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Blister care...
Holy Schit I kicked my azz...did the 3-day breast cancer walk, 60 miles. Trained, broke in my shoes, swapped shoes...all the right things. But I got blistered up and just kept going. It's been 2 days and my feet are hugely swollen, oozing and I have a deer hunt at the end of the week. What can I do???
 
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Let them air out... don't do anything to them until it is time to strap on your boots for the deer hunt.
When it's boot time, use a high quality blister product like compeed to cover the blisters. Then reinforce the compeed with 2-3 full wraps of the area with duct tape... yes, I am serious. In your hunting boots wear a pair of good (i.e. not cotton) boot socks and preferably a wicking liner sock made of polypro.
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I have two different methods for dealing with blisters.
When at home: Day 1: Pop the sucker and let the fluid drane out. May require a band-aid or gauze to absorb the fluid. Day 2: Cut the skin off the sucker. Depending on how deep it is, I may cover it with neosporin and a band-aid for a day, or I may just let it air out. Day 3 - ?: Leave it uncovered to heal until it is healed. I've had bad blisters that I needed to cover for work, but I would uncover when I got home. For example when I started on my roofing odyssey, I had a huge blister in my hand from the roofing shovel (and I had a hole worn in my glove in the same spot that I failed to notice). I kept it covered for work but uncovered at home. When on the trail: (Used to do a lot of backpacking.) Pop the blister and use mole foam to protect the area by making a donut that fits around (not over) the blister. Repeat as necessary until back to civilization and "home" steps can be followed. Keep the area very clean and disinfected.
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Cool...thanks!!! I'm in flip flops at work to move around; barefoot at the desk. Tag was hard to come by, so I REALLY need to go!
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Holy crap! I hope you don't lose your feet. WTF.
Know when to say when next time. I'd be freaking out a bit if my feet looked like that.
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worked for the 1st 3 days
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Go to the ER and have a doctor look at them!
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Don't go to the ER for something like that. If you go to the doctors, go to your doctor or to an "Eurgent Care" place.
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Are you diabetic?
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I rescind my statement since the doctor says go.
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Nope, not diabetic...that's all swelling...can't see my ankles. I've got an urgent care up the street that I send my guys to when they get cut. I'll go see them. Looked up Cellulitis...nothin I want to mess around with. Thx Moses!
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if your not out the door yet...
try this.. push one finger on the side /top of foot.. good=bounce right back and not blanched (pale) your's will 'pit' for a few sec's and color (red) will take a few sec's as well.. your not gone yet.. as for the hunt..MAYBE.. go Rika |
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Keep us posted on what they say, hope you've already hit the road!
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(Please confirm docs) If it's only a sprain: use cold for a couple days to keep swelling down, then heat after that. Fluids and asprin/garlic to thin the blood.
Best to have a doc look at it. Cellulitis is nothing to fool around with, mom got it from just working in the garden. A neighbor also nearly lost his life from mersa following a surgery. |
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