Biking with a blister?

[amymisk]

Alcohol is not a sterilant, it is a disinfectant. Dianyla is right that the protective mechanism of alcohol is very short lived. Betadine is caustic to healthy cells and is being used less and less every day as healthcare learns more about the mechanism of action.

Currently, guidelines indicate chloraprep as a skin prep medication. Once it is allowed to dry, it has a 15 minute length of continued disinfectant action.

As for continued training, I agree with Dianyla. Find a shoe that is less irritating, do your best to minimize friction on the area (clear transparent dressings work great), and work through it. It will heal but will seem to take forever!

Good luck.

[Dianyla]

Currently, guidelines indicate chloraprep as a skin prep medication. Once it is allowed to dry, it has a 15 minute length of continued disinfectant action.

Is chloraprep generally available at pharmacies or such stores? It sounds interesting. I know what you mean about betadine being irritating, I just figured it was the lesser of evils.

[Whip]

I rode with a blister on my crotch (okay between my thigh and my crotch) for one full year. I say, suck it up! You are an athlete, pain is your friend.

Just kidding - but I did ride with a blister for a year. It just kept deflating and refilling. I showed it to my dermotogists and she said, "yuck" and told me to come in when I was ready to take a break from the bike and she would "take it out and sew it up." I never had to - I got a new seat and, eventually, it dissappeared. I miss it.