open blisters

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I've heard different ideas on whether an open blister should be left
uncovered to let the air get to it or covered after applying an antiseptic
ointment. What does the group think and what ointment can people recommend?

Regardless of received advice, if I get a blister and I'm
about to put a boot over it I'll cover it first. I'm allergic
to pain.

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Quoted message said:

I've heard different ideas on whether an open blister should be left
uncovered to let the air get to it or covered after applying an antiseptic
ointment. What does the group think and what ointment can people
recommend?

You can get blister plasters from boots the chemists and these suggest they
can be put on burst blisters, but that you shouldn't burst a blister.

On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 09:01:20 GMT, "PP" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I've heard different ideas on whether an open blister should be left
uncovered to let the air get to it or covered after applying an antiseptic
ointment. What does the group think and what ointment can people recommend?

Hi,

I think it depends on what you're doing. If you're sitting round the
house then leaving it uncovered will certainly help it to dry out and
start to heal up. Unless it's very gunky, it should be fine uncovered
in bed too.

If you're putting shoes on, though, (I'm assuming the blister is on a
foot), then I think you'll need to cover it so that it doesn't get
mucky and agitated. Take the cover off when you get home, as above.

For what it's worth, I've never used ointment on blisters, so I don't
have one to recommend.

Good luck!

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Quoted message said:

I've heard different ideas on whether an open blister should be left
uncovered to let the air get to it or covered after applying an

antiseptic

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

ointment. What does the group think and what ointment can people
recommend?

You can get blister plasters from boots the chemists and these suggest

they

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can be put on burst blisters, but that you shouldn't burst a blister.

Deliberately bursting a blister is not a good idea, however, it can be
a good idea to use a sterile needle to drain a blister.

If you want to ensure that the blister drains completely before the hole
heals
up then one technique is to thread some sterile cotton through it. (A
practise
often used by rowers on their hands.)

Needless to say, you must still apply an antiseptic.

As to whether you should cover it afterwards, it depends on what you are
going to do. If you are going to bed, then leave it uncovered. If you are
going walking again immeadiately, then cover it using something like
Compeed.

P

On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 11:38:28 -0000, "eezee" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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As to whether you should cover it afterwards, it depends on what you are
going to do. If you are going to bed, then leave it uncovered. If you are
going walking again immeadiately, then cover it using something like
Compeed.

I'd suggest thinking twice before using Compeed, because I found that
when I used it on the PW last summer it made my blisters worse. I
stuck with it throughout the walk, as I'd had such a good experience
with it on the C2C in 1990, but by the time I got home the relatively
small blisters I'd begun with had grown wider and wider, and the skin
whiter and more corrugated, until they were thes size of the Compeeds.

A couple of weeks later I went to see a chiropodist, and she told me
that another client had had the same experience a month or so before.

I know the composition is now different from those I used in 2000, as
it's now easy to wipe them off the bath whereas it was very difficult
in the past.

I hope this helps someone: ymmd.

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On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 12:22:47 +0000, Peewiglet <[email hidden]>
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Quoted message said:

I'd suggest thinking twice before using Compeed, because I found that
when I used it on the PW last summer it made my blisters worse. I
stuck with it throughout the walk, as I'd had such a good experience
with it on the C2C in 1990, but by the time I got home the relatively
small blisters I'd begun with had grown wider and wider, and the skin
whiter and more corrugated, until they were thes size of the Compeeds.

For those with a strong stomach, here's an illustration of what I
mean.

On http://www.peewiglet.com/pennine/pway16.html the last picture on
the page shows my feet towards the end of the walk. I'd stopped using
Compeed on the blister on my L foot 4 days earlier, as it seemed to
recover significantly after a night in bed at Dufton, but I persisted
with the Compeed on my right foot. The difference is clear to see: the
blisters were the same to start off with. Ugh! 🙂

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On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 12:22:47 +0000, Peewiglet <[email hidden]>
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Quoted message said:

I'd suggest thinking twice before using Compeed, because I found that
when I used it on the PW last summer it made my blisters worse. I
stuck with it throughout the walk, as I'd had such a good experience
with it on the C2C in 1990, but by the time I got home the relatively
small blisters I'd begun with had grown wider and wider, and the skin
whiter and more corrugated, until they were thes size of the Compeeds.

For those with a strong stomach, here's an illustration of what I
mean.

On http://www.peewiglet.com/pennine/pway16.html the last picture on
the page shows my feet towards the end of the walk. I'd stopped using
Compeed on the blister on my L foot 4 days earlier, as it seemed to
recover significantly after a night in bed at Dufton, but I persisted
with the Compeed on my right foot. The difference is clear to see: the
blisters were the same to start off with. Ugh! 🙂

Best wishes,
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eezee said:

Deliberately bursting a blister is not a good idea,
however, it can be
a good idea to use a sterile needle to drain a blister.

If you want to ensure that the blister drains completely
before the hole heals
up then one technique is to thread some sterile cotton
through it. (A practise
often used by rowers on their hands.)

Needless to say, you must still apply an antiseptic.

As to whether you should cover it afterwards, it depends
on what you are going to do. If you are going to bed,
then leave it uncovered. If you are going walking again
immeadiately, then cover it using something like Compeed.

P

Hey, you took the words right out of my keyboard !

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Rooney said:

You reckon I could get the effect quicker by pouring it on my cuts?

Searing pain is the effect you get from taking alcohol orally ? Your
insides are shot, sir.

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eezee said:

Never, ever, ever use an alcohol on your blisters (or indeed any
open wound).

But a blister isn't generally an open wound, it's a layer of skin detached.

Quoted message said:

Use a proper antiseptic, e.g. germaline.

As Dominic pointed out, a greasy residue to which dirt sticks isn't
really a Cunning Plan. Keeping them clean is usually enough.

Pete.
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John Laird said:

Rooney said:

You reckon I could get the effect quicker by pouring it on my cuts?

Searing pain is the effect you get from taking alcohol orally ? Your
insides are shot, sir.

But alcohol is our friend - surely it would never cause us pain!

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Rooney said:

John Laird said:

Rooney said:

You reckon I could get the effect quicker by pouring it on my cuts?

Searing pain is the effect you get from taking alcohol orally ? Your
insides are shot, sir.

But alcohol is our friend - surely it would never cause us pain!

It *can* make us fall over, but helpfully anaesthetises us first.

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John Laird said:

Rooney said:

John Laird said:

On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 15:25:14 +0000, Rooney <[email hidden]> wrote:

>You reckon I could get the effect quicker by pouring it on my cuts?

Searing pain is the effect you get from taking alcohol orally ? Your
insides are shot, sir.

But alcohol is our friend - surely it would never cause us pain!

It *can* make us fall over,

Wear your seat belt (-:

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eezee said:

Use a proper antiseptic, e.g. germaline.

The best results I ever had was when I had enormous blisters already burst
after a walk (both heels and outside of big toes). After consulting with
a medical friend, I treated liberally with Germolene and wrapped the whole
area around a few times with cling film, then left alone for a week.

The three things which were hardest to believe were
(1) how quickly I could start walking without pain
(2) how almost completely healed they were
(3) the smell when I took off the cling film

I was skeptical before trying, having been brought up believing fresh air
was the thing for blisters. They were the worst blisters I ever had, and
not a hint of secondary infection.

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Rooney said:

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Quoted message said:

Never, ever, ever use an alchohol on your blisters (or indeed any
open wound). Getting pure alchohol into your bloodstream is
asking for serious medical trouble (blindnes, etc....).

I'm in trouble every other day then :-)

Rooney is in trouble all the time.

You reckon I could get the effect quicker by pouring it on my cuts?

I have it on good authority that a quick way to have the effects of
alcohol, but without the possibility of people smelling it on the
breath and being suspected as an alcoholic, is to apply it to an
intimate membrane (by soaking a "Feminine hygiene" product in vodka
and sticking it where the sun don't shine. This works equally well
for men and women, apparently.)

I was taught this interesting fact during an alcohol awareness
lecture. Most of the attendees made "Urrrgh"" noises but I seem to
remember a few interested murmurings too.

Judith

Judith said:

Rooney said:

Quoted message said:

>Never, ever, ever use an alchohol on your blisters (or indeed any
>open wound). Getting pure alchohol into your bloodstream is
>asking for serious medical trouble (blindnes, etc....).

I'm in trouble every other day then :-)

Rooney is in trouble all the time.

You reckon I could get the effect quicker by pouring it on my cuts?

I have it on good authority that a quick way to have the effects of
alcohol, but without the possibility of people smelling it on the
breath and being suspected as an alcoholic, is to apply it to an
intimate membrane (by soaking a "Feminine hygiene" product in vodka
and sticking it where the sun don't shine. This works equally well
for men and women, apparently.)

Anyone else getting that unique sensation of having all their bodily
orifices involuntarily closing up tighter than a duck's [censored], upon reading
this ?

I have a theory that any compound which produces a sensation on certain
familiar mucous membranes (like your mouth) as opposed to exposed skin,
should be *very* carefully applied to any others, if at all. Anyone who has
ever been "initiated" with toothpaste on parts best left undiscussed will
know exactly what I am on about. Alcohol up the you-know-what - yeewww.

Quoted message said:

I was taught this interesting fact during an alcohol awareness
lecture. Most of the attendees made "Urrrgh"" noises but I seem to
remember a few interested murmurings too.

Takes all sorts !

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I have it on good authority that a quick way to have the effects of
alcohol, but without the possibility of people smelling it on the
breath and being suspected as an alcoholic, is to apply it to an
intimate membrane (by soaking a "Feminine hygiene" product in vodka
and sticking it where the sun don't shine. This works equally well
for men and women, apparently.)

Err, doesn't it sting somewhat? Hang on - I've just realised.
Which sort are we talking about here? Internal? Ouch, if so.
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On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 00:36:35 -0000, Fran <[email hidden]> wrote:

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Err, doesn't it sting somewhat? Hang on - I've just realised.
Which sort are we talking about here? Internal? Ouch, if so.

Hey, pain is gain....

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On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 15:25:14 +0000, Rooney <[email hidden]> wrote:

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(by soaking a "Feminine hygiene" product in vodka
and sticking it where the sun don't shine. This works equally well
for men and women, apparently.)
Judith

Mmmm I wonder if this is where the phrase "Rat arsed" comes from when
referring to being drunk. :-)

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