A trick I learned over 30 years ago will speed up the healing rate at least 500%. And it is totally safe'. It works in 48 hours on gout, bruising, and surgery damage (speeds healing up super fast, reduces scar tissue....)
Google these first two, order online (Local stores do not stock it):
Liposomal Vitamin C, get 500 MG (2 times a day)
Carlson 15,000 IU Vitamin A, take 6 per day (synthetic Retinal, do not get water soluble)
Any standard local 400 IU Vitamin E, 1 per day.
I could write a page paper here on how and why it works, but for now just try it and drink lots of water. A good B-50 complex vitamin would help too.
I have a good 30 year history of many people that have done this for gout, sports injuries, gout, surgery..... and most are shocked at the results in just 48 hours. Yours may take longer.