Comments on: Don’t misinterpret my gait

By: Geraden

Geraden — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 21:15:40 +0000

Blisters on feet are cause by rubbing. You need to prevent rubbing between your skin and the socks. Sheer nylon keen-highs or ankle-highs under your normal socks are an excellent suggestion. The rubbing is then between the sheer nylon and the regular socks. Wear tights or pantyhose even if you want an extra layer of warmth on your legs as well. I have worn these successfully with thick socks and good boots and completely avoided blisters on long walks.

By: Mary Jo

Mary Jo — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 05:30:19 +0000

If you start to get infected please see a doctor. Blisters can be serious… I recently had blisters that ended up needing medication. Let your feet breathe as much as possible. Cotton socks and no shoes whenever possible. Also wear different shoes everyday to help your feet to not be “rubbed” in the same places.

By: Sonia

Sonia — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 16:48:36 +0000

You haven’t reached the supreme loser realm of the fashion world until you are wearing socks with your Crocs. That is a new low, and I’ve done it. But admitting it is the first step…

By: Anne Glamore

Anne Glamore — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 13:36:06 +0000

I think you should try the tip about the Prep H mixture on at least one foot, just because it sounds like so much damn fun! The paste? The Saran? What’s not to love?

And of course– take pix.

Seriously– I hope your feet heal quickly.

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 13:14:42 +0000

As a dancer… we get blisters a lot. One thing my friends always did was put their foot in the toilet, (make sure it’s clean first!) and flush it. Apparently it helped. I never did it because I was lucky and maybe have gotten a blister like twice in my life, but it always worked for them.

Another thing you could try is Nuskin. It’ll burn like a bitch, but it’s like a liquid band aid more or less, and it’ll protect the skin and shouldn’t allow any extra rubbing.

By: janjanmom

janjanmom — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 05:45:56 +0000

Band-aid makes a liquid band-aid that is almost like crazy glue. It covers the wound and by the time it wears off the wound is gone. It also makes the hurt go away. It paints on like nail polish. It is amazing stuff, for any cuts/abrasions/blisters.

By: Shawna

Shawna — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 01:49:39 +0000

Okay, this is going to be gross, but you asked for it…

When hiking in Alaska I got the worst blisters ever (for me anyway; I can’t speak for other people’s blisters). I mean, I had them on the bottoms, tops, sides and backs of my feet as well as on my toes and, the worst ones, under the toenails on the toes beside by big toes. I couldn’t do much about them enroute but after the hike I drained them with a sterile needle (feeling my toenails settle back into place was just soooo weird) and put some polysporin in them for a couple of days to prevent infection. They healed surprisingly fast.

I would also suggest asking the people at the store you bought your running tights what they do and if they have any good products or certain socks that’d help you out. Fanatical runners deal with blisters all the time.

Good luck with the run!

By: rjp

rjp — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 21:33:29 +0000

When I went to England for my sister-in-law’s wedding, I had to walk all over creation in shoes that did not fit at all well. The result was a crater the size of a half dollar in my left heal. I bought these Band-Aid Blister Block things (http://www.band-aid.com/footcare.shtml) and wore 1 (count it – 1) for 5 days. You never take it off, you shower with it, you don’t treat the blister with anything. When I took the pad off the blister was completely healed. For real.

These things rock. Just follow the instructions and they work like nobody’s business. I’ve had blisters since then, as has my husband, and we swear by them.

I always have some in the house. Good luck with your run!!

By: Jen C.

Jen C. — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 20:37:39 +0000

Try something called moleskin. You should be able to find it in a drugstore or if you have a camping store nearby. Or, there is this stuff called BodyGlide that you can usually find in cycling stores or wherever athletic people hang out (Fleet Feet, maybe?).

By: skddm

skddm — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 20:28:52 +0000

When i played basketball in high school, we had this stuff called second skin. it was the clean gel-like membrane that stuck on the blister area and provided a buffer. We covered it with athletic tape to keep it in place. my memory is that this stuff worked pretty well at the time. Of course, that was like 17 years ago.