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Massive Bruise
Gals, I had the worst fall from a horse I've ever had. Thought I broke my jaw, but thankfully came away with only bruises. It's been a week and some have healed, some have faded, but one is ghastly yellow and green. It's on my thigh and won't be completely covered by stockings. I'm extremely pale and it's going to show. Is this way too tacky to go to work? Should I try make up? Let myself heal completely?
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Re: Massive Bruise
This will make it go away faster- press the bruise often, as much as you can stand. It will help your body absorb the bruising.
Can't you "strategically" hide it with a wrap or dressing gown? Or maybe put your hand over it when sitting with customers?
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I recommend Boiron 30C Arnica (5 tabs 3x day) plus topical Arnica gel. Also take a multivitamin with iron. This will fade the bruise quickly.
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Everyone says arnica works, but I've never noticed it helping my bruises at all. I use the gel.
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I am the Queen of Bruises here! The reason I get so many of them is I dont keep my iron level up, I am anemic. Iron will help with bruising but too much can make you stop up. I dont think there is really any thing you can do at this point. Just make up a funny story if some one asks.
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Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. I skipped work today; just feeling too self-conscious. I'll probably go tomorrow and try the funny story approach. At least none of you said it's just too tacky. Of course, if I told the customers my pimp smacked me up I could go for funny AND tacky! :-\
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OMG never say the pimp thing! It will just bring trouble your way!
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I was just playin'! At the club where I work, someone would for sure take me seriously!
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If you take arnica and rub hemorrhoid cream into it several times a day it will go away relatively quickly. You could also try putting dermablend on it or wear the 'small-hole' fishnets.
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Go to work and say you fell off when you were riding. You ride too hard! You can make it sound hot. :P
Once I fell down a flight of stairs and nobody believed me... so I said the club beat me each night for not selling at least two VIPs and last night I didn't even get my meal..damn it.
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I don't know if the US has it however we have it over here it is called Bepathin (or spelt similiar). It is nipple cream for nursing mothers and is usually found in the 'baby' section of the supermarket here. I swear by this stuff for bruising, cuts, scares and acne. I only use arnica gel/cream for sore/tried muscles as it doesn't work for me too in re: bruising.