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Blister popped! help?

Asked by fortris (683points) March 19th, 2009

I was playing Rock Band 2 on drums, when I felt a great pain on my pinky whenever the stick touched it. So I avoided the area only to discover a blister had formed, and then popped, all during the song. After a standard wash, dry, bandage IT STILL HURTS LIKE A MOFO.

My question is how should I care for it? Best tips for it to heal quickly? How long before it heals? (at least enough to play again) And what would be the best bandage for it?

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eambos's avatar

Cover it, keep it clean, and don’t play drums for a couple of days. The best bandage would be a piece of gauze taped over the blister. It will hurt for a little while, but the only thing to speed up recovery is to leave it alone. Wash it, cover it, leave it alone, and within the week you’ll be playing again.

This is coming from an experienced rower who has had more than his share of blisters.

richardhenry's avatar

You got a blister from Rock Band? You are so hardcore.

scamp's avatar

A little neosporin on a bandaid will work wonders for it. Keep it covered, clean and dry, and it should feel better in just a couple of days.

lc's avatar

just clean it, polysporin or neosporin and keep it covered. it will hurt for a few days but it will get better and you’ll be back to doing hammer-ons in no time!

SeventhSense's avatar

Dip it in rubbing alcohol.:)~

TaoSan's avatar

@SeventhSense

That’s cold, lol, really really cold….

mangeons's avatar

But funny, really really funny.

jbfletcherfan's avatar

I agree with Scamp. And don’t let the skin peel away. Keep it covered with the skin, too.

SeventhSense's avatar

@TaoSan
Sometimes humor is dark.

SeventhSense's avatar

@fortris
Okay here’s a serious answer. Keep it moist with something like Bacitracin. This will stop the skin from cracking and speed the healing. Cover with soft gauze and tape or band aid but make sure you have the blister that touches the bandage covered with bacitracin so it doesn’t stick. If you don’t have bacitracin you can use some vaseline.

fortris's avatar

NOWWWW I KNOW. I already put one of the all stick bandages on it. Also, I was drumming, not playing guitar.

EmpressPixie's avatar

Seriously? That’s amazing. I mean, blisters are why I don’t play guitar, but I’ve never had an issue with the drums…

fortris's avatar

Sticks, rubbing against your fingers, prolonged time. Colliding as well.

asmonet's avatar

You’re holding those sticks wrong if you got a blister on your pinky. :)

fortris's avatar

@asmonet Naw, Its the way I hold them. I don’t know why it happens.

elangiscool's avatar

why do you play rockband so much? do something productive

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