   Blisters
  I''ve got a blister on my heel almost an inch across. How should I deal with it?It''s not burst, the skin is thick and there''s a 1/4 inch (i wonder if that should be written 1"/4...) bubble under it. Nice.This is a real problem ''cos I walk a lot. Should I pop it, peel it off, leave it be, put a plaster over it and turn the skin damp and soft, or what...?   ********I am an agnostic Jehovah''s Witness. I knock on people''s doors, but I''m not sure why. 
  Cut off your foot right under the knee, problem solved. ;  Condese (sp?) crystals are good for blisters, although that''s one big bitch!  Bust it before you go to bed, let it air overnight and it should be fine to walk on in the morning.Of course, if this fails miserably it''s not my fault.... ;  Just don''t pop it by biting it! I did that once to a blister on my toe... I couldn''t be bothered finding a suitable popping instrument  (read: needle), so I bit it. I got so much puss in my mouth... and it was suprisingly cold. ;  go to a doctor and let the doctor pop it and apply a bandage.If you think you can provide the appropriate sterility in cutting implements and bandages, you could cut a slice into the blister to drain it completely (a little pin prick won''t be enough), wash the area in hot, soapy water, dry it thoroughly, apply ointment of some type, like neosporin, and then apply a large, clean, secure bandage.    capn_midnight | Captain Midnight | deviantArtACM | SIGGRAPH | Generation5;  No! No popping!If it is indeed a blister (as in bit of skin that''s detached, with a bubble of lymph behind it) then leaving it whole will give the skin inside chance to heal. You won''t even notice when it gives way, if you let it be. Your alternative is to pop it, letting out all that nice sterile neutral lymph, making it sting like crazy for the next few days, and risking it getting infected, which is where the pus comes in. Eeew. Put a bandage or something on it if you''re worried about it being rubbed, but as long as the skin isn''t broken, you should be OK infectionwise.If it''s a boil (closed, infected sore, quite icky.) then it does need to be lanced. See a doctor. Keep teeth away. Eeew. ;  heehhehe maybe you shouldnt be walking you carcass! that might help eheehehe thinking carcasses can walk and not get blisters your so stupid hehehehe ;quote:Original post by doogle  Just don''t pop it by biting it! I did that once to a blister on my toe... I couldn''t be bothered finding a suitable popping instrument  (read: needle), so I bit it. I got so much puss in my mouth... and it was suprisingly cold.   Did it taste like chicken? ;quote:Original post by DukeAtreides076  quote:Original post by doogle   Just don''t pop it by biting it! I did that once to a blister on my toe... I couldn''t be bothered finding a suitable popping instrument  (read: needle), so I bit it. I got so much puss in my mouth... and it was suprisingly cold.   Did it taste like chicken?   FFS This is why people shouldnt browse these forums while eating. I feel sick.   Programming + Metalica + Geek = Zidane"Welcome to Nearly Banned. If you do it again, you''ll be banned." - Superpig  ;quote:Original post by DukeAtreides076  quote:Original post by doogle   Just don''t pop it by biting it! I did that once to a blister on my toe... I couldn''t be bothered finding a suitable popping instrument  (read: needle), so I bit it. I got so much puss in my mouth... and it was suprisingly cold.   Did it taste like chicken?   Na not really... kinda more like, cold chicken juices. NO! More congealed than that. I guess like cold chicken juices with lumpy cornflour.I dunno, rub your foot for a few hours, and then bite the blister... see for yourself! 