Did you take Arnica??

by carol_s 21st February 2011, 5:45 pm

A mini questionnaire about the effects of taking Arnica

1. Did you take Arnica before and after your surgery?? Yes/No

If YES then:-
2. Did you have any bruising?? None/A Little/Severe
3. Would you normally have bruised more do you think?? Yes/No
4. Would you recommend Arnica from your experience?? Yes/No/Undecided

If NO then:-
5. Did you have any bruising None/A Little/Severe Yes/No

Thanks xx

by angbabyxx 21st February 2011, 6:01 pm

Yes I did (pre and post op)

No bruising

Yes (I bruise quite easily)

Yes (although some girls took them and still bruised but maybe not as much)

by alfie 21st February 2011, 6:26 pm

No I didn't take arnica.

No bruising.

Yes, I bruise very easily.

by hattie260 21st February 2011, 6:39 pm

Initial BA:
1. Did you take Arnica before and after your surgery??
Yes

If YES then:-
2. Did you have any bruising??
Yes- Severe!

3. Would you normally have bruised more do you think??
No (i hope not anyway!!) I do not bruise that easily in general

Re-op:
1. Did you take Arnica before and after your surgery??
Yes I had some left from before and quite liked the taste Did you take Arnica?? 199385

If YES then:-
2. Did you have any bruising??
A little - but nothing compared to first op

3. Would you normally have bruised more do you think??
No this is what i would have expected, just a little yellow in the middle.

4. Would you recommend Arnica from your experience??
I don't feel it benefitted me but there is no harm trying and the tablets taste nice!

by carol_s 21st February 2011, 6:50 pm

Ooops, I forgot to include my own experiences with Arnica :doh:

1. Did you take Arnica before and after your surgery?? Yes

If YES then:-
2. Did you have any bruising?? A Little - minor yellow discolouration
3. Would you normally have bruised more do you think?? Yes
4. Would you recommend Arnica from your experience?? Yes

by Loubyroo 21st February 2011, 8:05 pm

Yes - I took Arnica one week pre-op and one week post-op

No - I had no bruising

Yes - I normally bruise like a peach!

Yes - I would recommend it, can't do any harm

by misf1 21st February 2011, 8:10 pm

1. Did you take Arnica before and after your surgery?? Yes
2. Did you have any bruising?? None
3. Would you normally have bruised more do you think?? Maybe
4. Would you recommend Arnica from your experience?? In my experience I found with my BA I didn't bruise even slightly, but whilst I was taking arnica pre op I fell and bruised my ankle. the bruise was lighter and went away quicker.

I dont believe arnica will stop bruises but it should help reduce the colour and make the bruise come out quickly and fade quickly.

by kimmy27 21st February 2011, 8:42 pm

hey , well im still pre op but i have been taking arnica once a day for a week or so and will up my dose nearer to op day ..... next week argh!!!!!! but just thought i would share my experience so far.... i bruise like a peach i just hav to walk into something and bruise lol, however the day i started to take my pills i had a huuuge black bruise on my leg and with me that would normally takes a couple weeks to go well withing a few days it was gone!! vanished!! couldnt believe it and ive also noticed im barely bruising lately too!! xx

by KIRSTY# 21st February 2011, 10:12 pm

I'm so sorry if I sound silly but what is Arnica? xx

by carol_s 21st February 2011, 10:24 pm

Arnica is a homeopathic medicine which is said to help against bruising and swelling after surgery. It was recommended by my surgeon (Michael Payne) of THG and I know THG recommend this so I am surprised they didn't recommend it to you as well.
You can purchase it at Boots (about £5 from memory) and comes in pillule form which you allow to dissolve under the tongue. Typically you would start about 3 days before you operation and continue taking them for 5 days afterwards.
For the cost of these, I would certainly recommend them - but do speak to your PS first.
xx

by abbie 21st February 2011, 10:35 pm

i took it the first time, and didnt bruise at all.

Didnt take it this time, and did get a nasty bruise on one breast.

Dont know if it makes a diff or not

by Phoebe 22nd February 2011, 9:00 am

Ni I didnt take Arnica

Yes I usually bruise easily

Yes I had awful bruising for weeks and weeks!!!!!

Do I beleive Arnica would of helped, No I dont!!

by littlewisher 22nd February 2011, 9:48 am

1. Did you take Arnica before and after your surgery?? Yes, but only after my op

If YES then:-
2. Did you have any bruising?? my bruises were on the top of my boobs near my armpit, they looked bad but werent sore
3. Would you normally have bruised more do you think?? i didnt take it before so cant really say but my bruises healed very very very quickly
4. Would you recommend Arnica from your experience?? Yep i think it does no harm to try :D

xx

by jellytot1 22nd February 2011, 9:53 am

Yes I did take Arnica - I took it before and for a few days afterwards, then ran out and couldn't get anymore as it was Xmas!

Yes I bruise very easily

I didn't bruise initially but after I ran out of tablets about 3 days post op, by day 5 I had a terrible black bruise appear that went underneath right boob right underneath arm pit and took several weeks to fade.

So don't really know if this bruise would have come up as bad if I had continued taking Arnica or not. But I would take again (and make sure I had enough tablets next time).

by janeybird 22nd February 2011, 11:59 am

1. Did you take Arnica before and after your surgery?? Yes/No

If YES then:-
2. Did you have any bruising?? ABSOLUTELY NONE/A Little/Severe
3. Would you normally have bruised more do you think?? Yes, i normally bruise relatively easily/No
4. Would you recommend Arnica from your experience?? Yes without a doubt/No/Undecided

If NO then:-
5. Did you have any bruising None/A Little/Severe Yes/No

by Jaybles 22nd February 2011, 2:30 pm

I took arnica 2 weeks before and I normally bruise like a peach, touch me to hard and i will mark! After my op i hardly had any bruising at all, so for me yes it works, If i need to wear something that shows my legs and arms off, i will take arnica in advance now, as i manage to bruise myself all to often. x

by KIRSTY# 2nd March 2011, 2:30 pm

I have bought my Arnica now, thank you for the advice Carol. Lets hope it helps, as I do bruise easy. xx

by lola_blsk 2nd March 2011, 3:25 pm

I have bought my arnica as my nan always swore by it!

But its not the kind I used to take its boots own (in a blue thing) and it says to take 4 daily??? Now that seems excessive?? Help!xxx

by carol_s 2nd March 2011, 3:35 pm

No, that should be fine hun - in fact I think you start off on the first day with a slightly higher dose (6 pillules IIRC). Don't swallow them, just allow them to dissolve under the tongue.
xx

by KIRSTY# 2nd March 2011, 4:25 pm

I have the boots ones too. They say to take 2 pillules every 2 hours for 1st 6 doses, then 4 times a day after that.
When do you recommend I start them Carol?
Thanks. xx

by carol_s 2nd March 2011, 4:40 pm

I started 3 days before the operation Kirsty and continued for 4 or 5 days afterwards (until the very faint bruising I got had disappeared).

by KIRSTY# 2nd March 2011, 4:47 pm

Ok thanks for your help. xx

by shiv* 13th March 2011, 1:05 am

1. Did you take Arnica before and after your surgery?? Yes

2. Did you have any bruising?? None
3. Would you normally have bruised more do you think?? Yes, bruise quite easily.
4. Would you recommend Arnica from your experience?? Yes

by belindavictoria 13th March 2011, 8:43 am

1. Did you take Arnica before and after your surgery?? Yes

2. Did you have any bruising?? A Little

3. Would you normally have bruised more do you think?? No

4. Would you recommend Arnica from your experience?? Undecided

by Cocorose 4th April 2011, 4:49 pm

No one had mentioned arnica to me before! I am now 1 day post op (and sore!). Is it too late to start now? Also, my surgeon said to leave the breast band if I like them high (they were low before!) but don't they just drop on their own in time anyway???

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