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A 37-year-old female asked:

Symptoms: excruciating burning pain, numbness and swelling on bottom of my foot. diagnosed with a dvt in my calf after hip surgery on same leg could the clot move? a new clot?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson
Family Medicine 34 years experience
Pain: DVT would not move down, but swelling can put pressure on nerves and cause "burning".
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Dr. Philip Miller
A Verified Doctoranswered
Family Medicine 49 years experience
Not a typical: presentation for a dvt. "Sounds" like plantar fasciitis: see a podiaitrist for evaluation and therapy. Get checked for diabetes. This does not seem consisitent with a new dvt.
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Last updated Jan 5, 2019

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