Man, this is ugly and rather painful, but things are good!

[trzero]

My foot is currently in bad shape. I realized this weekend that last weekend had nothing to do with me doing something stupid, no, it was in fact the shoe afterall. These shoes will be handed a violent death sentance, even though they are already well past unwearable. I have now not one blister on my foot from last week, but I have another

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[smc2]

If you have trouble finding proper shoes over there, let me know. We can look into what it will take to ship you a pair.

[trzero]

I will in all likelihood need that for shoes for the field. I have a recommendation for a Canadian company in Van that specializes in the sport in question too, so I'm strongly considering that. I'll look into other options later on and see if there's something local to you guys - much thanks for the offer.

[pretentiousgit]

Also, observe as I girly the hell out on you!

For calluses, the best thing in the world is to either pick up a pumice stone or some sandpaper. I have hella blisters from the barn a lot, and they're really, really painful to cram into shoes. Grab some grit, soak your feet for a few hours, and sand your calluses into oblivion. Make sure you have something to sterilize with afterwards, but it'll keep all the walking calluses under control and help eliminate some blisters.

Also, to prevent infection and stupidly painful/splitting skin regrowth, try digging out any further blisters with a sterilized pin. It'll help a lot to not have to regrow the skin over the open wound.

You totally know all this. Anyway. We <3 you.

[trzero]

I actually, didn't know any of that, although the sandpaper bit sounds vaguely familiar. I simply do what I always do for injuries that don't require hospitalization: Assume the body knows how to deal with it, it's a ridiculously complicated machine that I don't wanna fuck with more than I have to. =P. It looks like it'll be fine, having made great progress overnight (as I predicted ^^). If I run into problems though, I'll be sure to check this and deliver you your "I told you so" rights ;). I <3 you 2.