no i don't but if anyone does know id love to have a reply because i have the same problem. three times now i've had my vessels in my hand break several times and it hurts really bad from doing nothing but normal activity then it looks real bad but the pain goes away in about 30 minutes and it leaves a pool of blood under the surface a little worse than a bruise but not like a bruise.

The blood vessels in the palm of my hand swell up and appear very blue under the skin, but they don't burst. It just really, really hurts - and for no reason! I haven't bumped it or anything! I read that it might be a lack of Vitamin C. Anyone else got more info?

I have had this happen to my fingers/hands for a few years now. Just recently it started on my feet. I just bumped my heel into my other heel and my blood vessel broke and bled out for a couple of minutes. It was a raised welt that was white for a minute and then blue. Really bad stinging sensation. Then it quits the stinging and turns into a nasty blue/red bruise. I am 51. What is it?

I get the same thing and have been looking for answers to it for years. It had been happening 3-4 times a year in my late teens and early 20's and now at 36, it happens at least 3 times a month sometimes that much in a week in the same and different spots. I also get them in my feet. One of my daughters (12) has also gotten them. Hopefully, someone who does medical research will find these postings and look into it for an answer that has obviously been eluding all of us! Thanks!

I have had the same thing happen to me, usually in my fingers, ocassionally for years. To me, it seems it's more of a temporary nuisance than anything else. I'm wondering, after having read a number of posts about this phenomena and finding no explanations for it, if the vessels break in this manner because they are less protected in the more delicate and extremely well-used parts of the body. The hands, wrists and feet have numerous tiny bones, thin skin, and very little muscle mass compared to other parts of the body. Maybe it's easier to injure and stress these areas since we use them so much. I'm just guessing, but does that sound plausible?

Does anyone else also have hyperflexible or hypermobile joints?

I have the same problem. It has happened to me twice in one month on the same finger. It is a slight pop, followed by a quick sharp pain and then a big purple inflamed area which remains sort for a couple of days after. Has anyone visited the doctor about this problem?