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  1. caminoforme86

    Need help guys ASAP - feet question

    Thanks, did you start already Tim? Maybe end up seeing you on the road.
  2. caminoforme86

    Need help guys ASAP - feet question

    Hi, Just an update on how I am. Yesterday and today I stayed over in Pamplona & went to a few pharmacies but they recommend I go to the hospital emergency room. So I've gone there today and been patched up. Both heels in pretty bad shape. They have used a silver dressing to keep them dry &...
  3. caminoforme86

    Need help guys ASAP - feet question

    Both my heel blisters have opened up and ripped, the area of the blisters seems to be getting bigger also, so i find myself with a bit of a problem. I am in Pamplona right now but all pharmacies are shut due to All Saints day. Do you now if you can stay two nights in an albergue? I want so...
  4. caminoforme86

    Need help guys ASAP - feet question

    Hi, Sorry for only replying now, been a busy old day crossing the Pyrenees but minus the pain in the feet an enjoyable one. Thank you for your reply, it stood out the most, and I think this is exactly where my problem is, my foot is either lying lower or higher than before and causing this...
  5. caminoforme86

    Need help guys ASAP - feet question

    Thankfully I took plenty compeed with me and put two on last night, the pinky toe blister is uncovered as couldn't get it to stick. Will try again with lots of warmth before hand.
  6. caminoforme86

    Need help guys ASAP - feet question

    Hi guys, My parents did offer to send them out but I wasn't sure where I would be along the way so wasn't sure. I definitely think it's the insoles I think my foot lies higher so now nowhere for my toe, also I changed the laces just before I left as my Scarpa ones were near done, so I am...
  7. caminoforme86

    Need help guys ASAP - feet question

    Ok so flew to Paris yesterday, tired so didn't do anything last night, today woke ready and keen to see the sights, 1hr 30 into my walking I noticed something different about my feet, they were hurting and rubbing. To my horror....and this is just so unbelievably stupid I have left my smart...
  8. caminoforme86

    Major cause of blisters and other foot ailments

    Update on my boots, I've now been wearing them for 5 days for about 9 hours at a time, while I am on my feet. No problems with pressure at the sides of my feet where the store said they were too narrow for me. I feel it was more a adjusting back to boots after being in sandals all summer...
  9. caminoforme86

    Major cause of blisters and other foot ailments

    Interesting You shoukd say that! Yes with living in Poland the past year I put on just over a stone from the time I bought the boots.
  10. caminoforme86

    Major cause of blisters and other foot ailments

    I could also start wearing them every day while I am on my feet at work and see how I feel. I am working 3 weeks before I go and I am sure if I am on my feet for 8 hours and then walking for 2 I will get a good feel if I will suffer any pain on my foot. Already have the smart wool socks but I...
  11. caminoforme86

    Major cause of blisters and other foot ailments

    When I went back into the the shop it was around 7pm after being on my feet all day and having walked around 1.5 hrs in pouring rain. The guy did think it had something to do with my sandals over the summer. He advised to stick it out this week and see how my feet feel get then stretched and...
  12. caminoforme86

    Major cause of blisters and other foot ailments

    I am having a bit of a problem with my footwear, I got fitted last year for my scarpa's they did me brilliantly for walking around Tarmac, diet tracks and the odd hill for 6 months from Nov-May. Only slight problems with blisters and such like. When I was in Prague and Krakow was walking around...
  13. caminoforme86

    Health Problem...advise pls

    Good luck with your tent and not meeting any bugs....you never know you might be sleeping closer to one than you think! Sleeping outdoors is full on nature
  14. caminoforme86

    Medical Qualifications

    I'm 'only' a nurse and an operating theatre one at that! I'd never try give any medical advice, apart from......see a Dr! :p :) But general common sense can be provided over this forum, such as discussing over counter remedies. But I agree unless your medically trained and can back it up...
  15. caminoforme86

    Major cause of blisters and other foot ailments

    Now regretting going so mad at the young guy! Should have praised him for pissing on them!! :D I am using them through out November/ealy December and I think the key will be keeping the feet dry. So that extra pair of socks will really be needed!
  16. caminoforme86

    Major cause of blisters and other foot ailments

    Starting to freak out about my Scarpa's being too heavy! http://www.kaczuszka.co.uk/shop/product/chemist-medicines/natural-soap/7107/ They did me well for lots of walking around cities last year, average about 5 or 6 hours a day, few problems when I first started to wear them, blisters on...
  17. caminoforme86

    Major cause of blisters and other foot ailments

    And Buen Camino to you too! I'm a little over a month after you, end of October, think I might need to think about gaiters!
  18. caminoforme86

    Major cause of blisters and other foot ailments

    Great thanks, I've posted my list on 'Packing list Outline' but it needs some tweeking, great to see what others have and learn from others. You leave for your Camino pretty soon?
  19. caminoforme86

    Major cause of blisters and other foot ailments

    Thank you for this information, I will do my Hey would you be so kind as to share what is in your pack? I've not been able to weigh all that will be in mine yet,
  20. caminoforme86

    Health Problem...advise pls

    Falling on deaf ears then :( oh well might help someone else in the future :) Hope that their Camino is going well however!

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