Just finished my routine after a 13.6mile walk. Not much to report apart from I have bad prickly heat on the hands, forearms and neck which is a pain. Also, if you recall, on day one I got a blister on my left heel. It was relatively small but I used a compeed, my sock started to pull it down so I overlapped another on it to keep it down and eventually a third. After 6 days I finally removed it, I think it should have come off sooner. The moisture under the compeed has made all teh skin on my heel come away, quite a big patch. It wasn´t sore today but I had compeeds on. So I plan to let it air today and then I will patch it up with something. Bit of a pain, I think it needs to be patched up as it is fresh and red raw skin there now.
The walk was relatively flat apart from the odd hill. A stretch was on an old roman road which had degraded to just a path of cobble stones which twisted the knees and ankles badly. I didn´t ache much today which was good. I stopped for a coke and pizza 3.7km from Estrella which was a bad idea as I wanted to then relax and not continue. Shouldn´t have stopped for such a big lunch. I dragged my feet for the last 3.7km and my heart wasn´t in it. I´d had enough for today. I also spent 10 minutes staring at what I thought was a dead horse until it moved and made me jump.
So I met up with Nadia again. She was already here as she had a really bad knee, got a support for it and then had to get the bus. We both hope that she is able to continue, she will try tomorrow. Hopefully the knee support will work. 13odd miles tomorrow and then two big ones 17 and an 18. I will see how I feel on the day though and possible cut them short. So that is it. The albergue here is nice, really friendly. It is at a place for mentally handicapped people or something, hopefully they will let me out.
Off for a slow walk around Estrella and a drink (coke or water obviously). Which reminds me tomorrow we pass the wine fountain, will I have the strength to pass by without sampling the delights? We shall see.
aww man blisters suck! the other alternative is to try dads tactic and absolutely cake your feet in vaseline (if you can find any). Get to a chemist for the prickly heat (made worse by sun exposure so sunblock every few hours if you can't cover up), piriton or another anti histamine but make sure they give you a non drowsy one. Good look working that one out with your phrase book lol! You're doing so well! lmao at the ?dead horse! much love sister mary clarence xxx
ReplyDeleteIt's a bugger prickly heat, for years I've suffered with it, just follow jode's advice. Your dad may be an old fart (LOL) but he has some good ideas.
ReplyDeleteTake it slow if need be & watch your knees. Your'e doing fine.
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Hi Hijo
ReplyDeleteI hope your 2nd week doesn't become like a job, repetitive, Breakfast--Walk-- wash things &self--Dinner-- Sleep , breakfast--Walk -- wash things & self -- Dinner--Sleep.
This is how me and Graham got crossing Scotland.Just wanted to get up and get the days walk done so u cud get off your feet and have ur scram, just thinking about getting to the End.
Please, Please don't fall into our mistake, its easy to just think about the end. Please enjoy the NOW, the very moment of getting there.
Are u due a day off to rest the abused tissues, to then regroup to be now walking fit and hardened for the 2nd week?
RE: Your ulcerative heel could u put a strip of chiropody felt at each adjacent edges of the ulcer. This could take pressure away from the lesion It would blend better if you bevel [shamfer] the felt egdes and degrease the skin your sticking it on with an alcohol wet wipe [don't suck it after, being's u are going 'cold Turkey' LOL].
Until the body recovers would it be prudent split up the 17 & 18 into 3 days 12,12 ,11 or similar.
All the inflammed ,soft areas on the feet would get hard and leathery by week 3 or possibly 4 then you can get a 'lick on' cus the feet wont protest as much.
Need to watch the knees though [dont want to strain ligaments or cartilage cus takes months to recover---- hunt down the Chicken cartilages to eat LOL {any health stores in the larger towns to get Glucosamine/chondroitin/MSM.This triple complex is best but glucosamine is better than nowt}.
Just worrying for Ya. I'm sure you'll sort it all out.
Adios Hijo,
Padre xxx
Yol Lil bro,
ReplyDeleteAs mom says take your time, no rush.
Enjoy the time you've got dude,
Saw this and thought of you bro:
"The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do"
Just keep doing what they say you can't.
Stay safe
Keep the faith Dude.