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engorged veins
Just stumbled on this...very interested in the comments about veins filling up and wondering if anyone has had an answer from a doctor yet as this has happened to many people. I felt a "flutter" on my left breast, lifted my t-shirt and saw a big black vein about the size of a pencil. I wish I had taken a photo but I was so shocked, my breast felt really hot and then very painful. It was late and I did not feel like going to the ER so I took a Tylenol and went to bed.
I saw a doctor a few days later and told her, she had not heard of such a thing either. However, she immediately ordered a mammogram and when the results came back, she ordered an ultrasound and I have not heard back so I am assumeing no news is good news. I am still very puzzed by the vein, interested that others have had the same thing and all the doctors seem never to have heard of it before. Does anyone have an update?
This discussion is related to bulging veins on breast.
I saw a doctor a few days later and told her, she had not heard of such a thing either. However, she immediately ordered a mammogram and when the results came back, she ordered an ultrasound and I have not heard back so I am assumeing no news is good news. I am still very puzzed by the vein, interested that others have had the same thing and all the doctors seem never to have heard of it before. Does anyone have an update?
This discussion is related to bulging veins on breast.
I am not taking birth control pills and I am quite active unless I am on the computer. The day I discovered the vein I had been working in the yard for about six hours and had just come to have a cup of tea and relax.
It may be unrelated, many years ago I flew to another city for business and as I was walking back to the hotel at night. I was approached by a panhandler so I started to run. I felt a strange sensation in my leg and great pain. I hobbled back to my room and the next morning saw the hotel doctor. It was very warm to the touch. He said he thought it was "deep vein thrombosis" and suggested crutches. I then flew to another city. The pain didn't stop so I went to an ER and the doctor said he thought I had snapped some muscles when I started running and like a rubber band they had curled up where the heat and pain was. Then I flew home and told my own doctor who said nothing. Maybe I shouldn't have been flying.
It may be unrelated, many years ago I flew to another city for business and as I was walking back to the hotel at night. I was approached by a panhandler so I started to run. I felt a strange sensation in my leg and great pain. I hobbled back to my room and the next morning saw the hotel doctor. It was very warm to the touch. He said he thought it was "deep vein thrombosis" and suggested crutches. I then flew to another city. The pain didn't stop so I went to an ER and the doctor said he thought I had snapped some muscles when I started running and like a rubber band they had curled up where the heat and pain was. Then I flew home and told my own doctor who said nothing. Maybe I shouldn't have been flying.
Again doctornee has honed in on the (possible) problem. Doctornee gets points.
If you are on birth control pills get off them IMMEDIATELY.
Stay well-hydrated (with electrolytes) and exercise frequently. Not necessarily push-ups. Just don't lie around.
If you are on birth control pills get off them IMMEDIATELY.
Stay well-hydrated (with electrolytes) and exercise frequently. Not necessarily push-ups. Just don't lie around.
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Once in a while a vein may get engorged due to a clot or plaque blocking the flow of blood or it could also be spasm of the vein. In females the commonest cause is birth control pills. A duplex ultrasound is able to capture any problems in the flow of blood. Since there was warmth, it was either a clot or mild inflammatory process that settled down with Tylenol.
It is difficult to comment beyond this at this stage. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
Once in a while a vein may get engorged due to a clot or plaque blocking the flow of blood or it could also be spasm of the vein. In females the commonest cause is birth control pills. A duplex ultrasound is able to capture any problems in the flow of blood. Since there was warmth, it was either a clot or mild inflammatory process that settled down with Tylenol.
It is difficult to comment beyond this at this stage. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!
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