Is it possible to get rid of em?

TA

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Is it possible to get rid of em?

TA

What kind of blisters?
Where are they?
What caused them?
Why do you want to get rid of them?

Phil L wrote:
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Is it possible to get rid of em?

TA

What kind of blisters?

General hardwork blisters. :-)

Where are they?

Just below me index finger on the hand.

What caused them?

Plastering.

Why do you want to get rid of them?

Cos it hurts. :-(

Tis ok, apparently I've to pick it at the sides to release the water,then
let the skin die a peel off.

Of course using alcho to clean the needle or I'll try the scalpel.


--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

On 2006-10-07 19:34:49 +0100, "The3rd Earl Of Derby" said:

Phil L wrote:
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Is it possible to get rid of em?

TA

What kind of blisters?

General hardwork blisters. :-)

Where are they?

Just below me index finger on the hand.

What caused them?

Plastering.

Why do you want to get rid of them?

Cos it hurts. :-(

Tis ok, apparently I've to pick it at the sides to release the water,then
let the skin die a peel off.

Of course using alcho to clean the needle or I'll try the scalpel.

IME, if it's too annoying to leave alone (which is really the best
solution), then a very fine sterilised needle to release the fluid is
reasonable. Try not to lift any skin because there is a high chance
that the area will become pretty sore (worse than now) and may become
infected.
After the needle job, bathing the hand in some warm salty water is
pretty effective as well.

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Phil L wrote:
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Is it possible to get rid of em?

TA

What kind of blisters?

General hardwork blisters. :-)

They'll turn into hard skin if you continue plastering, if not they will
disppear completely unil next time you are plastering, when they will be
blisters again.


Where are they?

Just below me index finger on the hand.

What caused them?

Plastering.


Not plastering as such, just holding the trowel incorrectly, the more you do
it, the easier it becomes and part of this is the way you hold the trowel
and the way you move it along the wall.

Why do you want to get rid of them?

Cos it hurts. :-(

Tis ok, apparently I've to pick it at the sides to release the
water,then let the skin die a peel off.

Of course using alcho to clean the needle or I'll try the scalpel.

Picking them isn't a good idea because they are protecting the meat
underneath, remove the lid and the meat is exposed to all kinds of nasty
things like salt, vinegar, hot water and soap powder (this last one is
particularly nasty and doesn't seem to wash off)

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Tis ok, apparently I've to pick it at the sides to release the
water,then let the skin die a peel off.

If you must let the "water" out, remember if you make the hole big
enough not to seal up then air will get in allowing all sorts of nasties
in with it. First aid is to leave them alone. However if you feel you
must stick a needle in have a bit thread on the needle and leave the
ends just outside this should allow the "water" to drain without letting
too much air in. The thread could be boiled first to sterilise it.
--

www.cheesesoup.myby.co.uk

In article ,
"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote:

What caused them?

Plastering.

Have you tried a trowel with a rubber-coated handle? Wickes and B&Q have
cheap but decent own-brands.

I switched to one for bricklaying and found it much more pleasant than a
wooden-handled one.

James wrote:
In article ,
"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote:

What caused them?

Plastering.

Have you tried a trowel with a rubber-coated handle? Wickes and B&Q
have cheap but decent own-brands.

I switched to one for bricklaying and found it much more pleasant
than a wooden-handled one.

I've tried plastering with a leather glove on and stopped the bite of the
trowel however this seems to lessen the grip of the trowel in my hand. :-(

To be honest you cant compare bricklaying to plastering as there's much
more force in the use of the trowel in plastering than in
bricklayng,bricklaying is a matter of picking up cement and dumping it on
the wall and evening the cement out.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

In message , The3rd
Earl Of Derby writes
James wrote:
In article ,
"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote:

What caused them?

Plastering.

Have you tried a trowel with a rubber-coated handle? Wickes and B&Q
have cheap but decent own-brands.

I switched to one for bricklaying and found it much more pleasant
than a wooden-handled one.

I've tried plastering with a leather glove on and stopped the bite of the
trowel however this seems to lessen the grip of the trowel in my hand. :-(

To be honest you cant compare bricklaying to plastering as there's much
more force in the use of the trowel in plastering than in
bricklayng,bricklaying is a matter of picking up cement and dumping it on
the wall and evening the cement out.

The problem is that you are too strong for light work, as they say

I had this when I replastered the front bedroom, not only did I get a
blister just below the index finger, but I had to get the job finished -
the blister skin fell off so the skin underneath was exposed

It's only pain - it'll go away eventually


--
geoff

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Is it possible to get rid of em?

TA


I mean how old ARE you, that this is apparently the first time you have
ever encountered a blister?


I think I had my first one of a pair of new shoes at the age of 5...

"Phil L" wrote in message
.uk...

Picking them isn't a good idea because they are protecting the meat
underneath, remove the lid and the meat is exposed to all kinds of nasty
things like salt, vinegar, hot water and soap powder (this last one is
particularly nasty and doesn't seem to wash off)

Dishwasher powder is a lot worse!

Personal experience ... :-(

Mary

On Sun, 8 Oct 2006 10:10:19 UTC, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:

Picking them isn't a good idea because they are protecting the meat
underneath, remove the lid and the meat is exposed to all kinds of nasty
things like salt, vinegar, hot water and soap powder (this last one is
particularly nasty and doesn't seem to wash off)

Dishwasher powder is a lot worse!

A friend of mine works in a burns unit, and she says that a surprising
number of patients present with burns caused by dishwasher powder. Once
it gets wet it can be nasty stuff. It's made me a lot more careful...

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"Bob Eager" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 8 Oct 2006 10:10:19 UTC, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:

Picking them isn't a good idea because they are protecting the meat
underneath, remove the lid and the meat is exposed to all kinds of
nasty
things like salt, vinegar, hot water and soap powder (this last one is
particularly nasty and doesn't seem to wash off)

Dishwasher powder is a lot worse!

A friend of mine works in a burns unit, and she says that a surprising
number of patients present with burns caused by dishwasher powder.

I can believe it.

Once
it gets wet it can be nasty stuff. It's made me a lot more careful...

I learned a hard lesson when I cleaned the sink with the stuff because I'd
run out of other stuff :-(

Now I use a micropore (?) cloth and water.

Mary

"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
.uk...
Is it possible to get rid of em?

TA

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite



Compeed. Brilliant stuff especially for blisters on your feet but should be
fine for hands too..

--
LSR

The Natural Philosopher wrote:
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Is it possible to get rid of em?

TA


I mean how old ARE you, that this is apparently the first time you
have ever encountered a blister?


Apparently yes


I think I had my first one of a pair of new shoes at the age of 5...


--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
.uk...
Is it possible to get rid of em?

Better not to. However, if you really want to, take a sharp sewing needle
(one you won't want again) heat it to red heat, to sterilise it, allow it to
cool and piece the blister in one, or at the most, two places, near the edge
and allow the fluid to ooze out.

Colin Bignell

In article ,
"Bob Eager" writes:
On Sun, 8 Oct 2006 10:10:19 UTC, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:

Picking them isn't a good idea because they are protecting the meat
underneath, remove the lid and the meat is exposed to all kinds of nasty
things like salt, vinegar, hot water and soap powder (this last one is
particularly nasty and doesn't seem to wash off)

Dishwasher powder is a lot worse!

A friend of mine works in a burns unit, and she says that a surprising
number of patients present with burns caused by dishwasher powder. Once
it gets wet it can be nasty stuff. It's made me a lot more careful...

Well, it's worth thinking...
A dishwasher will normally have no problem cleaning dirty plates
and cutlary which have been in there a few days. Now imagine you
had to do that by hand -- i.e. leave the food to dry on for a few
days and then wash it. This takes quite some effort with a brush,
sponge, or cloth. Now imagine you can't use anything like a brush
sponge or cloth, but you have to do it with a much more powerful
detergent and gentle water spray. Well, that's what dishwasher
detergent has to do.

--
Andrew Gabriel