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Veins in chest

I'm a bit freaked out... I was just diagnosed with GM about 2 weeks ago. Every little change or symptom I have makes me very anxious and on edge.  I noticed tonight that I could see every single vein in my chest and breast. It looks very creepy. Has anyone ever had this?
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YES!  That happened to me as well... I agree with kuulie04 but I understand that it may take some months to understand GM and know how to cope with it.
I have had GM for almost 2 years now...it is much better and I haven;t had an abscess for 6 months now, and I am not taking medication. I do suggest you to tell your Doctor if you are stressed about the GM or nervous, as that is not going to help you recovering from GM; to be stressed is one of the worse things for your body.
Take care..and yeap!, veins look horrible!

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Hi there!  Sorry I can't say I've had this.  But, I can say I've turned into a person who is constantly worried about any and every little thing.  I've come a long way though.  Once I realized that the reason why I worry so much is due to the fact that I'm traumatized from getting a very rare unknown illness, and I worry because I'm afraid doctors won't find what I have (I pretty much diagnosed myself with GM before a doctor could) and knowing that what we have is unknown is traumatizing in itself.  

What I did was tell myself everyday that I'm fine, take deep breaths, focus and think only positive thoughts. Meditate.  Talk to people about it, about your symptoms (positive people, doctors). Sometimes I found that what I was worried about is totally normal and every has those symptoms.  

Stay positive because you want to avoid manifesting anything bad into your life.

And I want to say too, it doesn't mean that you should ignore your symptoms.  Not at all.  At one point I was calling my doctor every week.  It made me feel better to have someone check out what was going on with me. And it gave me piece of mind when a doctor told me that I'm okay.  My naturopath doctor is awesome and once I became an established patient of hers, I was able to email my different concerns to her and she would respond for just a small fee. If it was something that needed more attention she would've had me come in for an appointment instead.  My acupuncturist told me that I'm not a hypochondriac (cause I started calling myself that) and I've just become hyper vigilante, more aware of everything going on with my body.

I just wanted to share my experience in case you may be going through what I've gone through.  You or someone else may be able to relate, or you may not.  I definitely suggest having a doctor check out any of your concerns, cause it never hurts to ask and the least you would get is piece of mind.  Please keep us updated if you find out anything!  Take care, I wish you well

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