wtf. i have spider veins in my ankles.

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i presume this is pregnancy related since i keep having intermittent HOLY HELL MY ANKLES ARE SWOLLEN TO BE THE SIZE OF SMALL WHALES incidents.

and i noticed some on my thighs, too.

no stretch marks yet, but goddamned spider veins.  and they itch.  and now i have to start saving up for laser treatments.

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very helpful, booby. i'll just go throw myself off a cliff now.

[VeryViolet]

I have the stretch marks which my husband so kindly commented on the other night. I looked down the other day and there is one small spider vein on my thigh. I freaked out and started yelling at my leg "this better be it there will be NO MORE" because I am a lunatic.

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Well that sucks.  Remember when you were pregnant with L and I gave you this picture for your sig?

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ha. i would too, which is why i was annoyed. i mean, i don't have to show my stomach to anyone. but my legs, well, wtf am i supposed to do in the summer?

i wasn't joking about saving up for laser treatment.

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Hey it didn't show up? Oh well.

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Sept 10, 2013 9:35:42 GMT -5 @astrid said:

It is no big deal.

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i mean, it's not chemical weapons in syria, but i'm irritated.

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Sept 10, 2013 9:43:35 GMT -5 @astrid said:

Sept 10, 2013 9:42:13 GMT -5 cville said:

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i mean, it's not chemical weapons in syria, but i'm irritated.

My response was intended to be a bit like Rex's.  I have some veins here and there from various things.  They just become part of your normal.  They'll often fade, too.  It was intended to be comforting.  I'm sorry about your veins.

oh, i see.  thank you. 

i thought you were like "uh, stop complaining you asshole."  which i am, but i own it.

[jane6672]

I've had a slight sprinkling of spider veins since I was a teen.

I DON'T EVEN HAVE KIDS.

[dcannie]

cville, no laser treatment needed. a simple saline injection can get rid of them.

[ErinExpat]

Annie is right, sclerotherapy can get rid of them.

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Sept 10, 2013 10:07:38 GMT -5 dcannie said:

cville, no laser treatment needed. a simple saline injection can get rid of them.

excellent news!

[Alyssa]

I had my son and gained little red veins on the inside of my ankles, I also got one right below my left eye.

[aprilsails]

Oh no. I didn't know these were a side effect from pregnancy. I'm not pregnant but I can't take anymore. The backs of my knees have been blue/black since high school sailing and waitressing in university.

[chicago]

Sept 10, 2013 10:07:38 GMT -5 dcannie said:

cville, no laser treatment needed. a simple saline injection can get rid of them.

I've had spider veins since high school and they just keep getting worse.  They're horrible on my legs (thighs, knees, calves, ankles) but I also recently noticed them on my lower back and a few light ones on my stomach, around my nose...it sucks. I rarely wear shorts or dresses because I'm also really pale and they're super obvious. 

Annie, have you tried sclerotherapy?  I asked a derm about this once and he told me that they're likely to come back even if you have it done.