It feels like it almost is going to become a charley horse but never does..??

Could it be a blood clot forming?

I didn't hurt the leg or muscle at all and it has been feeling this way for 4 or 5 days now.
I've been taking aspirin just in case to thin the blood.

Just wondering if anyone has had a blood clot and what it feels like, is it an instant thing or does it build up?

thanks for any help on this.

I hope it's not a clot Jo*Mar, but this information might be beneficial.

Signs of a clot in the legs, or Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), are :

* swelling of the affected leg
* pain and tenderness in the affected leg - you may also find it difficult to stand properly with your full weight on the affected leg; possible pain on extending the foot.
* redness in the area
* skin that feels warm or hot to the touch over the sore spot

A good test to see if a clot exists:

*Sit with the affected leg extended
*Get some-one to bend your toes towards you

A positive reaction would be a sharp pain in the back of the calf.


A clot in the leg veins can cause a number of complications, including inflammation (phlebitis) and leg ulcers. However, there is a real danger occurs if the clot leaves the vein and travels through the circulatory system, where it finally lodges in a lung (pulmonary embolism). This is a potentially life threatening situation.

Anyone who thinks they might have a clot, should see a doctor. A scan of the veins in the affected area (venous dopler) is the only way of knowing for sure if a DVT exists.

I have been having something similiar going on the last year or two Sometimes it is in my calf and when it is, it is like what you are describing. But most of the time it pulls down into the muscles of my 2 end toes It goes to full out spasm/cramp and it hurts alot My doctors seem to ignore
the symptom(s)

But for some odd reason, why I point the leg that is haven't the charley like horse or the full out cramp in the toes at a piece of metat, oddly it seems to help relieve the spasm/cramp

And I also have not hurt the leg or toes in any form

My update...

It was caused by the heat wave we had at the time, as soon as the temperature dropped the soreness disappeared. Probably from swelling and lack of activity.

thanks

Well good news for you but that doesn't explain what I have been
experiencing Because it happens in hot and cold weather

But thanks for the update

It is good that it is gone now. I am sure the hot weather had a lot to do with it. Charley horse is really painful and, when it is over, there is still soreness. I read somewhere that ice helps in those situations. Ice also helps in case the leg gets swollen.

I am glad that the symptoms are gone. Enjoy the cooler weather.

But then again it could be a symptom that is a beginning of the so called phenomena of "Restless Leg Syndrome"

But I agree, I am glad for her it is gone Mine came and went in the beginning and then came back

I was just checked for blood clots yesterday because both of my calfs became sore out of the blue. I had no swelling redness or warmth to my legs-only the soreness-so I took an ultra sound to rule out any blood clots, (did not find any clots) but I will most definitely keep an eye on my legs here on out just to be on the safe side.