Stiff calf HELP?!

I'm not a doctor, but I'm a nurse. I can't diagnose you but I can say that sitting at a computer desk can certainly push on certain pressure points and cause your leg to feel that way. Have you been diagnosed with anxiety? Anxiety can sure cause your muscles to feel stiff and sore because of walking around tense. Age also has something to do with it as well..From personal experience. I'm 41 and can tell a difference after I have been quite active now. Do you have any other symptoms? Is this a new thing? I can tell you that a DVT is quite painful and usually accompanies other symptoms like redness, swelling and heat on the affected area. Doesn't sound like that's what you have. If it continues I would make an appointment and get things checked out. Good luck and don't worry to much..It's a long spiral downward if you do. ;0) Trust us!

Non-medical $0.02 here...

As Poe said, sitting can put pressure on your body in a number of ways. Sometimes it can compress nerves coming out of your low back that run down your legs. Doesn't mean you're injured or even that you have to have back pain...sometimes these things are just caused by sitting too long in a certain way.

One way to think of this is: Eventually there's a point where "something" happens, right? Maybe that nerve's been frustrated or cranky for a while and it picked 8 or 9 days ago to speak up so you pay attention?

Sometimes when these nerves are compressed, a person may just feel it in one foot or one calf, or even just one thigh or butt....doesn't have to be even. Because it's in one spot, and especially since you said there's no redness and hotness,....those are good things to keep in mind that should help you breathe easier!

Our bodies are unique and are designed to bounce back, if we give them a chance.

Best of all, you've made a doc's appt and you'll be checked out. That's good news!


Merrida