Foot Blister

[ynnad]

So, I recently worked out at a school who uses wood flooring. I got a wicked blister on my foot (ball of big tow). It has been over a week but it is still sensitive to touch and is affecting my workouts. Anyone have a remedy for this? Bandages just keep coming off. Super Glue? Or better yet, New Skin liquid bandage? Anyone use these?

 

[terryl965]

I have used the new skin and it works great, the little patches they give you to put over the cut stays completely on until you take a shwoer. If I was you get it and use it.

 

[granfire]

In my experience cloth bandaids stick better.
you can probably stick some duct tape over it...

 

[spinny]

First you need to clean it. The best method I've heard of calls for soaking your foot in a solution of iodine OR bleach. It will both wash away grit and sanitize the wound. Supposedly it will help calluses form, but I don't have any proof of that. After it's clean you can apply New Skin — a product I always keep in my bag just in case. Or if you want to stick with bandaids, try taping them on with athletic tape.

 

[Marginal]

So, I recently worked out at a school who uses wood flooring. I got a wicked blister on my foot (ball of big tow). It has been over a week but it is still sensitive to touch and is affecting my workouts. Anyone have a remedy for this? Bandages just keep coming off. Super Glue? Or better yet, New Skin liquid bandage? Anyone use these?

Gauze + medical tape can work quite well. The gauze absorbs the sweat so the tape doesn't unstick. The downside is that between the gauze wrap and the tape, you have a slightly bulky frankentoe.

 

[Stac3y]

I use athletic tape; with a gauze pad if it's especially painful, but usually un-padded, since I want the skin to toughen. Avoid duct tape, as it sometimes rips the skin off when you remove it.