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This could be as simple as a muscle tear (doubtful)
or as serious as sciatica (probable)
or possibly even a blood clot (unlikely, but possible).
I'm no Chicken Little, but severe pain and numbness is something I think a professional should take a look at. If nothing else, they help you get past the pain and on the road to recovery sooner. At my age(yours too), I've learned that it's better to address medical issues sooner rather than later to reduce my long term suffering.
With Ginsue on this one. You are describing exactly what i had on the 4th of July. It’s started on the side of the calf and progressed. Waited 5 days and went to the Doc. Turns out blood clots in superficial veins but damn has it been painful. Like someone cut me down the inside of my leg from my groin to my ankle. Get in and the anticoagulants if it tuns out to be clots. They will send you for an ultrasound to verify. If you have varicose veins, good chance its clots
Good luck
I'll third Ginsue. Worst case is a DVT, which is not to be taken lightly.
Have you been relatively immobile in the last couple days (long car trip, plane ride, etc.)?
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Lack of blood flow or pinched/damaged nerves cause tingly/numbness. Both can be serious on own and be indicators of more serious damage issue beyond just muscular/skeletal.
Three days max on symptoms, then get checked out.
Not a bad thing to head to the doc to get checked out. Go on any MD website and you think you will croak out any second, but realistically it’s something that can be fixed with time, surgery, meds or alcohol or a combo of that list.
Recently went in to the docs office and it was a piece of cake. Less busy than a King soopers checkout line on a Tuesday at 2.
Thank you all.
I?m going to give it a few more days and if I don?t get better or die I?ll likely go see a doctor.
The sudden numbness etc when standing makes it considered more emergent as far as sciatica problems go vs just having consistent but relatively dull pain. I blew one of my lowest discs out and suffered with it for almost a year with gradually worsening symptoms before I got my surgery. Should have had it addressed sooner, sometimes speed of being addressed will affect long term recovery.
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Yes, you will die but probably not from this.
I got hit with sciatic pain in mid-Feb, between business trips. Muscled my way through 2 more weeks of business trips popping acetaminophen and ibuprofen like a mad man then endured it through "work from home" until I thought enough was enough in May and set up an appointment at the clinic. 2 sets of X-rays and an MRI later, the NP at my clinic and the PA at the ortho clinic both agreed with my sister that it was sciatica, probable impingement from a herniated disc (I think that's what they said). Have had to change painkillers and am trying PT before resorting to surgical options.
I feel for you. I've had worse pains but I got over them. This crap every day all day is life-changing.