Blister trouble
As a doctor, when I say “I have seen it all,” what I really mean is this: I have seen literally every weird and bizarre thing that anyone has ever done to their body.” I really don’t want to go into detail about most of these things – and trust me, you don’t want to be lying in bed like I have thinking about this stuff – but I will say that many of the complaints I see are fairly small compared to what happens in the A & E ward at most hospitals.
I said small, not inconsequential…
One of the things which we get a lot of is people complaining about sore feet and sore muscles. It may sound like something that can be cured with a hot bath and a day off work, but actually, in some cases these smaller things are part of a larger problem.
No wonder he’d acquired some tremendous blisters…
Take this story for example: one patient, male, recently came to me about his blisters. Quite serious blisters. Now, he’d got these because his job – which involved moving storage lockers around – required a lot of heavy lifting. At the start of our session this patient was saying it was all about the lifting, but when I examined him I found him to be strong and with no history of back issues. This led me to believe that maybe, just maybe, his foot wear could have something to do with it. And when I asked him about this? Cowboy boots. He was wearing cowboy boots to work. With a heel and everything! No wonder he’d acquired some tremendous blisters…
Anyway, if you’re someone who suffers from blisters like this, especially on the heel, here are a few tips which might help you out (whether you move and make lockers for a living or not!):
1) Wear comfortable footwear without a heel.
2) If you get blisters, puncture the blisters and drain them but DON’T remove the dead skin.
3) Make walking around bearable by applying gel patches to the soles of your feet where the blisters are. These patches allow the sore area to heal quicker than otherwise, not to mention they also allow you to walk around – something which is highly desirable to any human being I should imagine!
4) Don’t push it…that really is the worst thing you can do! Allow the blisters time to heal and you will be rewarded with your freedom that much faster.
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