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i have a really bad blister on my foot/back ankle from my work shoes and i dont have money to get new ones, is there something i can put on my ankle to make the blister better, i have a bandaid on it but it still hurts. also, the place it gave me a blisterright above my heel were the top, back of the shoe usually rubs. is there anything i can put there to keep from getting the blisters because i have to wear short socks and i walk all day so a lot of time they fall or i just dont have time to make sure my sock is over the area....is there anything i can do? I know is a weird question but i walk all day at work and these are very bad blisters!!
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Is the shoe rubbing because it is too big? If so, you can try wearing heavier socks, two pairs of socks, or stuffing cotton balls in the toe so that your shoe fits better.

Is the shoe rubbing because it has become bent? You can use an iron to help bend many types of shoes back into place (it doesn't work so well for sneakers).

Is the part of the shoe that rubs you rough? Find a scrap of soft fabric, a cotton ball, and some glue. Put the shoe on, and have someone help you stretch the cotton ball over the shoe so that it's filled up the space between your ankle and the shoe. Glue the soft cloth over the cotton ball to hold it in place (on all 4 sides - cloth should be bigger than the cotton ball).

No matter what solution you use (mine or some of the other columnists), I recommend still wearing some form of padding over the blister till it heals up. An alternative to the band aid, is medical tape and a cotton ball. It provides a little more padding than a band aid.

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(Rating: 5) wow thanks so much...
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