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What To Do For Swollen And Paining Left Leg In Brain Cancer Patient?
Hi my daughter is 24 and has brain cancer, her left leg is swollen and she has leg pain, I called the on call doctor and they indicated we could probably wait til morning to take her to the ER, I think she may have a blood clot but. I am not sure? Do I wake her up and take her now?
Mon, 8 Sep 2014
Her symptoms are very much suggestive of deep vein thrombosis or blood clot. It would be better to seek medical attention at the earliest. DVT are common in brain cancer patients especially if they are bedridden.the clot can be confirmed by Doppler and injections and tablets can lyse the clot
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