Veins

[Shandkydd]

Hi all , not a bad thing , but I’ve noticed the veins in the back of my hand appear more pronounced, was on 15 pred had a flare went up to 20, back down to 18 for 3 days and all’s well. Any ideas, no pain or anything. Cheers xx

[HeronNS]

Oh yes. The veins in my entire forearm have been more obvious since startng pred (4.5 years now). It looks quite alarming but apparently it's nothing to worry about. We need to make sure we're properly hydrated, this is supposed to help.

[piglette]

Several people have said this. In fact mine are quite raised.

[SnazzyD]

Same happened to me. They’ve gone down at low doses.

[SheffieldJane]

I’ve just looked at mine and yes they are prominent and I have heard others talk about this. I don’t think it is cause for concern, just another weird thing.

[dancersize2]

I'm down to 1.5 pred but sometimes my hands are what hurts and when they do the veins are pronounced.

[nuigini]

The veins on my hands are more prominent now, which I put down to normal aging. My Mom's hands were the same as she aged into her 60' and 70's. I also think it's more apparent if you have slim hands. My hands are about the only slim thing on my body. 😅

[bunnymom]

I chalked the prominent veins up to my skin getting thinner on the pred. I really notice it on my hands and my arms are looking crepey. Yikes!

[Whitner in reply to bunnymom]

Yes! Same. Bigger veins on top of hands and crepey arms! Quite the combination 🥴