Contact your doctor immediately if you have a pain in your leg that starts in your calf and feels like cramping or soreness, if you have red or discolored skin or if your leg feels warm when you touch it. Deep vein thrombosis can be fatal because blood clots can break off and travel to your lungs.
If you experience the following symptoms, schedule an appointment for diagnosis and treatment: The vein is swollen, red, tender or warm to the touch. The vein begins to bleed. A sore or rash develops near the veins.
Apart from swelling, another sign that you should visit an ER for a blood clot is if you develop discomfort as well as pain and tenderness in one or both legs. This should be taken seriously even if the pain only manifests when you stand or walk, as it is usually another telltale sign of DVT.
Self-care — such as exercise, raising the legs when sitting or lying down, or wearing compression stockings — can help ease the pain of varicose veins and might prevent them from getting worse.
If you suspect you have deep venous thrombosis, you will need medical attention, either at an emergency room, urgent care facility or vein center. With deep venous thrombosis comes the added risk of a pulmonary embolism. This occurs when a blood clot breaks off from the legs or pelvic veins and travels to the lungs.
Sometimes, varicose veins require immediate medical attention. If that occurs, you should reach out to your vein specialist to discuss your condition and determine whether or not you need emergency treatment. Heavy Bleeding. Varicose veins are vulnerable to sudden rupture and profuse bleeding.
If a varicose vein ruptures and the skin is broken, significant bleeding will occur. Since veins burst from excess pressure, the bleeding can be rapid and profuse. In this case, call 911 and seek medical attention immediately to prevent excessive blood loss.
Phlebitis is inflammation of a vein near the surface of the skin. It's not usually serious and often gets better on its own after 1 or 2 weeks.
Superficial thrombophlebitis is an inflammation of a vein just below the surface of the skin, which results from a blood clot. This condition may occur after recently using an IV line, or after trauma to the vein. Some symptoms can include pain and tenderness along the vein and hardening and feeling cord-like.
The feeling can range from a dull ache to intense pain. You may notice the pain throbs in your leg, belly, or even your arm. Warm skin. The skin around painful areas or in the arm or leg with the DVT may feel warmer than other skin.
pain, swelling and tenderness in one of your legs (usually your calf or thigh) a heavy ache in the affected area. warm skin in the area of the clot. red skin, particularly at the back of your leg below the knee.
throbbing or cramping pain, swelling, redness and warmth in a leg or arm. sudden breathlessness, sharp chest pain (may be worse when you breathe in) and a cough or coughing up blood.
Call for medical help right away or go to an emergency room if you: Have a leg injury with a deep cut or you can see bone or tendon. Can't walk or put weight on your leg. Have pain, swelling, redness or warmth in your lower leg.
A blood clot in a leg vein may cause pain, warmth and tenderness in the affected area. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) occurs when a blood clot (thrombus) forms in one or more of the deep veins in the body, usually in the legs. Deep vein thrombosis can cause leg pain or swelling. Sometimes there are no noticeable symptoms.
You may feel a sharp pain when the vein pops, and the area may continue to hurt for some time afterwards. Swelling: Swelling is another common sign of a popped vein. The area around the vein may become swollen and tender to the touch. Bruising: Bruising is another common sign of a popped vein.
Severe pain
Any sudden and severe pain is a signal to head to the ER. Sudden and severe pain anywhere in the body is a signal to head to the emergency room. Of most concern is any pain in the abdominal area or starting halfway down the back.
Heat, dehydration and changes in activity can exacerbate vein pain, making summer a potentially fraught time for people with vein conditions.
If you've been experiencing an achy, heavy feeling or a burning sensation in your legs, it may be symptoms of varicose veins. They are enlarged veins that often develop as people age or even begin when people are younger.
You may be able to feel the clot as a firm lump under the skin. The skin over the clot can become red, tender, and warm to the touch. Blood clots in veins close to the skin's surface usually are not serious and often can be treated at home.
Stage 4: Skin Changes and Discoloration
This can range from brown discoloration to leathery textured skin that feels hard to the touch. This occurs because of blood leaking from the blood vessels and into the skin tissue. Skin can also appear red, flaky, and itchy.
Feeling of heaviness, itching, or tingling in the affected limb. Pain that gets worse when you lower your legs or stand. Swelling, darkening, or irritation of the skin. Appearance of varicose veins.
Stage 3: Left unaddressed, varicose veins may evolve into other health problems, such as leg edema. This condition is characterized by chronic swelling that worsens as the day goes by and after standing for long periods. At this stage, some people also experience restless leg syndrome, itchy skin, and leg cramps.
It's time to see a doctor about your varicose veins when:
Ulcers on your legs or ankles do not heal. Legs or ankles are extremely swollen. Skin color changes around legs or ankles, or becomes tight or fibrous. Legs experience frequent painful cramps or uncontrollable spasms.