This is a disgusting picture of my bruised thigh that I got while skiing. I was choosing between posting this and a nice picture of my watermelon-blueberry fruit salad, then JD’s vote settled it. It’s really more purple then red, but oh well! The quarter is there for scale.
Ouch! I’m no stranger to huge painful bruises. May I suggest you try to find some Arnica Montana? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnica_montana It’s a homeopathic remedy for bruises, sore muscles, etc and in my experience does help. It seems to shorten the healing time. It’s more commonly used as a cream and applied directly to the bruise, but I have read that that is really most effective if applied immediately. It is also available as a sublingual dissolving tablet. This is the form that I use.