Veins are flexible and vacant tubes with flaps inside them that are called valves. When the muscles shrink, these valves open and blood moves through the veins. When the muscles calm, the valves close, carrying the blood flow in one direction by the veins.
Vein pain is a sign that indicates that your veins are painful and achy. It is common in legs and may happen in various other veins or due to poor circulation (venous insufficiency).
This vein pain signify a serious condition like deep vein thrombosis that is a blood clot in the leg which can break loose from the leg and be the reason of pulmonary embolism in the lung, phlebitis, stroke or heart attack.
· Leg pain or swelling
· Enlarged visible vein
· Common bacterial skin infection (Cellulitis)
· Rash
· Feeling heaviness in the legs
· Skin discoloration like bruising
· Hardened tissue under the skin
· Throbbing or cramping in the legs
· Fatigue
· Body ache
· Fever
Serious life-threatening symptoms are:
· Chest pain
· Difficulty in breathing
· Sudden or severe vein pain
· Bleeding
· Absent or diminished pulses
If you experience rapid or severe vein pain, then find instant medical care as this may signify a life-threatening condition like a blood clot within a vein (venous thrombosis).