# Veins Busting

**URL:** <https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/t/veins-busting/382>\
**Category:** Symptoms and Treatments\
**Created:** [April 3, 2013, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/t/veins-busting/382 "2013-04-03T22:44:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![aumeche96](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/aumeche96/32/419_2.png) [@aumeche96](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/u/aumeche96)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2013, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/t/veins-busting/382/1 "2013-04-03T22:44:11Z")

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I have noticed that sometimes after having an episode of EM, a blood vessel busts, Last night before bed I had severe EM in my fingers. This morning i woke up with a very bad bruise on my finger from a busted blood vessel. This same thing has occured other times in my fingers and behind my knee. There is typically a good bit of pain in the affected area for days. Does anyone else have similar experiences?

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**Author:** ![mads](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/mads/32/1568_2.png) [@mads](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/u/mads)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2013, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/t/veins-busting/382/2 "2013-04-04T18:10:32Z")

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Hi. Yes i suffer same . I have now developed awful phlebitis in both legs due to swelling - it never goes down just gets worse at night. Apart from all else these bulging unsightly veins are upsetting especially as i am still a 'youngish' woman. Gp has given me huiroid cream(for bruising - actually works well- very soothing cool), and ibuprofen gel to help pain but !!!!!!!!!!!!. Also get bruises behind knees and wrist, fingers - same as you yourself have experienced. So yes- another nasty effect of EM. What a horrid thing this is.

God bless x

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**Author:** ![aumeche96](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/aumeche96/32/419_2.png) [@aumeche96](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/u/aumeche96)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2013, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/t/veins-busting/382/3 "2013-04-05T21:09:13Z")

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Thanks for the reply. The bruising is relatively new for me. I didn't know if it was EM related or something else.

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**Author:** ![LibbyK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/22d042/32.png) [@LibbyK](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/u/LibbyK)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2013, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/t/veins-busting/382/4 "2013-04-23T19:57:26Z")

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Only once, but I did have a blood vessel below my big toe bust and cause one of those very painful, swollen bruises. It was on a particularly hot day, so it could have been related to EM (self-diagnosed in my toes) as I didn't do anything that would normally cause this to happen (no kicking things, although after the fact that's what I felt like doing, lol).