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1. Take an insulin needle and suck out the juice.
2. Inject tincture of benzoin into the site.
3. Remind yourself it's not an ACTUAL lit cigar being pressed into your foot.
4. Run like you used to.
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Wtf is tincture of benzoin?
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It's a surgical adhesive. The legit way to use it is to brush it onto your feet and tape them. THere is a bond from your skin to the tape. The subversive, no-one-would-actually-say-they-do-it-that-way is to drain a blister adn inject a little bit of the benzoin back into the void. It adheres the inner skin of the blister back to your foot. IT BURNS BAD, like I said, like a lit cigar....
I've used it, done it once to myself and countless times to Marines in my unit. It gets them back up and humping. The Batt. surgeon had me do a LARGE blister on a Warrant Officers foot, he humpes the next day, no prob.
I've used duct tape to tape my feet too, that worked well too.
Seriously reconsider your footwear and sock choice though. The first few distace humps I did blistered my feet to shit, I got Thorlo socks and some new boots and didn't need to tape my feet again. Avoid cotton socks, they don't wick moisture away from the foot, wool socks(not coarse) are best.
The pic you posted doesn't look like it has filled with fluid(dry blister) yet, pics can be deceiving, but the best way would be to build a little moleskin donut around it so it's not the point of impact, the moleskin is. The second skin stuff works like a charm, total home run, I used those too.
Shin splints suck ass.
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The Tincture stuff is true, but I wouldn't suggest it if you have reoccuring blisters. Definitely do not use duct tape! You should go see your doctor about your feet. It is possible, maybe, that you have cellulitis. It's just not responsible to say that from a picture over the internet. Ask the doc about the foot wrapping. There are other things that can help with shin splints. You shouldn't have to live with blisters. There is a foot covering called second skin? I think? That is a gel filled covering that prevents blisters, and it's supposed to feel REALLY good on sore feet, and prevent/sooth blisters. It was originally developed for burn victims. Moleskin would work well too.
For the shin splints, I used to have my Joes buy a rolling pin. They would take it on ruck marches with them. When your shins hurt you roll the pin down that muscle next to your tibia(shin), the anterior tibialis as firmly as you can stand. It hurts sooo good. It really helped a couple guys I know.
Bottom line. See a doc. Take care of yourself. Don't get medical advice off the internet.
Oh, let the doc do all the procedures to your foot. Don't do it at home just because of the risk of infection. If one were to actually try and drain blisters like yours, one might open a half inch or so hole near the outer edge of the blister with a sterile instrument. Small holes seal themselves, and don't stay drained. Strings in the wound can lead to infection.
It's frustrating to read this because I've treated more feet than I can remember. I wish I could do more to help, but I'm not Doc anymore.
Good luck on your race.