Black Eyes From a Nose Fracture Still Lingering Posted: 07-21-06 10:44am
Ok heres the deal...I got in to a fist
fight at a bar 7 weeks ago. I got jumped
by about 5 guys and got punched in my left
eye and nose. Catscan later that night
showed my nose was fractured. I had a
swollen black eye on my left eye like 30
minutes after the fight but my right eye
was fine. Then the next day my right eye
blackened too because of the nose
fracture. My left eye was also very
bloodshot from the punch..
About two weeks later the redness in my
left eye was completely cleared and the
purple/blueish swelling on the eye was
gone.
But!!
Its been 7 weeks and there it is still
dark under my left eye...It still looks
like a minor black eye, and is still
noticable. When the hell is this thing
gonna go away?? Why is it taking so
long...I've been doing everything I have
read to do. Take vitamin c, vitamin
e....Im using eye cream, taking a
homeopathic supplement that helps black
eye healing called ledum. But its still
dark and just lingering.
P.S. - I am also a boxer and have had
black eyes before but never lasted this
long. I am assuming it is lingering
longer due to the nose fracture? Any help
is appreciated.
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cherry88
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 May 2006 Posts: 633 Location: ,
Posted: 07-24-06 20:24pm
Right, I will try and answer your
question.
Okay, you are right, yes bruises from a
fracture defintely last alot
longer than normal bruises.
You have to give your body time to heal,
the nose is such a small and sensitive
bone, anything hits that, the brusing will
take longer to heal. Because it is a
bone. Not just flesh.
Also, you said you took vitamins, and
applied cream. You cant just apply cream
and take vitamins for a week and expect it
to work! These things can take months!
For example I have to take iron tablets,
ive been taking them 3 months and my
hymeglobin(iron count) has only just gone
up the tinyest bit.
These things take time. My advice is,
take your vitamins alot longer.
Continuously. Give your body time to
heal. Its called a fracture
for a reason hun. And try and stay out of
the boxing ring for a while, dont want
that bruise there longer do you.
Cherry88
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Gorilla Pound
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Jul 2006 Posts: 4 Location: New York
Posted: 07-25-06 15:36pm
Thank you for the reply!! That is what I
suspected since this is the first time I
fractured my nose...I've had black eyes
where only the eye itself was affected and
that went away in a week or so. What you
said now makes perfect sense that when it
is accompanied with a fracture it will
take longer to heal.
I will just have to be patient, I guess
all the eye cream in the world can't make
up for time. And I am not stepping
anywhere near the boxing ring til im fully
healed. Appreciate your response.
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cherry88
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 May 2006 Posts: 633 Location: ,
Posted: 07-25-06 20:25pm
No problem hun, im just glad I helped :)
remember the healing process is always
longer than the reason.
