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Posted 4/30/2015 1:47 PM (GMT 0)
Hello!

I've read some things (in books & also posts on here) about how spider veins can be a presentation of Bart. How can you tell if your spider veins are just "normal" spider veins, or because of the Bartonella? Last year when I was sick (but before I knew I had Lyme), I would look at my legs and think "oh my god, I suddenly have way more spider veins than usual"...and then never thought much about it. So now I'm wondering if there was some type of significance to them, or if it's just a strange coincidence. Anyone have any experience with this? It's hard to know because spider veins can happen to anyone...

I also used to get rashes that would pop out of nowhere and then fade away (showed pics to my doctor who said Bartonella). These are better now though.
Posted 4/30/2015 2:25 PM (GMT 0)
Interesting Runnergirl!

After I got really sick last year I started getting spider vein rashes (I had never had them before) I have one on my face that comes and goes and they pop up in various other places from time to time. They are always circular and get up to a 4/5cm across.

I also get what look like areas of broken blood vessels (small red marks up to 1cm in diameter) on my hands, wrists and knees - which is oddly where I get most joint pain.

I also get a mottled rash on my palms and my knees and less often on the sole of my feet.

My LLMD was most interested in them, but no one mentioned Bart.
Posted 5/1/2015 2:48 PM (GMT 0)
Most of my really bad spider veins are on my thighs, some on ankles, and a few little ones on my back.

It did seem like I had a huge increase when I started getting sick, but I don't know if I should associate it with the illness or it's just a coincidence, since spider veins occur in many healthy people.
Posted 5/2/2015 10:59 PM (GMT 0)
I had saline injections on my legs, it took care of most of them. Followed up with laser treatments. I have friends without any illness and are much younger and fitter who have them worse than I did. I think it is probably mostly genetic.
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