As posted before I'm having another day of intermittent calf pain in left leg.
It's actually starting to worry me now! I've have severe sciatic for over 10years and I would often get left calf pain but would also have foot pain and obviously back and buttock pain that goes with my sciatica. But this is just calf so I'm not thinking sciatica. Not sure if it's worth contacting a doctor come tuesday or not? Could it be heart related? or statins? I'm now on dilitizam nitrate
And asprin and Atorvastatin
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As I mentioned in an earlier thread this may be PAD (peripheral arterial disease). You need to contact your doctor on Tuesday without fail to have this checked out. A Doppler test would confirm this either way. Note that most fully qualified podiatrists should also be able to carry this test out.
If any time the pain becomes continuous or intensives notably it is 999 as it may be a "leg attack" which is similar to a heart one but in the leg.
Note to emphasise the seriousness of PAD and why I said ring 999 here is an article on the retired footballer Gary Mabbutt who almost lost a leg to PAD. A few years later he needed a bypass. I strongly believe PAD and CVD are linked!
It has gone..I will get it checked out but as you can appreciate it was impossible to get an appointment today what with the bank holiday. So will be dealing with it tomorrow. I am wondering if it's statin linked..I stopped taking them and pain disapeared along with other aches
It's gone now..It could well be the statins? But thank you for your concern. I will be asking about it when I actually get an opportunity to see a doctor
I think Michael's PAD comment is a possibility. I was about to reply with something similar when I saw his post and stopped. Pain or tingling at the extremities is one of the warnings that was flagged up on the cardio rehab course.
Well the bank holiday is over and if you haven't sought a medical opinion you will do so today. PAD and DVT are both possibilities which if left can have serious consequences! Let us know how you get on - we are here to support each other.
It WAS alright in the beginning but now it does next to nothing for my pain.
I'm not on isosorbate just statins asprin and Diltiazem now.Im a bit fed up at present mate.
Just been to the gym
not just for the physical side but more for my mental side..bike rides don't cut it for me..But once again..once a bloody again I come home after a good workout to be hit with the typical crushing angina shit pain...sorry about the language but I'm just sick of it mate and how this is so limiting the things I did before.Its hard NOT to feel depressed. Just so fed up with it.Im not one to sit on my arse doing nothing! I'm the complete opposite! A doer! but now this bloody condition constantly rears it's ugly head and wipes me out.
I'm happy for the people who had there stents and moved on but also envious that I had a stent and am no better and have this condition.
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Seems we hearties never get a break
Another day at the gym 
Every day a bit of a struggle 
Pain in my left arm
