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Unilateral swelling in my lower leg
I have an area mid-calf, lateral where a muscle seems to be swollen. I can see a "line" which seems to be the outline of the muscle. Mild burning/ aching but nothing severe. The area is not warm to the touch and it feels firm. It's just lateral to a mole which has been deemed to be of no concern by my PCP, but I wonder. I exercise regularly, mainly walking and weights and it seems to be slightly more painful after.
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@annc999 No... my ankles are not swollen, no pitting edema and only lower leg on one side is affected. It's not in my calf but the outside of my lower leg. My doctor (and I) can feel the outline of the muscle which is what is swollen.
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1 ReactionIf you don’t get answers, you should consider a CT or MRI just to be sure it’s not something like a sarcoma. These are very rare, fortunately, but once the common stuff has been ruled out you need to move on to the uncommon
@laura1970 I thought about that too, and my doc suggested an ultrasound, not an MRI or CT. The problem is the expense.
@nam093049 to my thinking, which may be wrong, an ultrasound should be much less expensive than a CT or MRI. I would call your insurance and ask exactly what the cost would be
The last time I checked with my insurance for the cost of a test, it ended up being 3 times what they told me. Of course an ultrasound is far less expensive, but it's not free.