Help Mega Blisters

That vidoe is horrendous!!!

Then another one popped up showing the said to be 'worst football injury ever' - jesus!

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Originally Posted by nikalas

Running on the dark stuff every day these black blisters are pretty common. My wife says I have feet like an ogre! Although it looks as if there is peat in the blister it's actually just rubbed into the layers of skin above. Any black in the blister is just congealed blood... nice! If they're not causing you any pain and are sealed I'd leave them be although if sedge starts growing out of your head start to worry. If you want to deal with them I'd recommend the Marathon des Sables approach as it doesn't leave any skin for more crap to get under and fester. Using a sterilized scalpel blade cut away all of the dead skin right back to the living stuff (you can tell when you've hit the spot cause it bleeds and hurts). Get some iodine paint/betadine and liberally apply to the raw skin. Swear a lot and leave to air dry. 12 hours later skin will be healed and ready to run on again.

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When i read this i was almost throwing up, until i went for the video and i have never seen anything as sick as that blister in all my life!

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Originally Posted by NirvanaBliss

When i read this i was almost throwing up, until i went for the video and i have never seen anything as sick as that blister in all my life!

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Yeah... but unless you're doing something really long you're not likely to get anything really bad.

I was wondering...where does all that puss/liquid stuff come from to build up and creat a blister?

I have a spectacular collection of blisters after yesterdays trog.So should I

1- Leave them?
2- Pop them?
3- What do I do with a blood blister?

I hasten to add these are all on my feet

I use scissors and nip them at the end...and then let them dry out.

Or....if i cant resist i get rid of the entire skin that the blister 'took out'.



Dont know if its the best thing to do really, because nearly everytime i race i get a blister at the end of each top (next to the big toe).

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Originally Posted by novice

I have a spectacular collection of blisters after yesterdays trog.So should I

1- Leave them?
2- Pop them?
3- What do I do with a blood blister?

I hasten to add these are all on my feet

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If they don't cause you any problems I'd leave them for a few days to allow the new skin underneath to grow. I had 12!!! all around my toes after the rigby. I left them and did the 1.5 legs of the PB the week after.

They caused me any grief though.

Blisters are natures way of protecting the body. Once you cut/pierce them infection can get in.

Leave them and let nature take its course

if you suffer badly try a twin skin sock hilly so a whole range of them :D

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Originally Posted by scott baistow 93

if you suffer badly try a twin skin sock hilly so a whole range of them :D

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I tried them....still got blisters.

The hilly off-road socks seem to be best really.

I've got a few open blisters at the moment :mad:, normal plasters keep coming off when they get wet. I like the look of these Compeed things. Do you know if they sell them at Boots?

Failing that, I'll try normal plasters wrapped around with some masking tape.

Yes. About £4 for 6.

These two links might help, although they do focus more on prevention than cure.

http://www.sleepmonsters.co.uk/train...4&page_count=1

http://www.fixingyourfeet.com/Blister-Prevention.html

I used the tips from the first after getting two horrendous open blisters, one on each heel. I was able to run the Fairfield Horseshoe, the Coledale Horseshoe and walk the Newlands Horseshoe on the following weekend, even though the blisters hadn't fully healed.

My preferred solution is to use Mepore Dressings (about 20p each), wrapped over with M-Tape (athletic tape). Provided that you put the dressing and tape on at least an hour or two before, and wrap the tape over itself, they stay in place. I just do it as a matter of course before any fell race, and haven't had any blisters since. The dressings and tape (and my feet) survived Borrowdale!

I started doing a lot more speed work and races while still doing 10,000/12,000 feet climbing per week at first this was great as I was getting really fit.

The problems started 4 weeks ago, very sore heels but no obvious sign of blisters. It turns out that blisters have formed but they are very deep under the skin, I thought they would be reabsorbed by the body but even with a week of rest they are still there.

On one of my heels it ripped, the skin underneath was not weeping and I had to cut the blister off the whole heel (it was very thick :eek:)

The other has an outline of a blister but it feels like dead skin sitting on top of new skin?
I'm sure its just a matter of time before this falls off as well.

After about 3 1/2 hours yesterday the heel now without blister felt sore so I had to walk downhills.

I'm thinking of taping up to carry on training would compeed or second skin need to be put on before the tape?
It'll only be once a week on a longer run as I'm sure its only a matter of time before the skin toughens up.

The bigger problem is the other heel, its going to come off a some time and until it does its going to feel sore after a few hours would a pumice stone to thin down the skin so it comes away faster be ok.

Has anyone had a injury like this before? :(

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Originally Posted by Baggins

Has anyone had a injury like this before? :(

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Not exactly but I did manage to get a deep blister infected by continuing to run on it and not letting it heal properly.

So watch out for any sudden increase in pain and redness, formation of pus etc (- at which point I recommend going straight for the doc and anti-bio's rather than trying to ignore it for several days!!)

There is no pus or anything like that ie its not infected.

I could go on a 30 min run and not know they are there, but my feet will get hotter and hotter the longer I'm out until I can really feel it hurting.

I feel like the skin on my heels has seperated (at least with the heel that the skin has not come away) and the friction is between the new skin underneath and the remains of the old blister if that makes sense?

I've had problems with blisters recently, and a combination of using compeed plasters to allow the blister to heal, and wearing twin layer socks (or a sock liner and your normal sock) to reduce friction seemed to work for me.
Jon

Since I've been massaging my feet regularly with Hirschtalg* I've hardly had any blisters to speak of and certainly not any mega-blisters.

*It's made from deer fat and comes in a green tube. Don't mistake it for toothpaste...;). There is a variety in a red tube but it's not as good.

manufacturer: Rohde
ingredients: deer fat, beeswax, chlorophyl, vitamin E
advantages: heals blisters and protects like a second skin

ps- I have no connection to the firm making this excellent product. I am merely a satisfied customer.

Thanks guys

Should add I had a minor foot injury (sore tendon top of foot) so had been wearing roomier shoes while increasing intensity of training but not reducing mileage that's how I've got these blisters, just looking for something to keep me going while I've got them.

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Originally Posted by woodlander

Since I've been massaging my feet regularly with Hirschtalg* I've hardly had any blisters to speak of and certainly not any mega-blisters.

*It's made from deer fat and comes in a green tube. Don't mistake it for toothpaste...;). There is a variety in a red tube but it's not as good.

manufacturer: Rohde
ingredients: deer fat, beeswax, chlorophyl, vitamin E
advantages: heals blisters and protects like a second skin

ps- I have no connection to the firm making this excellent product. I am merely a satisfied customer.

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you mean you slap this on like vas before you run, or use like a regular treatment, like linseed oil on a cricket bat?

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Originally Posted by ZootHornRollo

you mean you slap this on like vas before you run, or use like a regular treatment, like linseed oil on a cricket bat?

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Both!
I rub the excess into my knees. Don't know if that does any good, but I have the feeling it's also something of a lubricant. It makes my socks give off a strange sweet smell but I've got used to it :D

ps- I've just noticed that it's recommended on the 'veloplus' mountain biker website (can't imagine what mb's use it for:confused:) and it's also on the top 10 list of things to put in the rucksack for the dedictaded pilgrim's 800kms walk along the jakobsweg...

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Originally Posted by Baggins

I'm thinking of taping up to carry on training would compeed or second skin need to be put on before the tape?
It'll only be once a week on a longer run as I'm sure its only a matter of time before the skin toughens up.

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I don't think you need to do other than put the tape on. I use tape direct on skin to prevent blisters - works fine.
I think you only need compeed / ss if the skin is broken, weeping.
Unless you maybe need more cushioning.

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Originally Posted by Baggins

The bigger problem is the other heel, its going to come off a some time and until it does its going to feel sore after a few hours would a pumice stone to thin down the skin so it comes away faster be ok.

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I'd reckon you should let it take its course.
Witht the first heel you said the skin beneath was not weeping - So presumably had formed a true protesctive barrier whilst still under the old dead skin.
If you accelerate the loss of the dead skin then the skin beneath may not be fully formed - raw, weeping, all kinds of pain and infection risk.

Ok Andy I'll leave it then.

Out for an hour this afternoon no problems at all, I was wearing nice tight shoes :)

Any recommendations for a decent tape that is likely to stay put even after a few hours of running?

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Originally Posted by jmacewan

Any recommendations for a decent tape that is likely to stay put even after a few hours of running?

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aha, a good tip that was recently passed on to me: climbers' fingertape. Works a treat.

I've used it to go over plasters and am going to start using it to tape up to prevent blisters in problem spots too.

Leukotape Classic or Leukotape Sport
I use 3.75 width for ankle protection and for blister prevention.

Zinc Oxide tape from the medical counter.

Used it many times - I found it best to use it in thin strips (1 - 2 cm width) and apply it where ever a hotspot occurs.

The stickyness is great and it is hard wearing.

Top tip though - once tapped up, use talc to remove any sticky residue otherwise this can cause your socks to attach themselves to the tape and cause the corners to roll up.

A thick layer of vasaline over the area can also assist.

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Originally Posted by woodlander

Both!
.... It makes my socks give off a strange sweet smell but I've got used to it :D

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Just don't run alone anywhere where they still have wolves ;)

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Originally Posted by ZootHornRollo

aha, a good tip that was recently passed on to me: climbers' fingertape. Works a treat.

I've used it to go over plasters and am going to start using it to tape up to prevent blisters in problem spots too.

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Be careful with fingertape as it is very abrasive. I used it to wrap an erant toenail while it was in the process of coming off once and then went for a long run, the tape rubbed a huge hole in the next toe!! OK for heels but don't wrap your toes in it!!

Most tapes I've tried are useless for a long run in the wet. Still looking for one that stays put!

A heavy dose of vaseline over the entire foot works for me, along with using wet shoes. Oh and finding shoes that don't rub!