<!--quoteo(post=306580:date=Aug 14 2008, 08&#58;24 AM:name=zebra)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (zebra &#064; Aug 14 2008, 08&#58;24 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&amp;pid=306580">&lt;strong&gt;QUOTE BELOW&lt;/strong&gt;</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Andrea - sounds like your Mom has a hematoma - just as long as it has stopped bleeding internally she&#39;ll be just fine, it will look gross as it takes a long time for the body to absorb it.  I had one after abdominal surgery, but it was still bleeding after the stitched me up, so they had to go back in and stop the bleeding first.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br />I guess that is what he called it...he said it has all formed a sack in the upper arm muscles, the muscles kinda holding it all together like Saran wrap. That was why it was looking like a under inflated balloon sticking out.  He was worried it was a bit much bleeding but he said she didn&#39;t look pale, B.P. was good, her pulse was up but that was just bec. she was having a nicotine fit&#33;  He told was to watch it, take 1000 units of Vit. C and Zinc supp. If it looks like it was getting worse then come back.<br />What alarmed us is it was on the inside of her arm, not on the side she fell on, so it definitely was not a &quot;terrible looking bruise&quot; and it was pouched out I described.<br /><br />Robert - too bad about your computer  <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbdown.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thumbdown:" border="0" alt="thumbdown.gif" />  but glad you know the endless uses for duct tape&#33;<br />great idea on the luggage tags...