hey AL, ya had a little typo up there. while you are right about it being more than likely the brachial artery, you mentioned it was a vein just a few words later. not a biggie but i just wanted the poster to know that this IS an artery like you mentioned at first.
the mere fact that you are suddenly really feeling this as it beats(do you sense this in your head or see it or only when you lightly touch it? is it "bounding"?) could mean a potential issue like a higher than the norm BP or some sort of real change in the flow velocity that makes the vessel a bit smaller in the inside and would tend to be more "forceful as it is being more "squirted" thru that vessle? ya know what i mean? i really would get the BP checked as soon as possible(you can usually get your BPs checked easily at any local FD in your city. we did this all the time when i had my life and was a FF/EMT) and get into see your doc about this too. the best thing to really do here to kind of rule our stenosis or plauque build up or the formation of a possible blood clot among other things, would be to just obtain a simple doppler ultrasound on it. this really IS the best way to actually check vessel flow velocity. its pretty quick too. but DO most definitely see your doc or go to urgent care/ER if something just does not 'feel right' in other ways too? hopefully things are okay and this was only a one time thing. please keep us posted, FB
