ant wrote:

"Fritz M" wrote in message
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lal_truckee wrote:


Seriously, I've skied without a toe nail without problems or pain -
see Ant's advice; it's sound

Thanks for relaying the experience. Non-stick dressing and bandage to
cover the wound was the first thing I did. I also rode my bike 20 miles
this morning (26 F, light snow, heavy fog) -- there was some discomfort
in my cycling shoes at first, but no real pain.


I prefer athletic tape to a bandage. It wraps up the toe and supports it
all. Almost like a pseudo toenail, it keeps everything in place. We use tape
a lot in Oz, to put muscles and joints back in place, support various bits,
move kneecaps.

....but it's got that sticky underside, which might not be the best thing
for a traumatically-removed toenail -- not without an underwrap.

I'm a big fan of duct tape to go over parts that might be abraded. When
I know I'm going to be teaching beginner kids, I slap a 3" piece on each
foot, on the inside just forward of the ankle bone, because that tends
to get chafed when I have to spend the day skating up the hill. It's an
old hiker trick for avoiding blisters, but on something that's already
tender, it'd be iffy unless you planned to leave it on for weeks.


--
Mary Malmros
Some days you're the windshield, other days you're the bug.