Black Eye - How to Reduce Swelling??

essexhoney

Think i may be putting this in the wrong place but here goes anyway!

I have my 6 year old son off school today after he has spent the night vomiting everywhere, about 45minutes ago he decided to run across my front room (you would think there was nothing wrong with him :rolleyes: ) but tripped over one of his little sisters toys on the floor. He ended up going head first into the bottom corner of the sofa.

It instantly came up bruised and swelled like a balloon he also has a small cut just underneath his eye which started to bleed slightly. I immediatly put a cold flannel on it and managed to stop the bleeding and we have now swapped the flannel for a bag of frozen peas wrapped in a towel which he is holding over it.

I have checked his eye and there is no visible damage to the eye itself just the outside of it, he can see fine no blurriness etc and he is fine in himself. He is also in no pain.

I took him down to the chemist and asked the pharmacist to have a quick look (i get more sense theer than i do from my gp :rolleyes: ) he said it looks fine and to keep on with the frozen peas but if he starts to feel tired or dizzy then take him straight to a&e.

Was just wondering if anyone knows of anything else that i can do to help reduce the swelling? Im having trouble getting him to keep the peas where they should be. Have tried googling but it didnt come up with much . Please oh wonderful MSE'ers enlighten me with some of your wonderful advice!

Rikki

You have done everything right so far. Apart from the frozen peas there is not alot else. Give him plenty of love and hugs too.

AnnieH

I think the peas are good, but if LO won't keep them on, then anything cold will do. If it's going to swell though, there's not that much that you can do. Bribery might help to keep the cold stuff where it should be though

Hope it heals quickly for you.

essexhoney

Many thanks Rikki, i must admit i did panic when i saw it cried then went it overide and started doing everything i thought i should be doing! Have tried giving him cuddles but his not very interested, never has been a cuddly child

essexhoney

AnnieH wrote:

I think the peas are good, but if LO won't keep them on, then anything cold will do. If it's going to swell though, there's not that much that you can do. Bribery might help to keep the cold stuff where it should be though

Hope it heals quickly for you.

He doesnt seem to mind keeping the flannel there, would that be as effective as the peas? Have already tried the bribery option though he doesnt respond well to it :rolleyes:

tbh im a bit worried about him going back to school with it still there on monday i dont want to end up with social services on my doorstep :eek: at the moment after him deciding to playfight with his friends yesterday after school :mad: he is covered in bruises from head to toe even has marks round his neck where they were trying to strangle each other :mad:

Rikki

Its difficult not to panic, but you did stay calm and had him checked out.

Let him carry on like normal just keep an eye on him. I'm sure he will be fine. Its us parents who worry more than the child.

essexhoney

Rikki wrote:

Its us parents who worry more than the child.

aint that the truth if its not one of them its the other :rotfl: i must be mad to be doing it all again :rolleyes:

starlite_2

You could get some arnica tablets for him to to encourage the healing process?

Poor little boy!

Rikki

essexhoney wrote:

aint that the truth if its not one of them its the other :rotfl: i must be mad to be doing it all again :rolleyes:

It doesn't stop no matter what their age. So I'm not having any more 2 is enough.:cool:

essexhoney

could i get them from a normal chemist? or would it need to be somewhere like holland and barratt? any tips for encouraging a 6 year old to take tablets or can it be bought in liquid form?

essexhoney

Rikki wrote:

It doesn't stop no matter what their age. So I'm not having any more 2 is enough.:cool:

definatly stopping after this one 3 is more than enough for me :rotfl: