Arnica in Seattle?

I am wondering if any of my Seattle brethren would know of a shop I could find this magical substance in. I have tried doing searches but nothing came up. I could get it online but the cost of shipping at a reasonable speed is far too costly if I can find it. I already tried a local Walgreens and Longs Drugs and nothing.

And one word of caution: I tried Arth Rx because it had arnica as an ingredient and after paying 20 dollars for this I think, “hey this has got to work.” I read the insert in the package and it said “In small number of cases will cause severe burning so test before wide application. If burning persists use alcohol or olive oil as water will increase heating feeling.” I think hey no problem, I doubt it will be that bad.

So I use a small amount on the swelling of my unit and a little on the underside where it was still hurting every now and then. At first it was a warm feeling like I have used with other topical creams. I thought “I am a tough guy, this is nothing.” About 20 seconds later it starts getting worse and I thought “okay this is uncomfortable I hope it goes away soon.” Another maybe 5 seconds and I was running faster than an Olympic hopeful doing the 50 yard dash for that olive oil.

Thankfully I read the insert and did not douse my unit in water or I think I would have thought of castration at that point. I don’t panic yet- it says the olive oil will soothe it. So I grab the jug of olive oil and run into the bathroom and rip the cap off. I cover my unit with the olive oil thinking of instant relief. Oh no- if god exists then somehow I had been a dog that crapped in his yard in a previous life.

A minuscule little dip in the pain and the burning inferno’s of dick torture continued for at least 15 minutes. I was expecting my brother to come home from his weekend vacation and ask why olive oil was dripping out under the crack in the bathroom door and why I was passed out on the floor.

Needless to say “OUCH!”. Just wanted to add my story to the classic literature as the post of “Never use Icy/Hot on your penis!.” Funny thing is that I think the swelling is better and I almost thought of doing it again just to make it go away. GOD I NEED HELP! :)

TF,

Well, you gave me a good laugh this morning.

I asssume you have GNCs around Seattle? Get the stuff there called Arnicaflora by Bausch and somebody. It comes in a Green tube/box. Costs about $12 (I think), but it does not take very much.

GNC also has some other brands that are alright. As long as you get teh gel, and not a lotion or wax, you should be ok.

Bigger

Hi TF,

I think you’re north of the Ship Canal, like me. So, I’m pretty sure I got my tube of arnica at the natural foods section of the Fred Meyer in Fre-Lard. The 85th St. Fred Myer store probably also has it.

A few more possibilities:

The GNC on Market in downtown Ballard. There must also be a GNC somewhere around Northgate Mall.

The Puget Consumer Co-op on Aurora near 80th, or the PCC in downtown Fremont.

The Whole Foods over in the Roosevelt District at 65th and 15th NE.

And the best: Seattle Super Supplements. There’s one at 145 NW and Aurora and one at Roosevelt and 45th in the U District. You should know about that place anyway. Discount supplements and a well-informed staff.

Thanks for the quick responses. Come to think of it, I am surprised I did not try to go for fire extinguisher. :o

I would have to agree with Ike, Seattle Super Supplements is the best around. I think they have 5 locations now: Lynnwood, U-District, Renton, Bellevue and 145th & Aurora. I buy all of my supplement there.

That is good to know. I just went down 3 or 4 blocks to Fred Meyer and like the Holy Grail I found some Arnica. The stuff does wonders, and I even saw a little display of Ike with a big thumbs up next to it, wait a minute, on second thought I wonder if that was his thumb…

I will definately check out that place the next time I need some supplements. What line of stuff do they carry? Anything as extreme as NOX2 or just more herbal remedies like the arnica? Nice to have another Seattle member, (no pun intended.) Now if we could just get into politics then maybe we can get Thunders some state funding.

I remeber one time during football season Ii put some icy hot on my calves and went straight into the shower. Since its greasy it doesnt wash off easily and I wasnt thinking about there still bein leftovers on my hand still. well I touched my sac and about 10 seconds later I was on fire. I turned the water on cold and let it run on my sac but it did not help one bit. Also did the same thing with some ??body mist??. was thinkin my balls stunk so they needed to be freashened up. I swear it burns twice as much as the icy hot!

I am glad that I didn’t douse myself in alcohol now. I wonder if alcohol or one of it’s derivatives is what causes that wonderful stuck your penis in hot coals feeling? I have a feeling that it might be, but I am not sure.

They have NOX2. That’s where I got mine. Need to go get some more. I think it helped a lot in my recent weight loss.

How’s that for a speedy response?

A $1.5 million line item was inserted into the House version of the budget by the almost appropriately named Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson for State underwriting of “an internet forum for men who want larger peni (sic)”. It was struck in conference and replaced with language directed at increasing awareness of flying attack cats. You’re seeing the results now elsewhere.

Leave it to Cap to misdirect national and state funding towards safety training in every school and workplace against feline weapons of mass destruction.

…..Talk about cat fights….

(No shame.)

-TF