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Burst blister that is weeping

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AJLang

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I wore some shoes that are normally comfortable on Tuesday but they rubbed my feet. On Thursday Mark noticed that a blister on the back of my foot was broken and weeping. He cleaned it with an antiseptic wipe, put savlon on it and put a large plaster over it. Friday morning there was some fluid on the plaster so he repeated the process. He has just done the same and there is still some sign of weeping but much better than yesterday. I really can't cope with the thought of going to out-of-hours surgery and it seems to be getting better. There is no pain and no blood. Do you think it will be ok to just keep an eye on it?
 
If it were me i would tend to let the air get to it as much as possible, at home socks off etc
 
Agree with Chili, if you're in a clean environment, let the air get to it. It's easier to keep a close eye on it that way, in any case. Any sign of redness, or it forming a new, yellowish blister, off to out of hours with you!
 
Thank you Chilli and Robin. I will do that. I've just phoned 111 and they've said that I need to speak to a medical person within the next 24 hours so they will get someone to call me. Unfortunately I can't see the sore myself so I'm relying on Mark who is about to go out for a while.
 
A bit of a daft suggestion maybe but if you can get a mobile phone with a camera on it to the back of your foot it will allow you to keep an eye on it until Mark comes back. Please be extra vigilant as feet can be a real pain in the erm.........well foot actually. Oh dear I almost said arse 😱. As Robin says any redness whatsoever then straight to hospital. You are having some bloody awful luck of late I hope things turn for you and you start seeing better times soon 🙂
 
If it's not infected then just treat it as a normal blister. Make sure you have it well padded if going out so it doesn't rub anymore and it will be fine. I had a massive blister on my ankle due to new walking boots causing a problem. Visited the practice nurse for advice which was the worst thing I ever did as she couldn't tell the difference between red rub and infection. Managed from the pharmacy and mother to sort out some well padded dressings and all was fine within a couple of day.
 
Thank you Grovesy. Great thinking Diabeticliberty. Mark took a photo of it on my phone just before I saw your message. Ha ha saying arse is funny :D it does show some redness but this might be normal. I will try to post the photo, that will luverly!!! See I've still got my sense of humour :D
 
I have started throw away shoes that were previously comfy and then start to cause problems!
 
Thank you Sue. I don't think its infected BUT my concern is the yellow stuff coming out. I'm not sure whether or not that is a sign of infection?
 
Here it is!,, it's 12 hours since I last wore any shoes and they were Sketchers so very soft.image.jpg
 
grovesy said:
I have started throw away shoes that were previously comfy and then start to cause problems!
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Please don't mention throwing away shoes. It is a bit of a contentious issue with me at the moment. Last week I had a pair of really posh leather lined Le Chemeau wellies that cost me an absolute bloody fortune. I was emptying out my car and had 2 large bags. One for rubbish and one for the stuff that I wanted to keep. Somehow the wellies went in the rubbish bag and then went by the wheelie bin. The following morning the bin men took my rubbish and my posh wellies away. I have just replaced them with a pair of Muck Boots which although only a third of the price of the Le Chemau's they are about a million times more comfortable. Every cloud has a silver lining or every green welly has a complete buffoon's foot stuck in it 🙂
 
AJLang said:
Here it is!,, it's 12 hours since I last wore any shoes and they were Sketchers so very soft.View attachment 1585
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Doesn't look infected but there appears to be some swelling around the wound. Maybe bathe it in salt and water and keep a very very close eye on it. You really should not take even the slightest chance with it.
 
Thank you Diabeticliberty. Just before Mark went out he discovered something that looks like a blister on the other foot! In the meantime the out-of-hours surgery phoned, no discussion just told me to be with them at 12.20.
 
Def doesn't look infected, I used some of those blister pads/plasters can't think of the name began with a C! boots also have their own brand of them but the quality isn't there as far as I was concerned. Pharmacy also delved into the backroom supplies for the nurses and found some foam backed dressings for my blister collection.
 
Thank you Sue.
 
I think you're referring to Compeed plasters Sue? I use them on an underfoot corn and they are brilliant.
Hope your blisters soon heal Amanda.
 
Thank you Lindarose
 
Lindarose said:
I think you're referring to Compeed plasters Sue? I use them on an underfoot corn and they are brilliant.
Hope your blisters soon heal Amanda.
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Yes that's the ones, Thank you 🙂
 
I agree other brands of blister plasters are not as good as Compeed!
 
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