I donated platelettes this week, and during the procedure the nurse was checking to see if she had the needle in the right place (she didn’t) and put some saline into my arm. This hurt and has left a nasty bruise. Is there anything I can do to make the bruise go away faster. It would be rather embarrassing to go to donate again and still have the marks from the last time.
I don’t think there is much you can do to make it heal faster than normal. Maybe some vitamin C but then only if you have a deficiency.
Why are you embarassed about that? They should be familiar with such bruises.
I don’t know, I always get rather embarrassed when I have bruises, as in the main, I have to explain to people that I really am this clumsy, although that isn’t really applicable here. Oh well, I’ll make sure I get enough Vitamin C, in hopes that it heals faster or at least at the normal rate.
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If it embarasses you, wear long sleeves and insist they draw from the other arm next time. They wont even see the bruised arm.
When I give blood, they demand to see both forearms to the bicept. Its part of the qualifying questioning. I had always assumed it was to screen against IV drug users.
When you are giving platelets there is a needle in both arms.
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This is going to sound really weird, but it works: Put a thin smear of Vicks Vaporub on the bruise each night going to bed. You could also apply it when you get home from work - more applications do make it work faster. Don’t forget if you put it on and leave home, people will smell it (it’s not the sexiest scent). 
Where on earth did this come from? I was already using it on zits when I was 15, and it worked really well - for me, at least - on them. I had the crazy idea it would also work on hickeys. My boyfriend was putting them on my neck, and I didn’t want my father to see them. 
And whadda ya know? It worked!
For those who want a rational explanation, I think it’s because the active ingredients in Vicks salve work to increase blood flow to the area.