I'm 19 years old and in the past few months I've recently noticed a vein behind my left knee. It's bulging and dark blue in colour and is VERY unsightly. I refuse to wear shorts or anything else that exposes the back of my knee because I am so ashamed of it. I've looked online to try and find a diagnosis and I believe it's a VARICOSE VEIN. However, I only have one and it's worse on some days and better on others, but always there. It's not as bad as pictures I've seen online, and I'll be posting pictures too.

I'm wondering if anyone has had varicose veins and treated them themselves at home? What works and what doesn't? I really am sick of hating my legs.

I guess some additional information that I should add is that I do workout about 3 times a week (some weeks I forget to workout, some weeks I workout more) and I've lost about 20 pounds in the past 6 months. My legs have always been my least favourite part of my body, they're thick and short.

Anyways, any help is greatly appreciated. I'd like to be able to wear dresses and shorts in confidence for once in my life.

Thanks in advance for posting, it means a lot.




If the images don't work I'll try again, or maybe even post them on my profile...