cut on heel / achilles

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27-09-2012, 06:13 PM
Nigel

cut on heel / achilles

I have a cut which looks like somebody has taken a slice with as sharp knife and removed the skin from the back of my heel as it meets the base of the achilles. Did it racing in a brand new pair of shoes Tuesday night or something got in there and rubbed - it was an extremely wet, muddy race so never really saw the injury until I got home and got hosed down. Very pianful to walk anywhere but better without shoes. Thing is - it's never going to heal that quick and I have a long (17 mile) race on Sunday. Quite happy not to run until then but I need to dress it so it doesn't hurt. Aim is to do the race without (much) pain not to heal the cut (although bearing in mind Langdale horseshoe coming up ...) so ... I have tried Compeed but just get a big white lump of (is it called?) exudation in the middle. I've just bought plastic skin spray, more Compeed and got some very sticky tape - any bright ideas out there?
27-09-2012, 06:16 PM
Derby Tup

Re: cut on heel / achilles

A dirty great wad of that old-school Elastoplast brown-coloured fabric plaster swathed all over the injured area? Good luck mate!
27-09-2012, 06:17 PM
Derby Tup

Re: cut on heel / achilles

This stuff
27-09-2012, 06:22 PM
Nigel

Re: cut on heel / achilles

Does it have to be 'dirty' DT? That's what I've got on currently but (call me a wimp) hurts like hell when I put on any type of footwear and try to move.
27-09-2012, 06:24 PM
Nigel

Re: cut on heel / achilles

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Originally Posted by Derby Tup

This stuff

I think Elastoplast along with someting else on top to pad, cushion and protect.
27-09-2012, 06:31 PM
Derby Tup

Re: cut on heel / achilles

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Originally Posted by Nigel

Does it have to be 'dirty' DT? That's what I've got on currently but (call me a wimp) hurts like hell when I put on any type of footwear and try to move.

Dirty great as in very large, not mucky
27-09-2012, 07:45 PM
Stuart

Re: cut on heel / achilles

The price of going past me on that second lap...

Long shot, but superglue? What's the stuff they use in A&E for gluing cuts?
27-09-2012, 09:33 PM
ydt

Re: cut on heel / achilles

Nigel, cut a 'V' off the back of an old pair of trainers so that the wound is left alone to repair itself. This is what I did when I once had such in injury on both heels, following a very wet KIMM in the Howgills. Anything else was too painful. Not sure it will be ok to do 17 miles on Sunday though! ydt
27-09-2012, 11:13 PM
Nigel

Re: cut on heel / achilles

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Originally Posted by Stuart

The price of going past me on that second lap...

It was almost worth it, Stuart.
27-09-2012, 11:15 PM
Nigel

Re: cut on heel / achilles

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Originally Posted by ydt

Nigel, cut a 'V' off the back of an old pair of trainers so that the wound is left alone to repair itself. This is what I did when I once had such in injury on both heels, following a very wet KIMM in the Howgills. Anything else was too painful. Not sure it will be ok to do 17 miles on Sunday though! ydt

I think the Sandstone might be muddy on Sunday so want Mudclaws, but I might have an old pair I'd be prepared to do that to.
28-09-2012, 08:45 AM
Splatcher

Re: cut on heel / achilles

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Originally Posted by Nigel

I think the Sandstone might be muddy on Sunday so want Mudclaws, but I might have an old pair I'd be prepared to do that to.

It's pretty muddy out there at the moment, & there are some fields where fell shoes will win out over anything else. Most of the route will be OK in trail shoes though, due to its sandy/stony surfacing. I'll certainly be wearing Mudclaws myself.
28-09-2012, 10:33 AM
andy k

Re: cut on heel / achilles

I'd go back to the compede - that white lump is perfectly normal.
Its just the gel absorbing fluid that has leaked from the wound.
(unless it gets red and throbbing - in which case you have an infection problem)
gel dressings are actually more effective than dry dressings because they keep the wound moist (which if kept clean gives a better environment for repair)
(the missus is a nurse and quite up on these things).
You can get bigger gel (hydro-colloid) dressings than the normal compede size - try a pharmacy or your doctor's district / practise nurse. They also come in varying thickness.
The longer you can keep the same dressing on the better so make sure you start with a clean wound.
If I'm off on a long and muddy run then I'll overlay the gel dressing with plenty of tape to make sure it stays in place.
28-09-2012, 06:02 PM
Nigel

Re: cut on heel / achilles

Thanks for this. I have just sliced the top off the back off an old pair of Mudclaw 330's and they now rest below the area that is sore. Feels good runninng up and down the lounge but I guess I'll test it better outside later tonight. I still need to dress the cut itself, though, so will revert to Compede (bought some Compede extreme today which appears thicker and more padded - not seen it before) but will overlay that with tape to keep in place. Wish I'd known the white lump was normal before I removed it but hey ho. See you on the start line, Splatcher.
28-09-2012, 07:50 PM
Mark L

Re: cut on heel / achilles

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Originally Posted by Nigel

Thanks for this. I have just sliced the top off the back off an old pair of Mudclaw 330's and they now rest below the area that is sore. Feels good runninng up and down the lounge but I guess I'll test it better outside later tonight. I still need to dress the cut itself, though, so will revert to Compede (bought some Compede extreme today which appears thicker and more padded - not seen it before) but will overlay that with tape to keep in place. Wish I'd known the white lump was normal before I removed it but hey ho. See you on the start line, Splatcher.

Hope it works, Nigel. Andy k's advice about hydro-colloid dressings sounds sensible to me.
Compeed extreme - I've never heard of it either but I like the sound of it.
I'll see you on the start line - I'll be in my mudclaws as well....
28-09-2012, 08:28 PM
LM

Re: cut on heel / achilles

Which race are you doing Nigel? Good luck anyway and hope your heel is ok.
28-09-2012, 10:16 PM
Splatcher

Re: cut on heel / achilles

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Originally Posted by Mrs Stagger

Which race are you doing Nigel? Good luck anyway and hope your heel is ok.

It's the Sandstone Trail A & B Races (17 & 11 miles) in Cheshire.
29-09-2012, 08:45 AM
Nigel

Re: cut on heel / achilles

Well, happy to report I ran 6 miles last night with very little discomfort so Sandstone is on. I'll be the one in Mudclaws with a chunk hacked off the back! I'm doing the Sandstone 'A' race, Linda.
29-09-2012, 09:09 AM
Derby Tup

Re: cut on heel / achilles

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Originally Posted by Nigel

Well, happy to report I ran 6 miles last night with very little discomfort so Sandstone is on. I'll be the one in Mudclaws with a chunk hacked off the back! I'm doing the Sandstone 'A' race, Linda.

Good work Nigel. Have a good run :thumbup:
29-09-2012, 09:41 AM
LM

Re: cut on heel / achilles

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Originally Posted by Nigel

Well, happy to report I ran 6 miles last night with very little discomfort so Sandstone is on. I'll be the one in Mudclaws with a chunk hacked off the back! I'm doing the Sandstone 'A' race, Linda.

Sounds like you've got it sorted Nigel, well done! I looked at this race but it said it was in the Midlands so I disregarded it, anyway I'm doing Hope Moors & Tors now so lets hope we get a dry couple of hours.
29-09-2012, 10:52 AM
Nigel

Re: cut on heel / achilles

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Originally Posted by Mrs Stagger

Sounds like you've got it sorted Nigel, well done! I looked at this race but it said it was in the Midlands so I disregarded it, anyway I'm doing Hope Moors & Tors now so lets hope we get a dry couple of hours.

No, just round the corner from nme in 'sunny' Cheshire. Have a good one, yourself, and hopefully we won't get too wet. As long as it's dry when I start I don't mind.
29-09-2012, 10:52 AM
Nigel

Re: cut on heel / achilles

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Originally Posted by Derby Tup

Good work Nigel. Have a good run :thumbup:

Cheers, Andy.