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What Causes Sudden Pain In Calf?

I was riding for 40 minutes on the bus to work, when I got up I got a sudden pain on my right calf. walking was very difficult. When I turned my foot out to the right and walked the pain lessen enough to continue walking. It s 6pm now, there is some pain and I am limping when I walk on. What caused this sudden onset?
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Hi,

The causes of sudden pain in one calf can be one of the following:
- DVT that is deep vein thrombosis
- Muscle cramps
- Sciatica referred pain

This has to be taken seriously unless proved otherwise. I would advise you the following in such a situation:
- Urgent care for clinical examination, evaluation and investigations
- Color Doppler examination to rule out DVT is urgent as this is a dangerous thing and needs earliest possible treatment
- MRI of lower spine of sciatica is suspected by your doctors
- Referral to the specialist as per the cause found for proper management

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. T. Chandrakant, General Surgeon
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What Causes Sudden Pain In Calf?

Hi, The causes of sudden pain in one calf can be one of the following: - DVT that is deep vein thrombosis - Muscle cramps - Sciatica referred pain This has to be taken seriously unless proved otherwise. I would advise you the following in such a situation: - Urgent care for clinical examination, evaluation and investigations - Color Doppler examination to rule out DVT is urgent as this is a dangerous thing and needs earliest possible treatment - MRI of lower spine of sciatica is suspected by your doctors - Referral to the specialist as per the cause found for proper management Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. T. Chandrakant, General Surgeon