The Little things

[HurricaneHeather]

So, I am finally home home as of this morning.

I spent 7 days in the hospital and then 7 days at my folks house.

I cannot remember a time ever that I have been happier to be home!

Here's the deal. If you don't know about it: http://www.twowheelfix.com/showthread.php?t=6498

Long story short: Hit by car on bike, broken femur, bruised like none other. Home and healing.

But here's my latest problem: I have a blister the size of a half dollar on the back of my heel.:idk: It sucks a lot.

I don't know what to do about it. Do I just leave it be and it'll go away when it's good and ready? I can't remember the last time I had a blister. :lol:

Leg is doing better....I would go into details, but I have been advised by my lawyer not to talk about it :rolleyes:

[njchopper87]

Try putting some kind of lotion with aloe on it. Used to help me out. You pretty much just have to wait it out though unless someone else knows something.

It's good to hear your back home!

[Porkchop]

Hmmmm.... im glad your doing much better! Gotten a shower yet? :panic:

Thats why i refuse to ride in towns or downtown. Even my tiny little Grove City! I only will ride in the country or backroads now. I'm too poor to do track days right now unfortunatly. But next summer when the bike is payed off, I will be hitting Mid-Ohio racepark at every chance i can get!

How much did her insurance pay for your bike?

Oh, and get a needle for that blister.

[Fleck750]

Take care of yourself and leave the blister alone besides putting the aloe on it.

If ya got a lawyer, are ya getting a new bike? :)

[tached1000rr]

Welcome home, there is no place like it.

[KSGregman]

Welcome home, Heather.... :dthumb:

[ericr]

Yay, welcome home home Heather! :rockwoot:

I always drain my blisters and take the loose skin off to let it dry and heal quicker, but that can be more painful especially on one as big as yours is. If there is a lot of fluid in it, a needle hole to drain would probably help but then you have to keep it nice and clean since you open it up.

Heal up quick and keep us updated as you progress!

[HurricaneHeather]

Hmmmm.... im glad your doing much better! Gotten a shower yet? :panic:

Thats why i refuse to ride in towns or downtown. Even my tiny little Grove City! I only will ride in the country or backroads now. I'm too poor to do track days right now unfortunatly. But next summer when the bike is payed off, I will be hitting Mid-Ohio racepark at every chance i can get!

How much did her insurance pay for your bike?

Oh, and get a needle for that blister.

No shower for 5 more weeks :( I have metal staples over my incisions and I cannot get them wet.

What sucks, we had been riding for quite a while that day(a little under 200 miles) out in the hill country and were just a couple miles from being back home when I got hit.

I can't talk about insurance for legal reasons ;)

[HurricaneHeather]

Yay, welcome home home Heather! :rockwoot:

I always drain my blisters and take the loose skin off to let it dry and heal quicker, but that can be more painful especially on one as big as yours is. If there is a lot of fluid in it, a needle hole to drain would probably help but then you have to keep it nice and clean since you open it up.

Heal up quick and keep us updated as you progress!

I might leave it be for now since it's on my heel and I can't bend my leg to get to it to clean it regularly.

I'll keep lotion on it (I might have to have my roommate search around my crap to find one with aloe in it) :lol:

[Tsunami]

I would just leave the blister alone, it goes away on its on. I know from breaking in uncomfortable heels all the time. If you need to wear shoes over the blister, put a cotton pad and a bandaid over it and socks to keep it in place or wear flip flops.

How do you wash your hair?

Cetaphil is good for dry bathing. Smear it on, and then take a damp washcloth and wipe it off.

[cbrchick]

Leave the blister and let it pop on it's own :)

No needles, just will increase risk of infection.

Don't peel the skin off if it pops. It protects the new cells underneath and allows proper healing to occur. The skin will shrivel and dry up on it's own with new skin forming underneath. If anything, you can cover it with some gauze to protect you from banging it on anything.

You dont really want to dry out cuts/abrasions/etc. Just clean them and put some polysporin on them for a little while. Cuts/blisters need "wet" areas to allow granulation tissue (new skin) to travel across the wound bed to heal.

How's that for too much info.

Kirsty

[HurricaneHeather]

I would just leave the blister alone, it goes away on its on. I know from breaking in uncomfortable heels all the time. If you need to wear shoes over the blister, put a cotton pad and a bandaid over it and socks to keep it in place or wear flip flops.

How do you wash your hair?

Cetaphil is good for dry bathing. Smear it on, and then take a damp washcloth and wipe it off.

Okay thanks for the suggestion! All my feet will fit into right now is crocs(don't judge me, I'm injured) so it is not bothered by shoes.

I wash my hair standing over the sink. I cut it almost all off after the accident, so it's easier to deal with. But sad as all get out that my hair is gone :(

I still have some 'no rinse' body wash that I jacked from the hospital, but when that runs out, I will give the cetaphil a try. Thanks Gina! :wink:

Leave the blister and let it pop on it's own :)

No needles, just will increase risk of infection.

Don't peel the skin off if it pops. It protects the new cells underneath and allows proper healing to occur. The skin will shrivel and dry up on it's own with new skin forming underneath. If anything, you can cover it with some gauze to protect you from banging it on anything.

You dont really want to dry out cuts/abrasions/etc. Just clean them and put some polysporin on them for a little while. Cuts/blisters need "wet" areas to allow granulation tissue (new skin) to travel across the wound bed to heal.

How's that for too much info.

Kirsty

So the nurse says leave it be....I will leave it be ;) Thanks Kirsty!

[rogue]

Yay!!! Glad to hear you're home! :D

You cut off your hair?!?!

[HurricaneHeather]

You cut off your hair?!?!

:(

[Quick281]

Most importantly, welcome home! Second off, glad to see that things are going well and that you are lawyered up!

I am a member of the blister needle club but it sounds like you might be better off letting it do what ever it wants.

Please keep us up to date with your progress!

[derf]

Wearing crocs aint gonna help the blister any, you should pop it, one small pinch with a needle, then throw a bandaid with some neosporin on it, and change daily. Your body can only heal so much at a time so you are prolly gonne be open to infection more than usual.

[bmblebee]

Send a PM and ask Tommy for an opinion...he might have a little knowledge in that area. The only advice I would give would be to forget about the bike, the bills and everything else connected to the accident, those details will work themself out...and only concentrate on getting yourself healed up. All the rest of it will wait

[HurricaneHeather]

Wearing crocs aint gonna help the blister any, you should pop it, one small pinch with a needle, then throw a bandaid with some neosporin on it, and change daily. Your body can only heal so much at a time so you are prolly gonne be open to infection more than usual.

You have to understand that I only put the crocs on when I leave the house. Since I have been out of the hospital (9 days now) I have left the house 4 times :lol: The crocs don't even touch that blister, so I don't think it will harm me any ;)

And I can't bend that leg enough right now to throw a bandaid and neosporin on it daily. :shrug:

[HurricaneHeather]

Send a PM and ask Tommy for an opinion...he might have a little knowledge in that area. The only advice I would give would be to forget about the bike, the bills and everything else connected to the accident, those details will work themself out...and only concentrate on getting yourself healed up. All the rest of it will wait

Great advice...my dad tells me the same thing everyday, but on bad days that is easier said than done :( I am doing my best to try and get back to as normal as possible, so that the accident just doesn't come to mind regularly.

I am trying to just focus on my physical progress right now. And I really am doing great in that area!

I had forgotten how much snuggling my cats like to do at night :eek: Also that the big cat thinks that I need a 7 AM wake up call from her. I am soooo tired this morning!

[bmblebee]

Great advice...my dad tells me the same thing everyday, but on bad days that is easier said than done :( I am doing my best to try and get back to as normal as possible, so that the accident just doesn't come to mind regularly.

I am trying to just focus on my physical progress right now. And I really am doing great in that area!

I had forgotten how much snuggling my cats like to do at night :eek: Also that the big cat thinks that I need a 7 AM wake up call from her. I am soooo tired this morning!


:D Your Dad is a smart man...he probably has an AARP card like I do...For some reason, since getting that card...I realize my Dad wasn't born 40 years old...

[HurricaneHeather]

:D Your Dad is a smart man...he probably has an AARP card like I do...For some reason, since getting that card...I realize my Dad wasn't born 40 years old...

He is a smart man, but he might kick your ass for suggesting that he might have an AARP card. :lol:

My dad doesn't act like a guy his age....he never has really acted his age. He has the great balance of wisdom and goofiness that I love. ;)

And he does NOT have an AARP card....probably never will. ;)

[Angee]

I'm with the others who said leave the blister be. If it pops, I would definitely cover it and keep Neo on it not only for infection, but to keep the moisture up as well so it can heal. I hope you heal quick!

[Particle Man]

ouch :(

Hope you heal fast.

I always pop my blisters by grabbing the skin and peeling it :lol: Otherwise they poped all over the carpet at the dojo and stung like a bitch.

[Amorok]

If you leave a blister it forms a callous, it depends what you want. I hope you feel better, kid. Sorry about your hair.

[unknownroad]

Ouch! :sorry: Just be glad you're an adult and they were able to do surgery to fix it... when my young cousin broke her femur years ago, she was in a double-leg cast for something like three months!