Arnica

by Jade 18th October 2009, 7:23 am

When should you start taking it before the op? and what stregth should I get?

I'm not going to bother with the cream as Khan bandages for the first week and hopefully my bruising will have gone down by then anyway.

by **nads** 18th October 2009, 8:54 am

I was told not to take it as there is no proof it works and having been on the forums for ages i would agree, as many girls who took it got loads of bruising anyway, some who didnt take it got no bruising. It just depends on how gentle your ps is with the whole process. I usually bruise very easily but i didnt have any and took no arnica.
If your ps has recommended it its usually 30c strength x

by ***Sally*** 18th October 2009, 1:47 pm

I took it as it can help with swelling and the overall healing process. I took 1M (3 tablets in the morning under the tongue). I'd had dental work done previous to my ba so had been taking it for a good few weeks before anyway to help with healing my gums.

I would agree with Nads that there is nothing proven that it helps but nothing proveN that it doesn't either which was why I took it! Personally I think it is good but who knows....

by xxmissknightxx 19th October 2009, 12:37 pm

hiya i took arnica a week before and week after the 30c
i had no bruises AT ALL my nurse was very surprised ! X

by cakey_baby 19th October 2009, 1:02 pm

I took 30cc a week before and a few days after, only because my ps requested i take it so best to ask first hun.

x x x

by Dancing_Diva 19th October 2009, 1:05 pm

Hi hun

At my pre-op the nurse said to me it is not proven to work, but if you want to take it you can. Obviously she said that you would not know if you took it whether its worked or not, you may just not bruise easily! I was advised if I wanted to take it then do so for one week before and one week after xx

by em_stevo 19th October 2009, 7:56 pm

I too also took arnica and had no bruising at all although i do agree with nads, theres nothin to say it actually works but theres also nothing to say it doesnt. Everyone is different hun, Cant do any harm to take it tho, but check with your ps, xxxxx

by misf1 19th October 2009, 8:15 pm

I took it 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after. I do not know if it made a difference. But just before I had my BA I fell and hurt my foot in silly high shoes ( i will not reveal if I was drunk or not lol) but I had a very faint bruise even with the arnica, it went within a few days. Normally my foot would have had terrible brusing in this circumstance. So I think it did help.

by mum23boys 20th October 2009, 6:15 am

I'm taking arnica started a couple of days ago, I'm taking the 30c strength.

There's no proof it works but I'll give anything a go, x

by helenascania 20th October 2009, 9:27 am

I agree with Nads and Dancing_Diva. My PS has told me there has been alot of publicity about this but its not proven to work. I guess it up to individuals really. Im not going to bother x x

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