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Scuba Forum / General / February 2006Advice re: Problem with bottom of right big toe & fins
A few weeks a go I got my Advanced Open Water Certification. Everything went well except for the fact that I got some ulceration from the fins I was using on the underside of my right big toe even though the fin felt comfortable on my foot. It was really raw and affected my walking but it has improved in the last week or so. I'm leaving for Roatan on Saturday and want to avoid more problems so I'm bringing adhesive tape and gauze. Does anyone have any suggestions to protect my right toe while diving. Any comments and suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks, Sy  SignaturePlease post and reply to sytech@yahoo.com > A few weeks a go I got my Advanced Open Water Certification. > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Sy Try wearing socks. You can even get some silk dive socks, but I would bet that some cheap white ones will work fine for you. >> A few weeks a go I got my Advanced Open Water Certification. >> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >Try wearing socks. You can even get some silk dive socks, but I would >bet that some cheap white ones will work fine for you. I use polypropelene socks from REI. Wick Dri by brand. Signaturedillon Could have been is in the past Could be is in the future There is only the now > A few weeks a go I got my Advanced Open Water Certification. > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Any comments and suggestions will be appreciated. My dive booties used to chew me up in a few places. Then a looooooonnnnnngg time professional underwater photographer told me to get some lycra socks. Followed his advice and I've had nary a problem since. > Does anyone have any suggestions to protect my right toe while diving. > > Any comments and suggestions will be appreciated. If its not fully healed and you dive anyway, It will probably get some kind of microbes in it so bring some antibiotics. Its amazing how quick infection can grow in a small wound exposed to sea life. I have Neomycin cream. Will that do? Thankjs > > Does anyone have any suggestions to protect my right toe while diving. > > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > kind of microbes in it so bring some antibiotics. Its amazing how quick > infection can grow in a small wound exposed to sea life. SignaturePlease post and reply to sytech@yahoo.com > I have Neomycin cream. Will that do? Could be. Otherwise Mercurochrome as a desinfectant, or Iruxol cream to fight the infection. Iruxol has enzymes which "eat" the inflamed tissue. Matthias > Thankjs > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >>kind of microbes in it so bring some antibiotics. Its amazing how quick >>infection can grow in a small wound exposed to sea life. > Otherwise Mercurochrome as a desinfectant, or Iruxol cream to fight the > infection. Iruxol has enzymes which "eat" the inflamed tissue. Maggots work good in a pinch. >> Otherwise Mercurochrome as a desinfectant, or Iruxol cream to fight the >> infection. Iruxol has enzymes which "eat" the inflamed tissue. > > Maggots work good in a pinch. Yeah, but they're hard to keep alive and even harder to get a medical certificate for when traveling internationally. Lee >>> Otherwise Mercurochrome as a desinfectant, or Iruxol cream to fight the >>> infection. Iruxol has enzymes which "eat" the inflamed tissue. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Yeah, but they're hard to keep alive and even harder to get a medical > certificate for when traveling internationally. How hard can they be to keep alive? As long as they have something to eat, they're fine. Though it can be difficult to keep them alive underwater. Maybe someone will invent little maggot rebreathers someday. As for traveling, simply get new maggots when you arrive. All of my international diving is done in third-world countries. It's never too hard to find maggots in a third-world country, except in those countries where they're used for food. Also you can rub them on your teeth to prevent scurvy. I learned that from reading Shogun. When I'm out on a long liveaboard trip where scurvy is a definite possibility, I always bring my trusty maggots. > I have Neomycin cream. Will that do? > > Thankjs I don't know ! For a topical its probably as good as any, perhaps add Mathias's suggestions to your travel kit also. >> Otherwise Mercurochrome as a desinfectant, or Iruxol cream >>Matthias I ignored a small burst blister, diving day after day, and it turned from just healing slow to a full blown infection requiring a dosed antibiotic regimen. Have a good trip. > I have Neomycin cream. Will that do? > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> kind of microbes in it so bring some antibiotics. Its amazing how quick >> infection can grow in a small wound exposed to sea life. See if you can get some powder - it works lot better as it dries out the wound as well as helping to kill the infection. A good combo is wash using hydrogen peroxide - this will kill off anything on the surface, then sprinkle with antibiotic powder. Leave uncovered unless flies are going for it. Just rinse, dry it off and then powder once the infection has gone. Betadine dry iodine spray is a good alternative if you don't want to start with antibiotics... >I have Neomycin cream. Will that do? Not if your trip is soon. Get duct tape and be ready to scream when you take it off. You will scream. >Thankjs > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> infection can grow in a small wound exposed to sea life. >> Signaturedillon Could have been is in the past Could be is in the future There is only the now > A few weeks a go I got my Advanced Open Water Certification. > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Sy From one with hammertoes and many dives: 1. Tape over any area that rubs with Transpore tape (available free from anyone who works in a hospital - the most filched item in the biz) and, 2. Wear old socks under booties. m >> A few weeks a go I got my Advanced Open Water Certification. >> [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >free from anyone who works in a hospital - the most filched item >in the biz) and, 2. Wear old socks under booties. After Carol's sentinel node biopsy, the hospital gave us a bunch of Tegaderm (I think) bandage covers. BTW, the biopsy came back negative. A small celebration followed. >m > Signaturedillon Could have been is in the past Could be is in the future There is only the now This is too late for Sy, who's on his way today (lucky guy), but I had the same problem with blisters on my toes until I got Force Fin Foils (the style that looks like rabbit ears: http://forcefin.com/FF_PAGES/FF_Products/foil_force_product.htm). They're like Birkenstock sandals for diving. No more toe blisters. My local dive shop owner lent me hers for a trip once and I was sold. (I borrowed them for 2 weeks for free--now there's a woman who knows how to sell expensive dive gear :-) Some people claim that they're less efficient in a current than regular fins, but I haven't found that to be the case. On the other hand, I try not to swim against ripping currents... The fins seem more efficient with a slightly different stroke than regular fins (bent leg, not straight), but they work OK either way. They're equally good for diving and snorkeling. I do a lot of snorkeling, some of it in currents, with the occasional aerobic sprint in calm water to follow a shark or ray. I never catch them, but we all seem to enjoy the race. Becky, Austin, TX, USA > A few weeks a go I got my Advanced Open Water Certification. > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Sy
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