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My Nasty Left Foot
A painful injury to my left foot was the main reason I had to cut my 40 mile walk short last week just 5.5 miles shy of my goal.
This evening that foot started itching so I took off my shoe and sock, and nearly 2 square inches of thick dead skin came off my foot in almost a full sheet.
When the skin pulled away, about a quarter teaspoon of foul-smelling orange granules spilled out from between the layers onto the floor.
The most painful part of the injury is about half an inch outside the area that peeled off, that's still got a way to go to heal.
In any event, it looks like I'll probably be in need of a pedicure soon. :)
Comments
Jesus Fucking Christ! I was actually considering going on your next Urban Walk.
Now...not so sure! LOL!
Posted by: Xavier Onassis | July 9, 2007 09:48 PM
About an hour after I took that photo another inch of skin peeled off.
On the plus side, before I started monster-walking I had battled a 20-year case of athlete's foot. No more... I don't keep foot skin long enough for it to get infected. :)
Posted by: ScooterJ | July 10, 2007 01:16 PM
Ouch! I don't know what kind of socks you are wearing on your megawalks, but if you aren't or haven't already, you might check out wool socks made for runners/walkers/hikers. My dad was having problems when he was skating a lot, and the socks really helped him (which is where I heard about it). A lot of other sock materials (cotton, etc) have the tendency to bunch and rub, causing all kinds of discomfort to feet. I've been wearing Smartwool socks for a long time now, and they are a godsend to my blister-prone feet. And they are not hot like they might sound.
Posted by: Heidi | July 10, 2007 03:34 PM
Did my comment of a few days back get blocked by a filter?
Posted by: Eolai | July 13, 2007 03:25 PM
I don't have anything in the queue, you might have clicked the wrong button accidently?
Posted by: ScooterJ | July 13, 2007 04:50 PM