Repaired my foot with Krazy Glue

A couple of weeks ago I stepped on a big goathead thorn (the kind that pops bike tires and sometimes even car tires) and it went deep enough for me to feel it. So I stopped and pulled it out. However, I still felt something like maybe there was a bit of thorn still stuck deep inside. So I spent about an hour digging into my foot with sharp tweezers looking for it but couldn't find it. All the digging, however, created a quarter inch deep fissure in my sole and left it vulnerable to anything that might poke into it. There was no blood, however, just a big gaping crack in my callous. Several days later, I noticed that there was no discomfort anymore from the thorn so I was sure that there was no debris still left in there, but there was still the deep crack that worried me. So I went to the hardware store and bought some Krazy Glue- the kind used for leather and wood. I washed out the crack, put a drop of Krazy Glue in there, and pinched it shut. Voila! It really worked. A week later it was still closed. Last weekend, however, I went hiking on rocky trails and sat in a hot tub for a while, and that caused it to open a little but it's still looking much better than before. Horray for Krazy Glue!

 

Sounds like something I would do. On the rare occasion I actually use a band-aid or something, I usually make my own out of duct tape and gauze or tissue. Usually I just leave the wound exposed, add a little neosporin, and let it heal naturally.

 

Glad that worked so well for you ! I've been lucky (knock on wood) and never had any gashes or cuts that went deep enough to draw blood. Keeping an eye out for hazards is the best advice and of course you need to understand your limits too. I have broken my pinky toe on roots twice but never had to do anything about it, didn't even need to tape it in place, us barefooters do have better muscle tone in our feet. sweetdream can you describe where goatheads tend to grow and what they look like. I want to avoid 'em

 

I can remember a few times where I've caught a goat head and noticed it only after walking a mile or two; where upon I plucked it out. Glad I haven't had one stab into my foot like that...

 

For more info on Goatheads (aka Puncturevine):

http://waynesword.palomar.edu/plmay98.htm#puncture

www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/weedguid/puncture.htm

http://www.naturesongs.com/vvplants/puncturevine.html

www.extendinc.com/weedfreefeed/puncturevine.htm

http://www.idahoweedawareness.org/puncturevine_files/frame.html#slide0001.html

http://www.ag.unr.edu/wsj/ipm/Wanted_posters/puncturevine.pdf

 

You have to be careful with crazy glue. The chemical compound cyanoacrylate starts with cyan, as in cyanide. If it gets into the bloodstream it could be fatal.

Try a product called "skin patch". It forms a protective layer of skin over a wound, water tight and airtight. Good stuff.

 

i had my friend do the same thing accept it was a macheetet cut along his fore arm

but when he went to the hospital after he said it was quite painful for them to undo his Krazy glue stickes to put stuff in

 

try this:

http://www.schuhstore.co.uk/home_normal.asp

tis "groovy"

 

Mole skin!!! Everyone needs a little moleskin! Ever stepped on a bee, or hornet? I caught one in my sole last week but didnt feel the stinger, only the little guy tryin to wiggle his little spine into my rock solid callous. I did get stung in the head last week though.