Vein Hurts?

I don't know whether this is Lyme-related or not, but the top portion of my vein on my left calf has been so sore for days. I try not to be a hypochondriac (I never was before Lyme, I swear!), but I'm afraid of it being a blood clot. This has happened a couple of times before, where it looks like a little black and blue mark there, but it's actually just the vein. Has anyone else ever had a sore vein like this? It feels like a bruise, but I did nothing to it.

From what I've heard, redness, swelling, and warmness to the touch are symptoms usually associated with a blood clot. I remember that hearing this - and not having those symptoms - was relieving for me at one point when I was worried that I had a clot.

As long as it's not contra-indicated with anything else that you're taking, maybe try some aspirin? That would thin out the blood a little and might help if clotting is a problem.

i have noticed in treating the bart and just having the bart, that at different times, different veins appear more protruded/elevated..

i have also had just appear over the last month when i have been treating bart , on the back of my calf, a patch of what appears to be sort of a mass of coagulated veins, when i apply my magnesium oil and massage it, it seems to lessen

my legs seem to get a real tightness to them, its like the blood is not making it through and even the skin on them feels really taunt, like a drum..i know when i take extra virastop-proteolyic enzymes, it seems to lesen..so pretty sure its periods of elevated fibrin with die off or coagulation issues

i just started a few tabs of niacin (600 mgs) last night (took another 300 mgs this am) which i always avoid, just due to the flushing and burning it can create..its very cheap i use the whole foods brand..its a very good cholesterol minimization supplement; blood thinner-adrenal support. I feel a lot better this morning both physical and mental energy and seem to be more regular as well...

i don't believe anything should be taken or done long term, as it has to be hammering some part of our body even though another part it is helping; and bugs get resistant to one thing over a long term

just another supplement, that has benefit if consumed safely

a few years ago when i was in better health, i would get a flush going by taking 1 of these tabs (300 mgs)..2 months ago, before i really got into treating both the viral and fibrin elements of these illnesses, it took me I think 6 tabs to get a flush going, whcih i attributed to having very thick blood at the time. I cannot prove it, but am feeling better every day with combining both the lyme-viral treatment with lots of blood thinning

niacin (nicotinamide and nicotinic acid) can give you quite a buzz as it works as both an anti-bacterial (the histamine reaction and skin burning), anti-viral and increases blood flow (hence the flushing). Last night was pretty weird as i took the 600 mgs and then it literally seemed to contort my face and create skin flaps. I mean i wasn't in the pain that it appeared my face was :)

i could not go outside for 30 mins or so as i just had this agonizing look..i think it was the bugs and crud who were getting hammered.."I" reminded me of the Munch Painting-the Scream

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