my daughter's vein breaks easily specially on leg and finger which is somehow painful and swelling,her father has systemic lupus,but the Doctors don't take it seriosly.are they relevent to each other and what cure is there .as u know we can't ask the Doctor to check her for autoimmune elements,and my daughter is very scared and dosen't ask it and doesnot like to find out that there may be a connection between her problem and autoimmune disease.Is vitamine c effective? how much? she is 37 years old 138pound and 170 height one child(2 years old boy).Doctor says she can't have another pregnancy because ,if so she must get blood thinner for rest of her life.thanks