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Last week i had 2 ultrasounds and 3 ddimers. dr says no clot. leg still hurts and i'm worried they missed the clot. what should i do?

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Dr. Jeff Durgin answered

Specializes in Surgery

Leg pain : It sounds like you had extensive testing done and of all the results showed no clock in the likelihood would be much less than 1% of a clot existing. Other causes of leg pain could include venous insufficiency, muscle strain, etc... If the pain persists however i would recommend you seen a vascular surgeon as they are the experts in this area.

Answered 3/16/2014

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Consider other dx: No test is perfect, but five negative ones add up. Do you have risk factors for a blood clot like immobility or a hypercoagulable disorder? If not, a musculoskeletal etiology my be more likely.

Answered 3/16/2014

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