big ass blister

got a huge blister on my heel from running about all day with a hole in my sock heel (ie effectively no socks on). is it better/less painful to stick a pin in it now and pop it, or just allow it to go of its own accord?

Reply 1

bunthulhu

14

Personally I'd have to stick a pin in it. Irresistable :s-smilie:

Reply 2

scribble_girl

14

Pop it then put a plaster on it? Tis what I'd do...

Reply 3

Meep!

9

I'd put a CLEAN pin in it, then put antiseptic cream on it. Don't put a plaster on it unless you absolutely have to-leave it uncovered at night and as much as you can, if you do put one on, it won't dry out, so to speak.

Reply 4

Angelharpist

13

You need to sterilise the pin first if you're going to do it, then make sure you clean the area thoroughly and cover it with a hypoallergenic plaster. I'd advise buying some of Scholl's foot and toe cushioning (£1.80 or so) from Boots and placing it in the heel part of the shoe - it'll prevent any further friction and pain...

Reply 5

BJ-Dubois

Let me bite it. When I first came on the thread I was hoping for the blister to be actually on the OP's ass but if you've got lemons you make lemonade so I am willing to bite your blister on the foot now and move geographically upwards as the year progresses.

depends if it has any fluid in it....

blister plasters are good, but not if you are going to be moving about a lot, otherwise it'll rub off. (then again that's if you've got any)

do make sure it is clean if you pop it

Reply 7

scribble_girl

14

damnthelackofnames

I'd put a CLEAN pin in it, then put antiseptic cream on it. Don't put a plaster on it unless you absolutely have to-leave it uncovered at night and as much as you can, if you do put one on, it won't dry out, so to speak.

Oh yes, that's a point, forgot what the time was, lol. If you're not doing anything more tonight then don't put a plaster on - wait until you have to put shoes on, ie, tomorrow morning im assuming :]

And to BJ Dubois - :s-smilie:

hmm - I have met your kind before. Sadistic foot-fettish types. I'm keeping my flip-flops on..

Reply 8

Thud

OP

17

Angelharpist

You need to sterilise the pin first if you're going to do it, then make sure you clean the area thoroughly and cover it with a hypoallergenic plaster. I'd advise buying some of Scholl's foot and toe cushioning (£1.80 or so) from Boots and placing it in the heel part of the shoe - it'll prevent any further friction and pain...

my shoes are fine, it's just because my socks have many holes in and now no heel.

will a lighter sterilise sufficiently?

damnthelackofnames

I'd put a CLEAN pin in it, then put antiseptic cream on it. Don't put a plaster on it unless you absolutely have to-leave it uncovered at night and as much as you can, if you do put one on, it won't dry out, so to speak.

i'm off to pub in a mo, so a plaster is a necessity (and possibly another pair of socks), but thanks for advice, i'll take off plaster when i get home.

Sexy Thud......

Ouch! I can totally sympathise with you - this happened to me last year when I was wearing new boots with thin socks & I couldn't walk properly for days...

My friend who does ballet & gets a lot of blisters taught me this trick though:

>>Take a sterilised needle & thread it with sterilised thread & then 'sew' into the blister, so that you are left with the thread inside (but lots of thread on either side of the opening - you don't want the thread to get stuck in there!)

>>Leave it over night & the thread should then absorb the blister fluid & make it more comfortable for the next day.

Oh I also really really recommend buying special blister plasters (I use Scholl) because they really help cushion & deflate the blister.

Reply 11

Thud

OP

17

Carl

Sexy Thud......

absolutely! :p:

it's all this running about in the rain for the sake of the revolution!

Reply 12

Flank Runner

lance it with a steralised pin, clean with fresh water, apply antiseptic cream, then apply fresh/clean cotton dressing/gauze, change dressing every 12 hours

if you have no sterile pins, just heat 1 with a lighter, and if you have no antiseptic cream, use spit

Reply 13

BJ-Dubois

Thud

absolutely! :p:

it's all this running about in the rain for the sake of the revolution!

There would, of course, be no rain what so ever in a Communist dictatorship/utopia.

Reply 14

Thud

OP

17

Flank Runner

lance it with a steralised pin, clean with fresh water, apply antiseptic cream, then apply fresh/clean cotton dressing/gauze, change dressing every 12 hours

if you have no sterile pins, just heat 1 with a lighter, and if you have no antiseptic cream, use spit

lance?

TheShrimp

Ouch! I can totally sympathise with you - this happened to me last year when I was wearing new boots with thin socks & I couldn't walk properly for days...

My friend who does ballet & gets a lot of blisters taught me this trick though:

>>Take a sterilised needle & thread it with sterilised thread & then 'sew' into the blister, so that you are left with the thread inside (but lots of thread on either side of the opening - you don't want the thread to get stuck in there!)

>>Leave it over night & the thread should then absorb the blister fluid & make it more comfortable for the next day.

Oh I also really really recommend buying special blister plasters (I use Scholl) because they really help cushion & deflate the blister.