Bruising

[Loey]

I'm still badly bruised from rolling out of bed onto my face Saturday night. I was at the health food store today and the women recommended a homeopathic medicine that helps bruises fade quicker. It's called Arnica Montana. You dissolve 4 tablets under your tongue 4xdy. I started it today and will keep you posted. Right now I'm so bruised I hate leaving the house. It takes me 20 minutes to cover it with my expensive gluten-free makeup. Washing off the makeup is painful. I'm staying in until Saturday Night when we go to visit a Haunted Hotel.

Loey

[jerseyangel]

Aw Loey, hope it works quickly for you

[Emilushka]

Be careful. There is a toxin that Arnica Montana produces that can cause gastroenteritis and GI bleeding if you take too much of it. The toxin is called helenalin. I don't know what kind of dilution you're talking about with a homeopathic remedy, but be wary since that market is NOT regulated by anyone and those products do not have to be tested in order to be sold in stores. If you experience stomach or intestinal problems, it could be this supplement.

Edit: grammar oopsies

[Loey]

Be careful. There is a toxin that Arnica Montana produces that can cause gastroenteritis and GI bleeding if you take too much of it. The toxin is called helenalin. I don't know what kind of dilution you're talking about with a homeopathic remedy, but be wary since that market is NOT regulated by anyone and those products do not have to be tested in order to be sold in stores. If you experience stomach or intestinal problems, it could be this supplement.

Edit: grammar oopsies

I was just diagnosed with Celiac in June. I had been bedridden for 6 weeks and the GI I was seeing literally gave me all of my test results the night before we moved. She thought that the Celiac had gone undiagnosed for decades and wanted me to have the capsule endoscopy as soon as I found a GI in my new state. I found a new GI because i wanted to get my son genetically tested before he left for college (phew- he tested negative- one less thing too blame mom for). My new GI was extremely dismissive. He treated me like a head case. I put my foot down and had the capsule endoscopy last week. He called me the day after and had done a 360- no longer dismissive and his demeanor has totally changed. They found an ulcer and I'm having a biopsy on November 12th. In light of that I'll stop taking the Arnica Montana.

Someone else recommended witch hazel so I'll switch to that. Just called my husband and asked him to pick it up on the way home. Just gave you a + for your help. I really appreciate it! I'm at a stage where I'm EXTREMELY sensitive to everything. This forum has been a lifeline.

Loey

[Emilushka]

They found an ulcer and I'm having a biopsy on November 12th. In light of that I'll stop taking the Arnica Montana.

Someone else recommended witch hazel so I'll switch to that. Just called my husband and asked him to pick it up on the way home. Just gave you a + for your help. I really appreciate it! I'm at a stage where I'm EXTREMELY sensitive to everything. This forum has been a lifeline.

I'm glad I was able to prevent a potential problem! YAY! I feel like I did my job today.

Topical witch hazel (I'm assuming that's what you meant) shouldn't cause you any problems. I don't know that it will work, either - your bruising, unless you're getting fresh blood to the area, should be more of a matter of your body cleaning up the blood that's already in the tissues. The witch hazel is usually more useful earlier on with abrasions, sunburns, and bruising. The distilled stuff they sell in the store is supposed to help contract the blood vessels near the surface of the skin, and it's an astringent (a cleaner). It certainly shouldn't hurt to use it, and in case you're getting any rebleeding it may well help.

[mommida]

Hey Loey,

The haunted hotel thing sounds pretty cool. Post and tell us about your experience.

[Loey]

I'm glad I was able to prevent a potential problem! YAY! I feel like I did my job today.

Topical witch hazel (I'm assuming that's what you meant) shouldn't cause you any problems. I don't know that it will work, either - your bruising, unless you're getting fresh blood to the area, should be more of a matter of your body cleaning up the blood that's already in the tissues. The witch hazel is usually more useful earlier on with abrasions, sunburns, and bruising. The distilled stuff they sell in the store is supposed to help contract the blood vessels near the surface of the skin, and it's an astringent (a cleaner). It certainly shouldn't hurt to use it, and in case you're getting any rebleeding it may well help.

The bruising spread to the entire side of my face toady. I think, perhaps because I tend to sleep on that side (and that's side I rolled out of bed from). Let me tell you the thud was so loud it woke my husband up as soon as it happened he immediately brought me ice. It's still very swollen (in addition to the bruising) and I don't know if I should still be icing it. It's painful to wash off the gluten-free makeup I apply to it before leaving the house.

I thought I might have had a minor concussion but didn't want to go to the hospital because they immediately assume it's domestic violence. The town we moved to is extremely small and everyone seems to know each other. My husband is the kindest, most supportive man so I don't want to have any questions raised.

If we hadn't moved to a new state I wouldn't have hesitated to get it checked out because I used the same doctor for 18 years and he knew my husband. My old GP was actually very much like Dr. House - a brilliant diagnostician.He was also always getting in trouble for doing what his patients needed , not what the hospital wanted him to. I had a close relationship with him.

Thanks for your support! It means more than I can say!

Loey

[Emilushka]

The bruising spread to the entire side of my face toady. I think, perhaps because I tend to sleep on that side (and that's side I rolled out of bed from). Let me tell you the thud was so loud it woke my husband up as soon as it happened he immediately brought me ice. It's still very swollen (in addition to the bruising) and I don't know if I should still be icing it. It's painful to wash off the gluten-free makeup I apply to it before leaving the house.

I thought I might have had a minor concussion but didn't want to go to the hospital because they immediately assume it's domestic violence. The town we moved to is extremely small and everyone seems to know each other. My husband is the kindest, most supportive man so I don't want to have any questions raised.

If we hadn't moved to a new state I wouldn't have hesitated to get it checked out because I used the same doctor for 18 years and he knew my husband. My old GP was actually very much like Dr. House - a brilliant diagnostician.He was also always getting in trouble for doing what his patients needed , not what the hospital wanted him to. I had a close relationship with him.

Thanks for your support! It means more than I can say!

Loey

Don't be afraid to go to the ER if you're worried about it being a concussion or something else serious! Docs and nurses in the ER see way weirder things than someone who fell out of bed. The way you and your husband interact will speak volumes about your relationship, and while they are required to ask you if it's safe to go home (just in case) it won't mean anything about your husband. But please! Don't mess with your brains! If you hit your head and you think it's serious or if you ever lose consciousness, go to the ER.

Your poor face. If the icing helps with the pain, you can go ahead and keep icing it. I'm not surprised the bruising spread all over the side of the face you sleep on - I'm sure it was drawn down by gravity. If you're going to take something for pain, I'd avoid ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) because that tends to cause GI problems too and with the ulcer you already have, I'd hate to have you aggravate things any further.

I always hate the way Dr. House treats his patients like human guinea pigs. I mean ... sheesh. Every test under the sun, every organ biopsied or scanned, craziness. He's also mean. I have a hard time watching that show.

[Skylark]

For future spills, I have found a 10% dilution of helichrysum essential oil to be nearly magical. You put it on the "oopsie" right when you get hurt and keep treating every couple hours for the rest of the day. It helps the pain and you won't bruise nearly as badly. I use a good corsican helichrysum, usually from Nature's Gift. Open Original Shared Link I have been doing business there for years and the products are really good. (Patch test ahead of time to be sure you're not sensitive to helychrusum - it's a pretty mild oil and I've never seen anyone react.) Unfortunately, it does not work for bruising after the fact, although it still may be helpful with the pain.

If you suspect a concussion you really should go to the ER or at least talk to a Dr. You may have fractured something and it sounds like you need some advice and maybe an X-ray. If you go in with your obviously supportive husband by your side saying "I have been having serious coordination problems and am falling regularly - please help me", I don't think you will trigger any suspicions of abuse.

[Christi1996]

There is also the topical arnica which I prefer with smaller areas and with it being topical I would think it would be safer. We like the one sold by GNC that looks like hair gel (we didn't like the feel of the other one we tried but your milage may vary). It is great for sore muscles, bruising etc.

Oh, and I have no affiliation with GNC other than occasionally shopping there.

[Loey]

Don't be afraid to go to the ER if you're worried about it being a concussion or something else serious! Docs and nurses in the ER see way weirder things than someone who fell out of bed. The way you and your husband interact will speak volumes about your relationship, and while they are required to ask you if it's safe to go home (just in case) it won't mean anything about your husband. But please! Don't mess with your brains! If you hit your head and you think it's serious or if you ever lose consciousness, go to the ER.

Your poor face. If the icing helps with the pain, you can go ahead and keep icing it. I'm not surprised the bruising spread all over the side of the face you sleep on - I'm sure it was drawn down by gravity. If you're going to take something for pain, I'd avoid ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) because that tends to cause GI problems too and with the ulcer you already have, I'd hate to have you aggravate things any further.

I always hate the way Dr. House treats his patients like human guinea pigs. I mean ... sheesh. Every test under the sun, every organ biopsied or scanned, craziness. He's also mean. I have a hard time watching that show.

Thanks for all of your advice and wise words. The headache is much better today and I have been avoiding Advil or any form of NSAID. The witch Hazel seems to be helping already.

I agree with you about how Dr. House treats his patients (and staff). My doctor was compared to him because he was usually gruff (not with me) but was a brilliant diagnostician who could figure out what was wrong without the tests. My doctor was always being suspended for doing what the patient needed regardless of hospital procedures and policies. It's funny because a good friend of mine went back to school to become a nurse and she's the only one who will stand up to him. When I told him she was my BF he said she was also the only nurse with a spine and a brain. If I was still with him and the GI he sent me to I would have already had the biopsy of the ulcer. I actually used Princeton Medical Center (the hospital they refer to on House - the overhead shots in the show are of Princeton University's Campus). I think we're drawn to the show because we lived there. The hospital where I live now is VERY small and the GI wants a special anesthesiologist.

Thanks for all of the support!!!!!!!

Loey

[Loey]

There is also the topical arnica which I prefer with smaller areas and with it being topical I would think it would be safer. We like the one sold by GNC that looks like hair gel (we didn't like the feel of the other one we tried but your milage may vary). It is great for sore muscles, bruising etc.

Oh, and I have no affiliation with GNC other than occasionally shopping there.

Thanks Christi!!! The witch hazel seems to be working a little bit already. I don't plan on leaving the house again until Saturday night when we're going to a Haunted Motel. I hate using up my expensive gluten-free make-up to cover it.

Loey

[Loey]

For future spills, I have found a 10% dilution of helichrysum essential oil to be nearly magical. You put it on the "oopsie" right when you get hurt and keep treating every couple hours for the rest of the day. It helps the pain and you won't bruise nearly as badly. I use a good corsican helichrysum, usually from Nature's Gift. Open Original Shared Link I have been doing business there for years and the products are really good. (Patch test ahead of time to be sure you're not sensitive to helychrusum - it's a pretty mild oil and I've never seen anyone react.) Unfortunately, it does not work for bruising after the fact, although it still may be helpful with the pain.

If you suspect a concussion you really should go to the ER or at least talk to a Dr. You may have fractured something and it sounds like you need some advice and maybe an X-ray. If you go in with your obviously supportive husband by your side saying "I have been having serious coordination problems and am falling regularly - please help me", I don't think you will trigger any suspicions of abuse.

I finally started feeling better. I told him if I still had headaches then we would go to the ER. Swelling has finally gone down. Thank you for your helpful advice. I don't know what i'd do without this forum (nor do I plan on finding out)!

Loey

[ravenwoodglass]

I finally started feeling better. I told him if I still had headaches then we would go to the ER. Swelling has finally gone down. Thank you for your helpful advice. I don't know what i'd do without this forum (nor do I plan on finding out)!

Loey

Not meaning to sound like a 'MOM' but you should have gone to the ER the night it happened. I just kind of assumed you had. As serious as this injury was you could have fractured a bone in your face or gotten a concussion. If it happens again do please be seen by a doctor.

[Emilushka]

Not meaning to sound like a 'MOM' but you should have gone to the ER the night it happened. I just kind of assumed you had. As serious as this injury was you could have fractured a bone in your face or gotten a concussion. If it happens again do please be seen by a doctor.

AMEN.

[Loey]

Not meaning to sound like a 'MOM' but you should have gone to the ER the night it happened. I just kind of assumed you had. As serious as this injury was you could have fractured a bone in your face or gotten a concussion. If it happens again do please be seen by a doctor.

I promise I will!! Though I hope it doesn't happen again. I hope my GI refers me to a GP so I can have the blood work to test for vitamin deficiencies. He's on vacation this week. I did feel like it was initially a slight concussion but the headache is gone, the swelling is going down and the bruising is a "Little" better. Other than a shiner I have a bruise that looks like a stick drawing of a zombie (how fitting for Halloween).

THank you all for the advice and support. If it had happened where I used to live I wouldn't have thought twice about going to the ER. We were also visiting our son a at college that day and I didn't want to miss it.

I REALLY appreciate all o fthe support I've gotten through this forum. It's a lifeline!

Loey

[Loey]

Not meaning to sound like a 'MOM' but you should have gone to the ER the night it happened. I just kind of assumed you had. As serious as this injury was you could have fractured a bone in your face or gotten a concussion. If it happens again do please be seen by a doctor.

Thank you one and all. Still look like Hell (Actually a little better) but the pain is less. I appreciate all of your advice and support more than I can say. It's hard enough to move to a new town/state but to be sick a the same time is really a double whammy. his forum is a literal lifeline!!!!

Loey

[Loey]

Hey Loey,

The haunted hotel thing sounds pretty cool. Post and tell us about your experience.

Had a great time at the Bates Haunted Motel. It was small so it only took about 20 minutes. Superman jumped and yelled a few times (me too). At one point someone got sawed in half and guts fell out (he was obviously in a box). They let 4 people in at a time and we were in with a young girl and her father. She got really scared. The Penitentiary was definitely better last year but it was great to get out of the house.

Then we came home and "did the deed, jumped the broomstick, or had our gluten-free cake and ate it too." The last time was the night our son left for college (August 28th) and it was WAAAAAAY too long ago. Won't let that happen again.

After that we watched "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown."

I tried on my mask and we decided that I don't have to cover the zombie bruise.

(from a glowing Loweee)

[Loey]

Hey Loey,

The haunted hotel thing sounds pretty cool. Post and tell us about your experience.

Had a great time at the Bates Haunted Motel. It was small so it only took about 20 minutes. Superman jumped and yelled a few times (me too). At one point someone got sawed in half and guts fell out (he was obviously in a box). They let 4 people in at a time and we were in with a young girl and her father. She got really scared. The Penitentiary was definitely better last year but it was great to get out of the house.

After that we watched "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown."

I tried on my mask and we decided that I don't have to cover the zombie bruise.

Loey

[Loey]

For future spills, I have found a 10% dilution of helichrysum essential oil to be nearly magical. You put it on the "oopsie" right when you get hurt and keep treating every couple hours for the rest of the day. It helps the pain and you won't bruise nearly as badly. I use a good corsican helichrysum, usually from Nature's Gift. Open Original Shared Link I have been doing business there for years and the products are really good. (Patch test ahead of time to be sure you're not sensitive to helychrusum - it's a pretty mild oil and I've never seen anyone react.) Unfortunately, it does not work for bruising after the fact, although it still may be helpful with the pain.

If you suspect a concussion you really should go to the ER or at least talk to a Dr. You may have fractured something and it sounds like you need some advice and maybe an X-ray. If you go in with your obviously supportive husband by your side saying "I have been having serious coordination problems and am falling regularly - please help me", I don't think you will trigger any suspicions of abuse.

Still hoping bruises will fade more by Wednesday when my girlfriends arrive but they know me for a long time (went to grad school with both of them and I'm old enough to be their mother) and they are used to my "falling incidents."

On the 3rd day of my first teaching job I fell down and broke the fall with my hand. Three fingers were broken backwards. That time I think the fall was due to a drainage hole in he middle of the hallway (or was it????). What a way to make an impression!! I was out for over two months on workman's comp. It was the an inner city teaching job at a charter school and they had trouble getting subs. I had a friend who didn't have a job yet so she agreed to sub for me. I did all of the lesson planning and photocopying worksheets at home (Superman put me a printer/copier), as well as progress reports, report cards, etc. The school nurse lived in my town and would pick up all of my LP's, the classwork and anything else I had and bring it to my friend. I was able to stay hands on (so to speak). To make a long story short my friend never set foot in a classroom again. And these were first graders. I think you have to have a calling to work with children from an inner city. My new town is anything but that. There are two districts nearby that are considered "on the wrong side of the tracks." I might look into them as well when I'm finally well enough to sub. Why are my fonts all different?

Time to shower and get ready for the doorbell to ring.

Happy Halloweeeeen!!!!!!!!!!!

Loey

P.S. Thanks for all of the great advice!!

[Loey]

AMEN.

You are not going to believe this (or perhaps you are). I was putting the last part of my costume on and slipped off my chair smack onto the side of the face I had hurt. Hubby is going out for crazy glue to fix my glasses (only pair I have that covers the bruise - need a new pair as I had scratched d a god pair when I fell in Point Judith (before I knew about Ataxia) and I don't want to use my good pair because I'll be screwed if I had anything happens to them. So I'll have to get a new pair of backup glasses as soon as I pay off my credit card next month. I use progressive bifocals that also turn into sunglasses and they're VERY expensive. I KNOW I should go to the ER but I don't have a headache and I also don't want to miss the trick or treaters. I promise to go tomorrow!!!! I am just so sick of this and really angry at myself. i guess it's better that it's the same side.

I also see an EAP counsellor (they deal with transitions from moving, unemployment, illness, etc) through my husband's company and I get 8 free sessions. My old therapist from home told me to be careful about what I tell her because she works for my husband's company not for me and there is no patient confidentiality until I begin sessions with my new therapist (not EAP) in 6 weeks. Do you know anything about this? I canceled last week's appointment and told her my son gave me a cold. My husband is the sweetest, kindest man and I don't want anything to go into his records.

Thanks for all of the support. Right now I'm managing to multitask and put ce on it while I type. Also, the last fall made it hard to read and this one hasn't affected my vision. i think the glasses breaking saved me some trauma.

Loey (at myself)

[Loey]

Aw Loey, hope it works quickly for you

definite brain fog - noticed I posted the same thing twice.

Loey