Re: Iron for blood and Arnica for bruising

[Guest guest]

Yes, Perasyquil would be a new one because it doesn't exist as my

pharmacist informed today. I have either finally lost my marbles or

ability to comprehend people as they speak. What my doctor was

referring to was in fact Ferro Sequel. Doh Sara!

> > Thought I'd put this in a separate post because the other one was

> > getting ridiculously long.

> >

> > My surgeon told me to take 75mg of Perasyquil every day until the

> day

> > of the operation. Perasyquil is an over the counter iron

supplement

> > and the idea is that it helps with any blood loss as well as

> > facilitate blood clotting i.e. healing is easier. Or so I

> understood.

> >

> > I also talked to him about Arnica which is a homeopathic remedy

> both

> > Fiddlesticks and I are familiar with. I took it for my

> > rhinoplasty a few years back and it really helped keep the

bruising

> > and swelling down. Most doctors are not that excited about

> > homeopathic stuff so i was pleasantly surprised today when my

> doctor

> > knew exactly what i was talking about. In fact he said that he

had

> > just come back from a cleft-palate conference where a plastic

> surgeon

> > told him that it's now standard practice for some doctors to give

> > arnica to their patients before and after surgery because it

helps

> > the swelling and bruising. SO i got the go ahead for that as

well.

> > There are also arnica creams that you can apply to the bruised

area

> > if any one is interested.

> >

> > Sara

[Guest guest]

I had also started taking iron suppliments about 2 weeks before I had

my surgery. However after a week I decided to stop, since I got really

constipated from them. And believe me, the last thing you need during

your surgery is having difficulties with that!

Nathalie

> > > Thought I'd put this in a separate post because the other one was

> > > getting ridiculously long.

> > >

> > > My surgeon told me to take 75mg of Perasyquil every day until the

> > day

> > > of the operation. Perasyquil is an over the counter iron

> supplement

> > > and the idea is that it helps with any blood loss as well as

> > > facilitate blood clotting i.e. healing is easier. Or so I

> > understood.

> > >

> > > I also talked to him about Arnica which is a homeopathic remedy

> > both

> > > Fiddlesticks and I are familiar with. I took it for my

> > > rhinoplasty a few years back and it really helped keep the

> bruising

> > > and swelling down. Most doctors are not that excited about

> > > homeopathic stuff so i was pleasantly surprised today when my

> > doctor

> > > knew exactly what i was talking about. In fact he said that he

> had

> > > just come back from a cleft-palate conference where a plastic

> > surgeon

> > > told him that it's now standard practice for some doctors to give

> > > arnica to their patients before and after surgery because it

> helps

> > > the swelling and bruising. SO i got the go ahead for that as

> well.

> > > There are also arnica creams that you can apply to the bruised

> area

> > > if any one is interested.

> > >

> > > Sara