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From 3 month my rt calf muscle compresses pains n makes foot numb. am not overweight. pls advise if its atherosclerosis or peripheral artery disease.
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Neither.: At your age both of these conditions are very unlikely. Should consider a peripheral nerve compression or irritation rather than vessel disease.
Answered 3/22/2020
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Prob neither: Atherosclerosis and PAD (peripheral artery disease), are sorta the same thing. Blockage of the arteries which reduces blood flow down the legs and to the feet. In PAD, patients typically can start walking or jogging, and then at a pretty consistent time or distance, there is a relatively sudden cramping feeling in the calfs. With 3 to 5 minutes of rest, it goes away.
Answered 7/6/2015
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