Blister

Whatever quick fix remedies you use just be careful of infection. The year is young and a minor injury like that can turn into a long term pain in the a$$ if you're not careful.

rz1, I understand what you are saying. My son is tring to pitch through it and all he is doing is irritating it. He is not scheduled to pitch again till thursday of next week. Hoping to get it healed by then.

Try NU-Skin

TRhit

Ant that just the end all, a simple blister?
My son was out for two week last year because he tried to pitch through one. it kept getting worse and worse, until it started to bleed. then they pulled him and told him he wouldn't pitch again until it held.
he tried everything: pickle juice to dry it out, super glue to keep it closed. (in all honesty the super glue worked perfectly, until the coach found out about it. it would be considered as a foreign substance), then he went to the Trainier and they have a substance that dries it out. he went for two weeks until new skin totally grew over the old.
Randall

You've got to get to it before it gets bad.

Epson salts in hot (as you can stand) water! Soak your fingers every night till they wrinkle up. Do this when you just start to feel the "hot spot".

If the skin is already torn, epson salts will help, but you've got to keep the the kid away from friction. Friction is what causes blisters, so try and stay away from pitches that rub against the affected area for awhile (don't know how you do that though).

"You should enter a ballpark the way you enter a church." Bill -Spaceman- Lee

It's got to dry out!

Pop with a sterilized needle, do not tear it open!! Let it dry.

If it has torn open, neosporin, leave it uncovered, if possible. I've even used a hair dryer for a few minutes a couple times a day til it totally dries out. (just be careful to not burn yourself)
Son also carries Nu-Skin in his bag.

The super glue is illegal and we saw a kid thrown out last year for it. I don't know how the ump knew. We didn't say anyting to the ump about that kid. We have a kid that has a blister problem. We used the pickle juice and it worked drying up the blister but we still had to deal with reoccurance. We are trying to get some rodeo salve. Now, having said that, I really don't know what it is but it was recommended by a friend in pro ball. Long story but one of my former basketball players now competes in rodeo and SHE is trying to get us hooked up with a supplier. Has anyone ever heard of using rodeo salve?

"There comes a time when you have to stop dreaming of the man you want to be and start being the man you have become." Bruce Springsteen

Son has had a similar problem last 3 years...incredibly frustrating, and bloody.

Stans Rodeo cream/salve is what Josh Beckett uses - about $30-$40 per small tube, 1 for prevention, 1 for treatment (he uses 1 per week), and it's prescription. If you google it on the web they will have links how to order. We never used it because of border issues.

We did find a pretty good alternative - similar to epsom salts probably. It's caled Domesboro solution, available in any pharmacy - about 10$ for 10 packets. Soak in hot water whenever you can. We used about 1/4 of a small package to about 2 oz of water - re placed the solution every 3-4 days. It's made a very big difference. I hightly recommend trying this first.

Have you tried Listerine on it 2 to 3 times daily?

It works pretty good at drying up just about any kind of open lesion, plus helps fight infection.

Gonna sound weird, but diaper rash ointment. Works great to dry out blisters. I've heard numerous athletic trainers tell their athletes to get it for blisters on the hand and feet. Hmmm.. reminds me I should probably get some for my kit..

I'm a little surprised that the NuSkin would be illegal. But then again there are plenty of stupid rules..

liner said:

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Domesboro solution

My son also used Domesboro solution for pitching blisters in high school. I believe he first popped the blister with a sterilized needle, then soaked it several times per day in the Domesboro to dry and toughen the skin. It really did seem to heal faster that way than without the Domesboro.

One other note, usually the pitching blister is a sign of something a little "off" in his mechanics or grip.

Good luck - it's a tough and persistent problem!

Julie

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Originally posted by CoachB25:
The super glue is illegal and we saw a kid thrown out last year for it. I don't know how the ump knew.

When your pitcher screamed out, "I've got blisters on my fingers!" it was a dead giveaway to the umpire.

Something else about super glue my wife and I found out the hard way. She had a crack in her heel from dry skin. She asked me to super glue it shut for her. She had heard this would make it heal faster. The next night she is deathly ill and I have to take her to the er. She has blood poisoning and almost dies. She spend a week in the hospital. The doctor said if I had not brought her in that night she would have lost her foot for sure and probably not have made it.

And the worse part is I had to sit there and explain to the Dr why I was gluing my wife's heel shut. The Dr said if there is any amount of infection in the wound and then you super glue it this can happen. Very scary situation.

Pickle juice.

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Originally posted by Coach_May:
Something else about super glue my wife and I found out the hard way. She had a crack in her heel from dry skin. She asked me to super glue it shut for her. She had heard this would make it heal faster. The next night she is deathly ill and I have to take her to the er. She has blood poisoning and almost dies. She spend a week in the hospital. The doctor said if I had not brought her in that night she would have lost her foot for sure and probably not have made it.

And the worse part is I had to sit there and explain to the Dr why I was gluing my wife's heel shut. The Dr said if there is any amount of infection in the wound and then you super glue it this can happen. Very scary situation.

Wow that had to be super scary. Glad she is doing fine and well now.

Was the infection already in the heel and the glue held it in to make it worse or did the glue cause the infection?

I would like a rule cite on superglue or nu skin being a foriegn substance. The only rule I know about involves putting a foriegn sustance on the ball.

Thanks coach. They said that she already probably had a sight infection but because of the glue it caused a reaction in her blood stream. She had red streaks running up her leg. It was pretty scary.

By the way welcome back TPM I have been looking for you.

Holy cow on the super glue... yikes.
I was wondering about TPM too so I checked her boy's stats and he is having a fine spring.