I wish I could unsee that.

How raised is it? Is it painful? It doesn't look red in the picture...depending on how comfortable you are with self-surgery, could you lance it to drain the fluid? IANAD, of course, but that looks pretty horrible.

Ow. What prompted that? Walking for days in new shoes?

I bought new boots this week.

Good: Water does not seep in through a hole in the sole.

Bad: Chafing a large patch of skin off my heel. The left one is breaking my foot in, instead of the reverse. >=(

So, I feel ya!

Now THAT'S a blister. WOW.

OUCH! Hopefully you can find the right combination of socks and shoes to alleviate this. . .

Eide, as someone who has broken in tooooo many leather boots that tried to eat my heels and ankles, you can wrap the offended area in vetrap until it does finally break in some. It helps a lot. Wrap around the area a couple of times and then cut the wrap.

You can get vetrap at pharmacies, as "self-adhering single use wrap." You can also get it at feed stores and online agricultural supply places for like 1/3 the price, but that might be harder for someone in your geographic locale.

if I had rmless's giant scary blister I'd probably grab a needle and syringe and drain it. (Again, something you can get at agricultural supply places... don't know if human medical supply will sell these things without a script, but it's the same sterile stuff.) I don't know if that's the right thing to do, but boy, I wouldn't be able to resist.

I say we take off and nuke the entire foot from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

I am not looking at that. I am sending you sympathy (and fellow feeling: I have managed to cut the hell out of the ball of my foot). But I am NOT looking at that.

galadriel, buying that stuff at an agri supply house is GENIUS. I'll be doing that next time.

Yeah, it started one day with a lot of wakking in relatively new boots, then looked like it was shrinking, then came back with a vengeance and seems to keep growing no matter what shoes and socks I wear.
it is growing towards the center of my foot, and hurts there but nowhere else.
Maybe I will pop it, but there doesn't seem to be much juice in it so I don't know if that will help.
At this point, it feels like I have a new annoying pet to take care of. And I walk so much in my commute, I don't know when I can lay off it.

Yikes, that is some impressive blister. If it's not really sore I'd be tempted to leave it intact because your skin is a great bandage and keeps it sterile. I hope it's better soon.

I just received my eBay order today for 6 rolls of "Petflex" cohesive bandages. It's the same as the Vetrap, just made by another company. The wilderness first aid instructor told us to buy it from an animal supply place rather than a first aid company as the price is much cheaper. It's awesome stuff!

Epsom salt soak will drain whatever's in it and help it dry up.

(Did not look at picture.)

I've never had one that big. Yikes!!!! I've always drained friction blisters per these instructions.

Hardcore! I think the biggest problem with blisters like that is getting another blister UNDER the blister, where the skin is more tender. Good luck!

At this point, it feels like I have a new annoying pet to take care of.

Snort! You're taking it well, rmless2, but I can imagine what an annoyance and inconvenience (at the very least) it is. Hope it heals up soon!

Do NOT pop it unless you absolutely have to. You will dry out the tender, growing skin underneath and make the healing take three times as long.

Hope it gets better soon!