Red streaks down my leg?

go see a doctor you may have a disorder called thrombophlebitis.

it is caused by blood clots and if a clot gets brakes loose it could kill you in minutes. with a heart attack, stroke or a pulmonary embolism

if nothing else call your dial a nurse and tell them your history of broken blood vessels an the varicose veins

Okay, first of all, only a crazy person rides a motorcycle in shorts -- if you got into an accident, all the skin on your legs would be ripped right off. You really need to wear appropriate clothing when you're on your bike. Trust me -- I had a friend who got into an accident on his bike three years ago (a guy talking on his cell phone in his car ran right into him) and he had been wearing a tee-shirt instead of his usual jacket because he'd just been going out for a quick ride and didn't think he needed all the gear. Well, he ended up having about 6 horrifically painful skin graft surgeries after that because the street had taken most of the skin off one of his arms!! Don't make his same mistake, okay? It's awful!

As for the red line -- I find your description of it a bit worrisome, because it sounds like what you might see if a wound had gotten infected and the infection had spread to the blood. The fact the streak is getting bigger seems to rule out the burn theory, though the size of it seems really wrong for a blood infection streak too. You can also get red streaks from advanced cases of cellulitis, but I think you would have seen symptoms before now if that were the case.

In other words, this could be a wide variety of things, and you can't know which until you see a professional. So, you really do need to see a doctor about this, and I think you should do that BEFORE you get the tattoo for sure. Put the tat off for another week and get to a doctor ASAP just to make sure there's nothing serious going on. If you can't get an appointment until Monday, keep an eye on the streak and if it continues to get bigger, go to the ER over the weekend. Also go immediately to the ER if you develop a fever as well, as that would make it seem very likely the streak is from an infection.

Prove you aren't as foolish as someone wearing shorts on a motorcycle might seem they are at first glance, and do the smart thing here, which is to get checked out as soon as possible! :)

Red streaks can indicate an infection that is spreading. DO NOT GET THE TATTOO UNTIL YOU SEE A DOCTOR.

Go get that checked out. I would be surprised if the tattoo artist would even attempt to work on you with that condition. Call now.

DEFINITELY don't get the tattoo tomorrow! It sounds like cellulitis, an infection in your skin. I have had cellulitis in my arm two times before. They are going to need to put you on antibiotics if it is truly cellulitis. You really should have it looked at before Monday too.

Definitely see a doctor about this, especially before you get a tattoo! Good luck

"traveling" red streaks are a sign of infection - a pretty bad one! Do not get the tat and go see a doc asap!!

A streak that big? And pain? You would even think to get a tattoo?! My goodness! Get thee to a doctor posthaste!

dial a freakin nurse