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[QUOTE="peregrina nicole, post: 337194, member: 6549"] Hi! I've done a Camino every year since 2008. My first Camino was the Frances. I walked it with walking shoes I've used on treks in the Alps and South America. I double sock. I have Bridgedale inner sock and Bridgedale Light outers (Light means meant for summer rather than winter walking). I never had a problem with blisters until the Camino. I had a large and infected blister develop on the way to Logrono. I was popping Ibuprofen like candy on the way in. We had a rest day in Logrono. It was suggested that maybe my feet were swollen because of the heart. It was worth checking out. My Camino partner found a sports shop and I limped along to get new walking shoes. I was amazed when I was fitted into a pair of walking shoes 3 sizes larger than my normal size. Yes, my feet were that swollen. My other shoes were posted back to Scotland. I would disinfect the blister and used compede. My blister began to heal! In one of the albergues along the route, I found some Unguento del Peregrino which was produced by Camino Mundi. This stuff was magical. It was vaseline based, but had eucalyptus and arnica along with other herbs. I would massage my feet at night and but a light coating on in the morning. This reduces friction and also means that your compede doesn't become one with your socks. If you can't get this, vaseline works well. I also use vicks vapo rub. Having sandals is crucial. I don't mean flip flops, I mean something you can walk in. I don't use sandals for walking the Camino, but they are an essential item to have once you arrive at where you are going to stay. You take your Camino shoes and socks off and slip into your sandals for walking around town. Sandals are TOTALLY worth the extra weight. I've never heard about soaking feet in tea. A chiropodist recommended soaking my feet pre-Camino in water with a bit of Potassium Permanganate for 20 min. It you put in too much you feet turn a bit brown. What this does is plug up your sweat poors. So your feet don't get sweaty, your socks stay dry and this reduces the chance of getting blisters. You can also toughen up your skin by squiring them with rubbing alcohol. The key thing is to listen to your feet. Prevention is a good thing. If you are walking and start feeling a bit of your foot rubbing, stop, take off your sock, examine your feet and put on a preventative compede. There are many theories on the Camino about how to deal with blisters. The Spanish are fond of using string. You have a needle with string. You take the needle and push it through the blister and leave both ends of the string (maybe 1cm on each side of the blister) hang out. This is supposed to wick out the liquid. You are supposed to move the string back and forth a wee bit to get things moving again. I've tried string. I prefer pocking the blister with a disinfected needle (a small bottle of alcohol is useful for this), squeexing out the liquid, letting it dry for a bit and then putting a compede on top. You should be aware that there can be blisters under blisters. So if you have popped and squeezed a blister and it still feels like there is more liquid, you probably have a deeper blister. So you need to stick the needle in deeper. You should also be aware that blisters can develop underneath toe nails. If you touch a toe nail and it is sore, there is probably a blister underneath. As horrible as this sounds, the best way of dealing with this is to stick the needle under the toenail. I had a large and painful blister under my large toenail after a winter climbing expecdition in Scotland. I had a friend who was a GP so I phoned him up about his. I was horrified at his suggestion, but by the evening I was in so much pain, sticking a needle under my large toe nail sounded like a good plan. There was such a build up of liquid that it literally squirted out. I pressed down on the toenail to get all of the liquid out and the relief from pain was immediate. I hope this helps. I now wear larger shoes and double socks. I prepare my feet with pottasium permanganate before hand. I keep compede, a needle and a small bottle of rubbing alcohol in my first aid kit (tip: put something like tape on the end of the needle so is doesn't slip out of the compede box). Having Ibuprofen to hand is also good. It relieves pain and is also helps with inflamation. I rubb my feet with Vick Vapo Rub in the morning and do a top up if I'm doing a long day. I wear sandals once I've arrived at my end of day destination. I've done many Caminos blister free. My most recent Camino from Muxia-Fisterra-Santiago. I got a small blister on the last day because it was raining and I didn't want to stop to fix my foot. I figured that I could limp into Santiago and sort out the blisters once I was installed in a nice, dry room. Buen Camino [/QUOTE]
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