Update: Thanks for all the advice. It actually healed really quickly, it only took 2 days before I could pretty much run on it again (although I'm waiting another couple of days just to be sure). After only a single day I went running with a bandaid + some tape on that foot. So I'll continue with the tape method until I feel like it's 100% healed.
Hi everybody,
The other day I had a small tear or split in my skin, I guess it was caused by bad running form or something. Anyway here is the picture of that one.
http://i.imgur.com/k8wQhbO.jpg
Today I went out again. I thought it was healed enough that I could go again. Also it sounds weird but I put super glue on it (I'd heard of people doing that for cuts). However, towards the half-way point I got a horrible burning sensation on my whole left foot. At the time I just thought it was a reaction to the cold or the super glue or something. I didn't really think much I just kind of kept going and kept listening to my music and just sort of went with it. I did make a choice to go the short way home instead of the whole route, which I'm very glad of now that it's over and I'm back home.
It got worse until I decided to stop and look at my foot, and it was much worse and the skin had split itself open even more. After that I decided to walk the rest of the way home. The strange thing is, it didn't feel anything like what it looks like. It feels like my whole foot is sort of numb and burning at the same time. If I had known what was happening I probably would have walked home at the half-way point.
Here is a picture I took just a minute ago after getting home.
http://i.imgur.com/CBlfWoL.jpg
So my question is, does anybody have any advice for this? I'm just assuming the answer will be let it dry out and rest and I shouldn't go running for a while. I just thought I'd ask anyway.
Thanks in advance.
Hi everybody,
The other day I had a small tear or split in my skin, I guess it was caused by bad running form or something. Anyway here is the picture of that one.
http://i.imgur.com/k8wQhbO.jpg
Today I went out again. I thought it was healed enough that I could go again. Also it sounds weird but I put super glue on it (I'd heard of people doing that for cuts). However, towards the half-way point I got a horrible burning sensation on my whole left foot. At the time I just thought it was a reaction to the cold or the super glue or something. I didn't really think much I just kind of kept going and kept listening to my music and just sort of went with it. I did make a choice to go the short way home instead of the whole route, which I'm very glad of now that it's over and I'm back home.
It got worse until I decided to stop and look at my foot, and it was much worse and the skin had split itself open even more. After that I decided to walk the rest of the way home. The strange thing is, it didn't feel anything like what it looks like. It feels like my whole foot is sort of numb and burning at the same time. If I had known what was happening I probably would have walked home at the half-way point.
Here is a picture I took just a minute ago after getting home.
http://i.imgur.com/CBlfWoL.jpg
So my question is, does anybody have any advice for this? I'm just assuming the answer will be let it dry out and rest and I shouldn't go running for a while. I just thought I'd ask anyway.
Thanks in advance.