unless the pressure gets too painful then I wouldn't burst it....................buy compeed plasters and put one on it and leave for days.................
you will probably get 101 different answers of what to do with a blister......
Needle and thread, soaked in antiseptic - pull the needle right through, leave the thread there to help it drain (not indefinitely!!). And I never use compeed, but that is only cos I'm lergick to them!
Just for a laugh i did an experiment when i had one on each foot (same spot). On my left i burst it, on my right i let it heal under the blister itself. Result? Right one had no issues and went within 4 days. My left?..... it didnt heal for another two weeks and was more painful to run on.
I suffer terribley with blood blisters, and usually just leave them. More recently though I popped the blisters,with very sterile technique. A week of horrendous pain, complete rest and course of antibiotics later, and they eventually started to heal.
For sure what I've learnt is to stay well alone - the liquid in the blister is there for a reason - to protect it and speed up healing. I'll not meddle again with blood blisters in a hurry.
As seren says, stick a compeed on and forget about them for a few days and it sorts out remarkably quickly. I found no problems with running on them the following day once I had the compeed in place. I've only just discovered them after years of bursting carefully and I'm a convert straight away.
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unless the pressure gets too painful then I wouldn't burst it....................buy compeed plasters and put one on it and leave for days.................
you will probably get 101 different answers of what to do with a blister......
Needle and thread, soaked in antiseptic - pull the needle right through, leave the thread there to help it drain (not indefinitely!!).
And I never use compeed, but that is only cos I'm lergick to them!
99 more answers to go...
I was always told not to burst them.
Just for a laugh i did an experiment when i had one on each foot (same spot). On my left i burst it, on my right i let it heal under the blister itself. Result? Right one had no issues and went within 4 days. My left?..... it didnt heal for another two weeks and was more painful to run on.
Hi Cat,
I suffer terribley with blood blisters, and usually just leave them. More recently though I popped the blisters,with very sterile technique. A week of horrendous pain, complete rest and course of antibiotics later, and they eventually started to heal.
For sure what I've learnt is to stay well alone - the liquid in the blister is there for a reason - to protect it and speed up healing. I'll not meddle again with blood blisters in a hurry.
Good luck! Anny
I've only just discovered them after years of bursting carefully and I'm a convert straight away.
cool. will get some compeed plasters tomorrow.
thanks everyone.