HELP!! calluses are spliting

Subject: HELP!! calluses are spliting
From: Ma-K
Date: 03 Oct 00 - 11:12 AM

I play the lap dulcimer and have a shows Fri and Sat. I don't use a noter. Do you have any first aid for spliting calluses?......Mary

Subject: RE: HELP!! calluses are spliting
From: MMario
Date: 03 Oct 00 - 11:17 AM

Mary - if you have a fram supply store around, or possibly a vet, try "bag balm". it's great!

Subject: RE: HELP!! calluses are spliting
From: Ma-K
Date: 03 Oct 00 - 11:24 AM

MMario ...thanks ..I have some ..hadn't thought about useing it for that.....Mary

Subject: RE: HELP!! calluses are spliting
From: John Hardly
Date: 03 Oct 00 - 11:52 AM

Ma-K

Seriously? What works is to CAREFULLY toothpick some superglue into the crack and then press the two sides together. As a full time potter and all the time guitar player I've had to do this many times. I was told that it is used as an alternative to suture in some cases. JUST DON'T GLUE FINGERS TOGETHER WHILE DOING THIS.

John millring Hardly

Subject: RE: HELP!! calluses are spliting
From: bbelle
Date: 03 Oct 00 - 01:20 PM

If you go to quick links and do a search on "sore finger" you will find a wealth of information on what you can do.

Subject: RE: HELP!! calluses are spliting
From: Sorcha
Date: 03 Oct 00 - 02:02 PM

There is great stuff called "NuSkin" that works better than super glue. Available at pharmacies, usually.

Subject: RE: HELP!! calluses are spliting
From: Ma-K
Date: 03 Oct 00 - 05:53 PM

Thanks John, Moojen, Sorcha..........Now I wonder how hard it is going to be to play with a tooth pick sticking out of my finger.... Mary

Subject: RE: HELP!! calluses are spliting
From: mousethief
Date: 03 Oct 00 - 06:04 PM

Oh John, why didn't you tell her to remove the toothpick?

Alex
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Subject: RE: HELP!! calluses are spliting
From: John Hardly
Date: 03 Oct 00 - 06:26 PM

MaK,

Jeeeez, I feel so guilty. whatever you do, if your eye starts to itch...



John Hardly

Subject: RE: HELP!! calluses are spliting
From: bflat
Date: 03 Oct 00 - 06:32 PM

Mary, the glue will work temporarily. I keep a jar of No-Crack, found at Restoration Hardware, available for my hands and especially my finger tips around the nails and calluses. Slop that stuff on and work it in until the pain is gone. Sometimes is takes a few days of application. Stay away from lemons in the meanwhile. Ouch!

bflat

Subject: RE: HELP!! calluses are spliting
From: Ma-K
Date: 03 Oct 00 - 07:05 PM

To late John...but the patch goes well with my outfit...Mary

Subject: RE: HELP!! calluses are spliting
From: Ma-K
Date: 03 Oct 00 - 09:54 PM

bflat....Do they have a catalog or web site I could order from?......Thank you

Subject: RE: HELP!! calluses are spliting
From: Little Neophyte
Date: 03 Oct 00 - 10:16 PM

At night before you go to bed it might help to rub vitamin E ointment into the cracked areas. Once the area has healed it may be a good idea to continue using the ointment at night on a regular basis to prevent further cracking.

Good luck,
Little Neo

Subject: RE: HELP!! calluses are spliting
From: WyoWoman
Date: 03 Oct 00 - 10:20 PM

Ma-K -- And for God's sake, the nose-picking will have to be put on hold until

What? Oh, dear ...

ww

Subject: RE: HELP!! calluses are spliting
From: John Hardly
Date: 03 Oct 00 - 10:27 PM

Aye Matey,

All ye be needin' now's th' peg & hook (I mean one that's not jus' superglued on)

Subject: RE: HELP!! calluses are spliting
From: Ma-K
Date: 03 Oct 00 - 11:06 PM

ww.....I can do that right handed.....Little Neo..E sounds good.......Peg leg?..Do I have to?...Mary

Subject: RE: HELP!! calluses are spliting
From: CamiSu
Date: 04 Oct 00 - 08:36 AM

I'd go back to Bag Balm, put it on at night and wear cotton gloves so you don't get the bed sticky. ( I used to put it on at the end of work when I was plastering, and then drive home. I didn't have gloves and the steering wheel got pretty awful.)

I have heard good things about superglue, and I have also used NuSkin and something to bridge the gap, like pellon tape, or in a pinch, Kleenex. Then I keep Curel next to the bed, as I sometimes wake up with my hands so dry they burn...

Subject: RE: HELP!! calluses are spliting
From: bflat
Date: 04 Oct 00 - 08:40 AM

Ma-K----I reallydon't know but I will look into your question.

bflat

Subject: RE: HELP!! calluses are spliting
From: kimmers
Date: 05 Oct 00 - 12:15 AM

Superglue, or a form of it, is indeed used to close some lacerations and is perfectly safe. But only use a tiny amount, and keep some acetone (nail polish remover) handy in case you get stuck to something. It does help to hold the little wound closed for a few seconds with tweezers while the glue is drying. We use special plastic tweezers with little non-stick pads.

One of my partners was using the new tissue glue to fix a cut on a teenage girl's face when he accidently glued his finger to her forehead. Of course, he had none of the solvent with him, nor was there a nurse handy. He finally had to send the girl's dad out to find the nurse to get the solvent to unstick the doc.

Subject: RE: HELP!! calluses are spliting
From: Elise
Date: 05 Oct 00 - 01:30 AM

CamiSue, Is that how you keep the bed from getting sticky? I'll have to tell my husband... Ma-K, stay away from Thai food eaten with your fingers (always eat your fingers separately!)