Hi I'm new here, I am a 37 year old mum of 4. During my last pregnancy I had a silent PE, it wasn't big and was treated with 6 months of blood thinking injections. My daughter is now 15 months old and I have developed an ugly varicose vein running from front of thigh to just below my knee. I am terrified I am going to get a clot as I made the mistake of googling varicose veins. Can someone reassure me. I am currently 3 st overweight (working on it) ex smoker for 5 years but I do vape.