Anyone Know How To Get Rid of Blisters?

[Marmoset Man]

After the missus ordered me to finally build the fence in the back garden and a dozen other chores involving digging holes in the ground and shovelling dirt into a wheelbarrow, I've got about 4 blisters on my (normally) baby-smooth hands.
And I've got a gig on Tuesday.

Anyone know any remedies to get rid of the wee fuckers?

Cheers!

[Timmy]

depends if they got lquid in them or not.

[tw199y]

surgical spirit, wil hurt like fuck but will dry the fuckers out enough to function, or you could use a sterile needle to burst them.

[Timmy]

Blister Care
If you get a blister, you'll want to relieve your pain, keep the blister from enlarging, and stave off infection. Specific steps depend on the size of the blister and whether or not it is intact. You can treat the vast majority of blisters yourself and need to call a doctor only if blisters become infected, recur frequently, form in unusual locations, or are very severe. Signs of infection include pus draining from the blister, very red or warm skin around the blister, and red streaks leading away from the blister.

Small, intact blisters that don't cause discomfort usually need no treatment. Nature's best protection against infection is a blister's own skin, or roof. To protect the roof, this type of blister can be covered with a small adhesive bandage if practical.

Larger or painful blisters that are intact should be drained without removing the roof. First clean the blister with rubbing alcohol or antibiotic soap and water. Then heat a straight pin or safety pin over a flame until the pin glows red, and allow it to cool before puncturing a small hole at the edge of the blister.

Drain the fluid with gentle pressure, then apply an antibiotic ointment such as bacitracin with polymyxin B (double antibiotic ointment) or bacitracin alone. Avoid ointments that contain neomycin because they are more likely to cause an allergic reaction.

Finally, cover the blister with a bandage. Change the dressing daily--more frequently if it becomes wet, soiled, or loose.

Blisters with small tears are treated the same as those that you have punctured. Blisters with larger tears should be "unroofed" carefully with fine scissors, and the base should be cleansed thoroughly with soap and water or an antibacterial cleanser. Apply antibiotic ointment and bandages as described above.

Additional padding may be necessary for exercise or sports. Ring-shaped pads made of felt will protect small blisters. Larger blisters may require dressings. Some of the many available dressing materials are DuoDerm (ConvaTec, Princeton, New Jersey), Spenco 2nd Skin (Spenco Medical Corporation, Waco, Texas), Vigilon (CR Bard Inc, Murray Hill, New Jersey), and Opsite (Smith & Nephew United, Largo, Florida). Additional, doughnutshaped padding made of felt or lamb's wool may be applied over the area surrounding the blister. Then the entire dressing can be applied to help keep the dressing in place on sweaty skin.

http://www.physsportsmed.com/issues/...c/blisters.htm

[nevali]

I am not a medical dude, but...

From what I understand, if they contain fluid, you should prick them with something sterile, let the fluid drain (and clean the surrounding area), then let them heal without covering them with plasters.

That said, I get blisters on my feet now (new shoes are teh suck) and then and have to cover them with cushioned plasters so as to be able to walk; they go away quickly enough, but probably not as quickly as if I had my bare feet up for a couple of days

[Marmoset Man]

Grrrr....i tried some light practice earlier and they hurt like a bastard everytime I hit a drum....

Cheers folks for all yer help! 2 have already split - the other 2, well, we'll see!

Cheers!

[nevali]

Originally Posted by Timmy

http://www.physsportsmed.com/issues/...c/blisters.htm

Much more useful than what I posted; well in.

[Zooropa]

I'm no doctor, nor is anyone on here.

In my experience, however, I always just fucking cut them off.
I normally got them on my heels and feet when I was out walking.
Big 2-inch fuckers that covered massive areas of my feet.

Took a pair of scissors to them.
Hurt for the day after, but I've never had a blister since.
My feet are like elephants skin now, mind you.

That's not the recommended route though.
I urge you to listen to everyone else.

[purkle]

Originally Posted by Zooropa

My feet are like elephants skin now, mind you.

That's not the recommended route though.
I urge you to listen to everyone else.

that made me giggle

[cupotea]

you can get special blister plasters in boots, and probably asda and tescos, they are grand (pricey though)

[linz]

I have blisters on both my heels. So i picked one. Now I have a hole on the back of my heel the size of a 10p, glowing red, oozing pus& what looks like blood. Plus I cant help but pick the rest of the skin where i already pulled a bit off from, so its spreading. Unbelievably sore.

[sarabee]

A Poem About Blisters, by Zoo Ropa.

Originally Posted by Zooropa

I'm no doctor, nor is anyone on here.

In my experience, however, I always just fucking cut them off.
I normally got them on my heels and feet when I was out walking.
Big 2-inch fuckers that covered massive areas of my feet.

Took a pair of scissors to them.
Hurt for the day after, but I've never had a blister since.
My feet are like elephants skin now, mind you.

That's not the recommended route though.
I urge you to listen to everyone else.

Anyone else get this vibe from that post?