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born2lose
02-16-2008, 06:22 PM
track marks, brusing)
a friend of mine recommended this stuff called arnica gel bc id mentioned to him my right antecubital was becoming too noticeable. anyways, the stuff worked very well (taking less than about 10 applications, 5/day so in other words 2 days) so i thought i'd recommend it here. it's homeopathic/natural so it can be bought at most natural food stores, internet, etc ( even so it in a duane reade once) i got a product by Bioron, called Arnicare Gel, which also came with 20 oral doses for something like $12-15 USD. It also gives brief relief from muscle aches, and stiffness - when my shoulders are sore/aching which is relatively frequently I have my girly massage me with the stuff. anyways, hope this helps someone. be safe,
b2l

ashx0xlee
02-17-2008, 02:42 AM
I was getting really good with keeping the bruising and scabs away but now i'm using a 27 gauge needle and there is a lot of blood once i pull out, and its leaving my arm nice and red and i don't even shoot that much. Any tips to get the swelling and coloring out of my arm other than all of that? Like something more of a quick fix

RxQueen
02-17-2008, 05:18 AM
the quickest fix (other than not shooting at all) is to use a smaller point. i know from personal experience that a 27G is too big for most of us females with lousy little girlie-veins. i mean sure, they work... but they will leave a mark. if you can't get any smaller rigs, then i'd definitely invest in some arnica gel/cream. ain't nothing i know of that'll hurry up the healing much faster than that.