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    a quick question from a first timer

    Thanks for your replies, I will register then just to get to be part of the statistics ;) I had planned to get it stamped all the way... and as it happens I have two passports as some of those who were going with me dropped out... All the best. -S
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    a quick question from a first timer

    Hi, I am about to start my first Camino (on monday) I have already gotten a Pilgrims passport and filled it out. My question is this; Is it then enough just to have it stamped at the hotel I'll be staying at in SJPP or do I need to register at the Pilgrims office to "certify" that I started my...
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    Heel Cracks

    According to various myths and rumours I have heard (and movies) superglue was made to treat battle wounds for soldiers as a quick way to close wounds. If this was the intended use for super glue or of medics suddenly found out super glue could be used for this after it was invented I have no...
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    Heel Cracks

    If cracks are deep then caution is, as you say, warranted. I would still recommend filing it (the crack/fissure) down a bit along with the surrounding dead/calloused skin and then stuff the crack with vaseline (or similar) and use sports-tape (or KT-tape, which is awesome) to strap it. Or...
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    Heel Cracks

    Sounds like a fast & dirty fix, I will keep that in mind, but this is why I use compeed, it also "knits" together the skin as long as you keep the pressure off the heel while the compeed bonds with the skin. Takes about 10 minutes or so, and then it stays in place for about a week before it lets...
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    Heel Cracks

    Assuming that it is not bleeding (if it is, do not try any of this... it will then only succeed in getting the crack infected) 1) File down the edges of the crack, and the thick dry skin around (if any) 2) Apply a strip of Compeed or similar over it (blister patch) 3) Use sports-tape (or...

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