Arnica is another plant extract that can be taken for three days prior to surgery and up to one week after in order to prevent or reduce bruising. Arnica cream is a popular post-op aid too as it relieves inflammation and mends bruised tissue.
1 You can hide in your closet behind some old bags of clothes, or even in a big box. 2  Hide in the basement! 3  Or the garage! 4  You can even hide in the car, if you are careful that you don't mess around with the car and accidentally start the engine.
bury one's head in the sand. Fig. to ignore or hide from obvious signs of danger. (Alludes to an ostrich, which is believed incorrectly to hide its head in a hole in the ground when it sees danger.) Stop burying your head in the sand. Look at the statistics on smoking and cancer. See also: bury, head, in, sand, the.