scars...

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Saskia Quinn — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:18:52 GMT

hehe, thats quite funny Sal! Reminds me of the time when I was sent to the chesmist for 3 of the largest sizes of KY jelly omg I was sooooo embarrassed! My then boss used it on horses!!

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Sal the 1st — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:32:56 GMT

yes i always have a tube of prep H in the first aid box at home (lasanil is another good one). we even have an emergency tube at work in the nurses drawer. I remember having to run across the road to the chemist for the last lot - 'can I have a tube of haemmorroid cream quick the other nurse has been bitten - doesnt matter what brand' the sales girl looked curious and asked if that was what I really wanted , did I realise it was for piles? the pharmacist told her just to sell it to me - 'who knows what they get up to over there? - but I suppose they know what they are doing!'

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Caro Laithwaite VN — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 11:34:58 GMT

I doubt human nurses can compare scars pfft see what an exciting life we lead.

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Saskia Quinn — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 11:23:07 GMT

omg! Preparation H? I'm really must get some of that TODAY!! hehe

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Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:32:32 GMT

bio- oil is brilliant. Have had breast surgery and major reconstructive surgery - you can tell the scars that got bio oil and the ones that didnt (wasnt around when I had my first surgery). Another tip I can pass on for bruising following a an animal encounter (the bites that bruise like hell) dont get it in the wound itself but haemorroid cream takes the bruising and swelling down really well. Is also good for black eyes or any bruise that is somewhere visible (as used in Harley street)

Now sal the old pile cream, is also a must for the top models for eye bags, and I can categorically say it bloody works.....do not spend money on expensive eye bag cream that does not work, prep H is a must for all women, and if you are going out at the weekend, and use it every night for the week, well there is basically no eye bags...... all you sleepy nurses.....WAKE UP!!!!!! it works seriously.

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GemRVN — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:17:56 GMT

I have an inch long scar on my left wrist, one on my left thumb, one on my right elbow, one very long one on the inside of my left arm, all scratches. A still very sore scar on my right hand when a shar pei bit me whilst attempting to muzzle it with several small teeth marks around it (Nov 06 a week before my prac exams) and a large scar on my right shoulder where i got bit by a horse who went for my horse and ended up with a bucket of water over it's head. One un-work related one, i have a "Harry Potter" scar on my forehead where i tripped up in new shoes as an 18 month old child and cut my head open on a wall, 5 stitches and i still have them!!!!!

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Sal the 1st — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:57:12 GMT

worst cat bite I ever had was from a cat called 'Rudolph' surname of 'Hess' (I kid you not) - because a vet told me I had to give the synulox tablet directly even tho the cat had been taking it in food fine for the previous 3 days.

the cat died later that night - totally unexpected - so guess I must be pretty toxic to cats!

it bit straight through the knuckle on my right hand index finger - it was 7 months before I could bend that finger again!

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Saskia Quinn — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:41:39 GMT

I once got bitten by a tortoishell cat trying to orally medicate it. I felt the crunch of my nail as the teeth sank in. Extremely painful, though I only lost half my nail, I guess I was lucky

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Selena Carnell — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:15:38 GMT

I've got various scratch marks, mainly cat induced!

On nasty dog bite on my left fore arm above the elbow, we were lifting a ChowChow in to the sink to wash it and it sunk its teeth in to my arm! luckily only got me with its canines but ended up with an infected arm! had to drive my self to the doctors.

Also one nice scar by my ribs where a cat, fought so much even being wrapped up in a blanket it managed to get me through my jumper! was sore!!!

Bio oil is good stuff i just keep forgetting to use it.

Not been nuring for a few years so its quite nice to have respectable arms and not a road map!

Luckily only bitten once by a dog, never by a cat.

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Nick Shackleton — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:44:53 GMT

I have two major scars from patients! One is a few bite marks remaining on my left hand from been bitten 15 times by the same cat going psycho on me!!! More show up when my hands are cold. The other is still to reveal itself, as I still have a full head of hair!! Got bitten on the head whilst bending over a sedated dog, trying to get a sling underneath it!!! Landed up in hospital for two nights!!! Oh the joys.

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nicky shoult — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:19:24 GMT

Arnica cream is great for bruises - we routinely put it on all iv sites to prevent bruises coming through!

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Sal the 1st — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:36:30 GMT

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Anonymous — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:51:36 GMT

vitamin e oil and calendula cream or oil.

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Fiona Leathers — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:28:33 GMT

The only real scar I have is a small one on my right thumb where a dog lodged its dew claw into me, on my very last day at work. I look at it now and it reminds me of the horrors of that job and glad I am to be out!!

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Rapunzel — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:59:55 GMT

Wheatgerm oil is supposed to be good. I think you can get it from the body shop. Also vitamin E, as already mentioned. I think the scars have to be fairly fresh for either to have any effect, though.

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Siobhan Steven — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:54:41 GMT

Pierce Vitamin E capsules, thats pure Vit E oil, and squeeze it onto scars. I don't know how well it will work on older scars but I applied it to my husbands surgical site after a ski induced cruciate repair and presto, no scars. Havn't had to use it on myself, no war wounds to report!

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Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:39:20 GMT

I have done this job now for nearly 9 years, and I have 2 very small scars, one from a dog bite...I was checking jaw tone and it chomped down on my finger, and other from a cat, which is on the back of my hand. I think I am doing not too bad when I look at you lot. I have been bitten twice in the whole time I have done this, and the first time,even though my hand was black and up like a balloon, there is no scar from that one.

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Anonymous — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:57:54 GMT

Yikes, and i thought mine were bad! i have loads on my arms from mad puddy cats.... but my best by far is my heart surgery one! no getting rid of that i quite like them, make me totally unique and each one has its own little story

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Charlotte says smile — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:38:47 GMT

ooh they're nasty! Cocoa butter works really well a palmers one I actually think they do a stretch mark and scar one. worked well on a scar on my leg!

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wobbliebob — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:21:30 GMT

god i thought some of mine were bad

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Jenny Cook RVN — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:18:27 GMT

Yeh, was talking to our work experience girl the other day sounding like an old lady going... and i got this one here tackling a dog to get its nails clip (thats how i got that huge one down the arm), and this one is a cats claw mark, and here is one the rabbit did... lol

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Sparky — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:17:30 GMT

Oh my gosh! they look nasty! I have quite a few scratches and nasty scars and at the moment my hands are so dry and rough because of the weather and washing them a lot that I've one scratch that just wont heal!! it bleming kills!!

Vaseline works best for mine as I have sensitive skin-no man would ever want to hold my hands! they're horrible!

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Caro Laithwaite VN — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:11:20 GMT

Least scars are a good talking point. Can always walk into a pub showing scars and anounce... "Damm that last arrest was a total bitch wonder if that kicking we gave in return will kill them or if they will survive"

Or similar such

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Jenny Cook RVN — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:06:39 GMT

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Me too- would love to reduce some of the scars- im sure people who dont know that im a VN must think im a self harmer! lol

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Yeh ive had wierd looks before with fresh cuts... Especially the rabbit ones in the picture, that looked and felt awful, lol

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nicky shoult — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:56:11 GMT

Me too- would love to reduce some of the scars- im sure people who dont know that im a VN must think im a self harmer! lol