I have a blister
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stang said:
Leave it be.
I get them from running once in a while, new shoes/friction etc...
I find if I leave it alone, it heals faster.
I get them from running once in a while, new shoes/friction etc...
I find if I leave it alone, it heals faster.
Jade4u
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Poke it and squeeze out the juice.....puke
I feel they heel quicker that way...each to his own. At least it can dry out sooner....puke again
I feel they heel quicker that way...each to his own. At least it can dry out sooner....puke again
i would carefully (with sanitary utensils) drain the liquid and cut (or rip) away the floating skin, wash and dry (this may hurt...but i find the process more satisfying than leaving it be), cover with polysporin or neosporin or vitamin e oil (from a broken vitamin e capsule) and put on a bandaid. if u repeat 2x daily, the skin will be good as new in 2 to 3 days.
in gymnastics, we all used to rip off the skin on our hands on the uneven bars (like horrible blisters ripping open and the puss and blood gets everywhere -- eww) and this method made it possible for us to compete on a regular basis with raw skin.
in gymnastics, we all used to rip off the skin on our hands on the uneven bars (like horrible blisters ripping open and the puss and blood gets everywhere -- eww) and this method made it possible for us to compete on a regular basis with raw skin.
Jade4u
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stang said:
Step 1 - Clean the skin around the blister.
Step 2 - Place a doughnut-shaped piece of moleskin over the blister. This will keep pressure off it.
Step 3 - Try to avoid popping the blister unless it's in an especially awkward place, such as the bottom of your foot. The blister provides a sterile environment for the skin underneath. Breaking it makes the area more susceptible to infection.
Step 4 - If you need to pop the blister, use sterile implements, puncture it in a few places at its base and drain the fluid.
Step 5 - If you need to puncture it or if it breaks on its own, clean the area with soap and water or Betadine.
Step 6 - Avoid peeling any skin off the blister; this can lead to an infection and delay healing.
Step 7 - Cover the exposed blister with a thin layer of antibiotic ointment and dry sterile gauze.
Step 8 - Change the gauze regularly and watch for signs of infection, such as pus or redness.
If it gets infected, see your doctor.
This is what they told us to do in the army, and it works:
Take a needle, hold it in a flame then let it cool down. Don't worry if there is some carbon on it as that is sterile now too.
Push the needle into the edge of the blister to make a drain hole.
Use a tissue to press down on the blister so all the liquid drains out. The liquid is called serum and is the part of the blood that remains after red blood cells and clotting agents have been removed.
Do not tear the skin covering off. It serves as protection to the tender area underneath, and if you tear it off it will cause unnecessary pain. Put a bandaid over the whole thing.
You should be able to now walk on it without any pain. If it still hurts you did not drain all the serum out.
There is a bar in Iqaluit, Nunavet that serves a "Blister Martini," that is made like a regular martini but has the serum from a blister in it too. I think they supposedly get it from some of the workers who frequent the bar. I have never had the Martini as I am not a bodily fluids fan.
Take a needle, hold it in a flame then let it cool down. Don't worry if there is some carbon on it as that is sterile now too.
Push the needle into the edge of the blister to make a drain hole.
Use a tissue to press down on the blister so all the liquid drains out. The liquid is called serum and is the part of the blood that remains after red blood cells and clotting agents have been removed.
Do not tear the skin covering off. It serves as protection to the tender area underneath, and if you tear it off it will cause unnecessary pain. Put a bandaid over the whole thing.
You should be able to now walk on it without any pain. If it still hurts you did not drain all the serum out.
There is a bar in Iqaluit, Nunavet that serves a "Blister Martini," that is made like a regular martini but has the serum from a blister in it too. I think they supposedly get it from some of the workers who frequent the bar. I have never had the Martini as I am not a bodily fluids fan.
Jade4u
It's been good to know ya
Drain it, it will get better within a day or two. Leaving it alone will take a week or more for the fluid to disappear.
Trust me. I am a Board certified Groinacologist.
Trust me. I am a Board certified Groinacologist.
Jade4u
It's been good to know ya
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I know I'm right...technically speaking
But, what's right for me isn't necessarily for others.
Curiousity got the best of me after the back and forth... I stand true to my orignal opinon.
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/04/24/f-health-blisters.html
http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/cybertherapist/front/foot/blisters.htm
skypilot said:
I've been doing this since I was a kid and it does work, as soon as you prick a little hole with the needle and drain it, the pain instantly goes away. After draining, I do put a guaze with some alcohol to fight any infection, never had a problem with this, ever. My mom from the old country taught me this and they've been doing this for generations.
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