Hi there, i have new dark, thick veins on the surface of my scrotum. My scrotum also seems to become more red as the day progresses. This all started about a week and a half ago. I do have a varicocele on the left side of my scrotum but these new veins are different. About a week and a half ago i had about 4 or 5 sharp pains in my scrotum. I had mild discomfort in my scrotum until yesterday and almost had a bloated feeling in my lower abdomen. My morning erections also stopped about three days ago which is very rare. I was wondering if there is some correlation between these new veins and the disappearance of the morning erections. I do have a doctor's appointment scheduled for this Friday but i wanted to make sure it wasn't something more serious. I also have noticed a different sensation while urinating. It takes me longer to begin to urinate maybe about 10 seconds longer or so. Thanks