# Sudden, Intense Left Calf Pain

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-intense-left-calf-pain/975540>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 25, 2022, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-intense-left-calf-pain/975540 "2022-11-25T17:42:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-intense-left-calf-pain/975540/21 "2022-12-01T02:26:56Z")

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Ask any medical professional: they would much rather see someone with a suspicious symptom, and after tests/imaging, be able to say the problem is minor, than to have to tell the spouse in the waiting room the patient might have been saved if he only came in sooner.

~VOW

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**Author:** ![Moonrise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonrise/32/14764_2.png) [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-intense-left-calf-pain/975540/22 "2022-12-01T08:11:07Z")

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> [@VOW](#):
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> tell the spouse in the waiting room the patient might have been saved if he only came in sooner.

That particular bit is not part of the equation.

I’ll try the other hospital. It’s much further away (and less than 500m from my ex’s place) but it seems much better.

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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-intense-left-calf-pain/975540/23 "2022-12-07T05:10:00Z")

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Updates, please?

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**Author:** ![Moonrise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonrise/32/14764_2.png) [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-intense-left-calf-pain/975540/24 "2022-12-07T08:26:14Z")

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OK, so the good news is : no DVT has been detected, and my mobility is back to normal. The bad news is : no clue as to exactly what it was. I’m checking my left leg daily and if I notice anything weird, I’ll go back to ER immediately.

Thanks for asking, by the way.

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**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-intense-left-calf-pain/975540/25 "2022-12-07T10:16:17Z")

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Yay, good news! 🎉 🎉 and good on you for getting it checked out.

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**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-intense-left-calf-pain/975540/26 "2022-12-10T15:52:56Z")

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Definitely good news, even with the open questions. Ruling out the potential really bad stuff is, well, good.

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