He was trying to be so good....now he can't walk
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Personally, me too.
The article says, "If a blister isn't too painful, try to keep it intact. Unbroken skin over a blister provides a natural barrier to bacteria and decreases the risk of infection."
Here in Georgia, if the sun is going to be out during the day, I don't even try to run past 9:00 AM. Just too hot. The 90F air temperature is about 100F or more on the roads from the sun.
Photos now available: Here is one of when it happened and a link if you want to see how I wrote it up and how he is doing now. 
http://dailyimprovisations.com/barefoot-heat-blisters-and-how-to-measure-barefoot-readiness/
http://dailyimprovisations.com/barefoot-heat-blisters-and-how-to-measure-barefoot-readiness/
Good that his feet are getting better, that looked pretty awful.
One editing note, there's an instance of using the word affects instead of effects. It ought to be "Effects of different temperatures..."
One editing note, there's an instance of using the word affects instead of effects. It ought to be "Effects of different temperatures..."
Thanks.
Editing is an interesting, slippery beast. Even when the right word is known, sometimes the brain just decides to try to use the other one!
Back at yousounds like how women work. they know what's better and do the opposite.
The way I understand it is women do it right the first time, while men have to go back and fix what they messed up. 
Man! Where's that boo-boos thread, can't remember what it's called. We need to add this picture to it. Geez!
I understand a burn continues to damage the skin even after the skin has been removed from the heat.
I also learned on Dr. Oz's show that ice damages burned skin, so that it takes longer to heal. What happens is, on a microscopic level, it causes the tissues to crystallize. But it feels oh so much better, I know.
I will have to research that, but I have seen it make a big difference in burns healing better. My daughter who is a chef gets burned frequently and if she doesn't get it cooled down, it gets much worse. I was taught that not leaving the ice on too long is important, though, too.
I've seen enough on Dr. Oz to consider him a quack (at least for a fair bit on his show--yes, he is probably a fine surgeon). But he's a believer in Reiki, which is quackery at its finest.
Yeah, ice, if it is cold enough and kept there long enough, could cause crystallization, but not just putting a cube onto a burn.
