How would I know if I had a blood clot/ What does it feel like?
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If you had a blood clot in your leg, you would most likely notice that the affected leg is slightly swollen and larger than the other (you might notice one pant leg is tighter than the other) and is slightly red and warmer to the touch than the other. You might also experience pain and difficulty walking. If you had a blood clot that passed to your lungs, you may notice difficulty breathing. Blood clots can be life threatening. It is better to be safe than sorry and get it checked out. I almost died from one when I was 23.
Once it is gone, you won't know. Blood clot where? Heart, limbs what? Sometimes clots do disolve, but other times they just move within the body. This is definately a Doctor visit kinda question. If you've had one clot, you are at risk for more. You need to follow up with this.
A blood clot can get stuck anywhere in the body, so the symptoms depend on the location. In the brain, its called a stroke and people either die or have any variety of neurological problems, but usually not much pain. A clot in arteries to the heart is a heart attack. A clot in the lungs can be fatal or cause shortness of breath and moderate to extreme pain when breathing. Clots in other organs can cause them to stop functioning, so the symptoms would be those found from organ failure in whatever organ is involved. A clot that forms in the limbs causes a constant and sometimes severe ache in the vicinity of the clot, the limb often swells up from fluid retention, and enlarged purple veins might appear and protrude just under the skin.
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