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What could be causeing radiating pains in my calf and thigh?

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Dr. Robert Dorsey answered

See your doctor: Need to make sure artery blood supply to the leg is okay as well as the venous return of blood from the leg. At the mi nimum a venous duplex scan per your history.

Answered 7/4/2013

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