Re: Blisters

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Hope I am not too late to add a bit here. Kori has given you excellent advice.

You have got to get those shoes tight and stop the slipping. To heal the

blister I highly recomend this stuff. Lanisoh lanolin cream. Specially if that

blister has not popped, it will melt it away. Blisters don't heal under

pressure too quickly, so Kori suggestion to cut the heels out is good. Some

like corn pads with the holes in the center or mole skin. My personal favorite

is a nice slick bandaid. You cut your own little hole out of the center

pad-make sure you leave a bit of pad around all edges. Then place the hole over

the blister. (it is cheap, can be changed often, and is not as thick as the corn

pads) Lanisoh on the blister several times a day. We always soaked Tenny's

feet good during bath time. Our blisters weren't heel blisters, but this

cleared them up, even in the shoes.

What works for one may not work for the next, but give it a shot. Once we

figured out where the slipping was and healed the blisters, there have been no

problems with the Markells.

Good luck,

Mom to Tenny rt. cf. 7/15/04 FAB 14/7

Blisters

Keegan had his last cast removed on January 24th, and had the Markell

shoes with the DBB put on the very next day. I noticed tonight while I

was bathing him that he has a blister on his right heel.

It's 11pm here, so it's too late to call our doctor. We called the

health line, and they don't know very much about clubfoot, so they

weren't much help. All she said was to put a sterile bandage over it.

He's been a lot more cranky lately, and it's clear to me now as to

why. I don't want to put the shoes back on, and so far from what I

have read, I shouldn't anyways. Not until it's healed. So what am I

supposed to do? Just let his poor little feet rest overnight, and then

call our doctor tomorrow?

Gah. If it's not one thing, it's something else with us. Any advice

would be greatly appreciated.

- Amber