't belittle the power of Jesus Christ, he really does miracles! He already granted us the cure for all diseases, all we have to do is to accept him as our Saviour and take posession of all the blessings!

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Lynli · 21/08/2010 00:38

My DD had this shortly after giving birth. The GP took the temperature of the leg and looked for redness. He gave her anticoagulants just to be on the safe side.

belledechocolatefluffybunny · 21/08/2010 00:47

This is a very old thread.

joweddle3 · 27/07/2014 00:21

Oh. Mine. Been. Doing. The. Same. Thing

Margaret2426 · 06/09/2018 08:02

I have had a warm hot feeling in my shin, and sometimes radiating down under my right foot. I had a stroke 3 months ago, but the doc seems to think its unrelated. I am on perindopril 4mg daily for BP. Was on a statin, but stopped taking it a month ago, thinking this was the problem. Also I am on 75 mg clopidogrel. I have had bloods taken, but nithing showed up. Any ideas... I got another 2 week before I see the doctor again. Its so annoying on times, I cant go on like this. Any thought would be appreciated x

chinglnc · 23/10/2018 19:35

Hi

I am wondering did anyone hear back from the doctor what the cause might be.

I have the same warm sensation in my left leg (near the calf)- it comes and go and usually last for a few seconds. It has been going on for more than 4 weeks now and it happens almost on a daily basis.

Went to see the doctor and she couldn't give me a definite answer.

I am wondering whether anyone heard a diagnose from a doctor?

Dizzyboat · 26/10/2018 16:27

I have exact same thing! It started a week or so ago. I had disc compression in my lower spine last year, and tarlov cysts on bottom of spinal cord. I stay active and am otherwise healthy, so I assume it's a referred nerve sensation that is triggered in the lower back. Odd thing is the same point was used by my acupuncturist to treat my back pain. It is a pathway of some sort.

chinglnc · 26/10/2018 17:29

The doctor told me whether I had back pain (which I didn't). Then she said if I had a back pain+warm sensation-then it's probably to do with nerve- so you might be right.

Are you planning to see a GP about it?

Dizzyboat · 27/10/2018 03:39

I dont plan to go back to Dr about it. I know I have to keep up with exercise and therapies to minimize spinal decompression. I hope I dont have to have a procedure for the cysts in the future.

Justplainolme · 07/11/2018 01:21

Hi!! Did you find out what was wrong with your shin? I have had the same thing going on with me for about a month now.

chinglnc · 07/11/2018 18:53

@Justplainolme

My GP couldn't quite figure why but they said I can go back if it the problem persists.

Do you have any issues with your back pain? My doctor says that can be one of the trigger

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