Blood Clot? Please read and respond soon...

I am 6 months post RNY and did a lot of walking at a festival yesterday. I was at 286 and am down to 190. I noticed the front of the bottom of my leg has been hurting today, but didn't really pay any attention to it. I just thought it was sore because of all the walking I did, and my body isn't used to all that activity. Well, I just noticed it seems like a bruse on the front of my leg kind of near my bone, and it is really sore and feels like a knot. It is not hot or discolored, just looks a little darker than the rest of my skin on my leg but not red. I don't remember banging it anywhere to cause a bruise. Could this be a blood clot? I thought that walking/moving a lot would prevent blood clots. I never had any problem like this in the past. I also had three c sections before my RNY, and never had any blood clot issues? Please help. I am thinking of going to the ER if the pain gets any worse, but it is making me really nervous now. I don't want to go to the ER and it turn out to be just a bruise though.

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