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"Fritz M" wrote in message oups.com... 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. ant |
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ant wrote:
"Fritz M" wrote in message oups.com... 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. |
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"Mary Malmros" wrote in message news ant wrote: "Fritz M" wrote in message oups.com... 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. which is why I mentioned using gauze or other non-sticky in my previous post, which was referred-to. I really didn't think it would be necessary to repeat it all. I would probably squirt in some antiseptic powder on teh gauze, before wrapping it up, if it's still wet. ant |
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ant wrote:
snip Wait a minute. I think this is where I came in. -- // Walt // // Jane! Stop this crazy thing! |
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Harry Weiner wrote:
On 3 Jan 2005 10:14:44 -0800, wrote this crap: Scott, we know you are lying. No woman would date you. Unless they were paid, of course. Nope, not even the paid types. (He has nothing to pay with). |
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