blathercamino
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- July 2024, Portuguese coastal
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I think it hurt less today when it was dry, so that makes sense.Open up your blister so it can drain. Make sure the opening is large enough, like a slit, so it won’t close right up. Keep it clean so as not to get infected. Go to a pharmacy and purchase paper pharmaceutical tape . When not walking, keep the blister open and unwrapped to dry out. When walking wrap the blister with the paper tape. It should heal up pretty nicely in a few days. When a new hot spots starts, immediately wrap it with tspe to prevent it from turning into a blister. Enjoy rest of your Camino.
That’s a great idea about walking from vigo. I’ll suggest that if I start walking tomorrow and decide I need sandals.You will be more comfortable in hiking sandals.
You can easily take a bus from O Porrino to the Decathlon in Vigo - I did this with a camino friend last year who also had terrible blisters. Spoiler: the bus stop nearest the Decathlon is on the top of a hill with a magnificent view. Instead of taking the bus back to O Porrino, we took another bus into Vigo and walked on the Coastal route to Redondela. It's pretty much the same distance as walking from O Porrino to Redondela and the sea view is spectacular.
allow to dry then pop on a compeed
Here's another one, strong one from bad experience under similar circumstances:You'll hear many opinions here, some of which may cause more harm.
Hindsight now for the OP, but the very best suggestion going forward...for everyone!Always Always Always! Stop and check your feet as soon as you get a hotspot. Don't keep walking another half hour or even five minutes. Get the spot protected!
Go see a doctor. An online community forum is not the best place to seek medical advice. Doctors are inexpensive in Spain. If it gets infected, it could get really bad. Keep it clean and keep it covered UNTIL you seek a medical professional.Hi there. I’m on the Camino Portuguese and have a popped blister outside my big toe. The roof is still there. I walked today with a donut my wife made from lambswool. It was tolerable, but now is pretty painful. Today it was pretty dry, but then I read blisters heal when wet, so I put a second skin on it. That gave me some relief, but now it hurts more to walk and really hurts in my shoes. Dry it out again? Any other suggestions? I’m considering a trip to decathlon for hiking sandals (in O Porrino and could go to Vigo).View attachment 174877
That might be an overreaction to what looks like a very straightforward blister with no visible signs of infection. I think that the goodwill and professionalism of the Spanish health care services would soon be strained if pilgrims regularly present with trivial injuries that could reasonably be treated with common pharmacy items. A simple blister per se may be uncomfortable but it is not a medical emergency.Go see a doctor. An online community forum is not the best place to seek medical advice.
Yes, I don’t think I need a doctor. It seems to be healing well.That might be an overreaction to what looks like a very straightforward blister with no visible signs of infection. I think that the goodwill and professionalism of the Spanish health care services would soon be strained if pilgrims regularly present with trivial injuries that could reasonably be treated with common pharmacy items. A simple blister per se may be uncomfortable but it is not a medical emergency.
Did this today!There is no one-size-fits-all here, though in hot and sunny weather, after arrival in the Albergue, I personally would recommend putting your naked foot (no compeed etc) out in direct sunlight, preferably with the rest of you comfy with a cool drink in the shade, and leaving it there for a bit to let the fresh air and Sun help heal it up.
If there were one single best solution for walking with a blister valid for everyone, there'd be a sticky thread describing it.
I had a large popped blister on the ball of my foot last year on Le Chemin de Saint Jacques and actually saw a doctor in Condom to make sure it wasn’t infected. This is what I did based on his recommendations:Hi there. I’m on the Camino Portuguese and have a popped blister outside my big toe. The roof is still there. I walked today with a donut my wife made from lambswool. It was tolerable, but now is pretty painful. Today it was pretty dry, but then I read blisters heal when wet, so I put a second skin on it. That gave me some relief, but now it hurts more to walk and really hurts in my shoes. Dry it out again? Any other suggestions? I’m considering a trip to decathlon for hiking sandals (in O Porrino and could go to Vigo).View attachment 174877
Hi there. I’m on the Camino Portuguese and have a popped blister outside my big toe. The roof is still there. I walked today with a donut my wife made from lambswool. It was tolerable, but now is pretty painful. Today it was pretty dry, but then I read blisters heal when wet, so I put a second skin on it. That gave me some relief, but now it hurts more to walk and really hurts in my shoes. Dry it out again? Any other suggestions? I’m considering a trip to decathlon for hiking sandals (in O Porrino and could go to Vigo).View attachment 174877P.S. I also changed socks. I realized it was too hot for my darn tough wool socks which I think contributed to the blister so I went to the Camino store and got some great French non wool socks!
This has essentially become my routine- cover/pad/protect in shoes and air out at night. It is definitely healing. I have a much smaller unpopped blister on the opposite toe- same routine, but zero pain.I had a large popped blister on the ball of my foot last year on Le Chemin de Saint Jacques and actually saw a doctor in Condom to make sure it wasn’t infected. This is what I did based on his recommendations:
Do not use a compeed bandage, it will stick to the skin and when taken off, will take the top layer with it.
The doctor had me use antiseptic spray every morning and evening with a sterile gauze wipe.
Then I put a padded bandage on the blister
Then I wrapped foot over bandage with sterile gauze.
I used Nuk crème, an anti friction cream on both feet.
After about 5-7 days, the new skin underneath was appearing and it was no longer raw.
At night, I would take the bandage off to let the old skin dry out and in the morning, I would repeat my routine.
After about 7 days, I was able to walk pain free but I kept a padded bandage on that spot. I would carefully trim off dried skin.
I did buy a pair of Keen closed toe sandals that did not have the same pressure point as my Altas did and I switched off shoes depending on terrain.
Good luck and Bon ( Buen) Camino.
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