Please Help! - General Health Message Board

Leanned04 · 01-23-2006, 07:34 AM

I'm 17, 18 on Wednesday. I'm quite healthy, a few weeks ago i started feeling really itchy & i started having tingling in my hand that over about 2 days went up to my shoulder & then i had the same thing in my leg but only on the right side, i went to the doctors and he gave me some Chlorphenamine to stop the itching and said the tingling was probably just Anxiety.
After that i started noticing my veins were showing more than usual, not like popping out but i can see them more than usual and i never usually can, everyone thinks i'm just worrying about nothing but i really think theres something wrong I went to the doctor again and she said that veins showing mean nothing but i know they're never like this.
Also my joints keep cracking alot and my legs ache, when i'm walking or doing something it's not as bad, infact alot better but when i sit down thats when i can feel it more & i'm constantly checking my body for anything new, it's REALLY scaring me so much & I don't know what to do.

Please, if you have any info or know anything let me know.

tina76 · 01-23-2006, 10:37 AM

I do know that it is pretty normal for your veins to seem more prominent from tiem to time...for example, it happens to my friend all the time when she is colder than usual. Is it possible that your hand/arm and leg are tingling due to poor circulation? That could make your limbs colder which could in turn make your veins look more prominent? Just a thought... But if it is really bothering you, go back to the doctor. You have the right to have them test you etc.. to be SURE nothing is wrong with you.

Leanned04 · 01-23-2006, 11:30 AM

It could be but i'm not sure, I've been to the doctor twice within about 2 weeks and the 2nd time i went she said i should maybe see a counsellor because i'm just worrying myself about it.
It's really scaring me, i keep thinking i'm going to end up in hospital because of it & it's something bad and that scares me more.
Oh yeah.. the veins aren't more visible just in like my hands or arms, it's all over my body.. Is that normal?

morrowka · 04-25-2006, 09:22 PM

Same problem here and no help. I have been dealing with this problem for years and at 21 it has literally taken over my life. After testing and multiple trips to the doctors I am finally just giving-up. My self-esteem is more important to me now than worrying about a potential health problem.

I have decided to get them removed. If I get complications from removing supposedly "healthy" veins then so be it. I know exactly what you're going through, really. I too suggest seeing a counselor. I tried and it didn't help, but I pray that it works for you.

I think that the sooner you come to terms with it the better things will be for you. I feel so horrible saying this as I am battling these inner demons myself. I will definitely keep you posted on the injections that I am planning on having done. I found a doctor in NYC who will treat any veins, even if they are not varicose or spider. If it works, it will most likely only be temporary, but at least I could live the life that I want. If a few injections every five years is what it takes to make these veins disappear, that's a price I am willing pay. Best of luck!

iwonder · 04-26-2006, 06:58 AM

Did your doctor run any blood tests at all? Sometimes a kidney infection can cause an onset of itchiness like that. The tingly feelings could be from all sorts of different things, just don't let your doc write it off as "anxiety" without eliminating organic causes first.