i have extreme pain in my right calf that is caused by a dvt after i fractured my foot. The dvt is over 10 cm. The doctor has me on endone with panadol as well as panadeine forte and nurofen. None of it is helping with the pain. I don t know what to do. I am elevating my leg and using an ice pack and a tubigrip. Please help
Hi, thank you for providing the brief history of you. A thorough neuromuscular assessment is advised. As mentioned you have DVT and on medication but still the pain has not come down I will advise to undergo physical therapy. As physical therapy is a non-invasive process and will help you to improve the metabolism and strengthening of the muscles which will help reduce the compression due to DVT.Also, by use of physical modalities the physical therapy may give you instant pain relief. I see patients with DVT in my daily clinical practice and with the combination of medication and physical therapy they respond well.regards Jay In Chat Doctor. 