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Ichy surfing Feet

Posted:
Tue Feb 27, 2007 12:56 pm
by Johno
Does any one sufer from this? went surfing at the weekend wore wety boots all day sat & sun and now my feet are well ichy.
Any one know how to stop this happening, av just had to go asda on my dinner to get some foot powder, its so uncomfortable

Posted:
Tue Feb 27, 2007 1:17 pm
by Sar
never had it but I would wash and dry my boots and feet very thoroughly and get some atheletes foot spray/powder and treat it. if it doesnt ease within a few days go to the chemist/doc

Posted:
Tue Feb 27, 2007 1:51 pm
by drowningbitbybit
Lurgy! Lurgy! Johno's got the lurgy!
(sorry, just reverting to childhood for a moment there)


Posted:
Tue Feb 27, 2007 2:51 pm
by thaya
I thought "itchy feet" was a metaphor... obviously not


Posted:
Tue Feb 27, 2007 3:34 pm
by Johno
Thaya,
Hows the ankel & cruches, I know what ya feel, how long till you can surf again?????

Posted:
Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:10 pm
by PapaW
ITs more likly to be that your feet have been saturated in the sea water for a longer than usual time... as a result the skin has softend. Then dried out (as its salt water) and the skin is toughening up/ready to peel.
I get a similar effect on myhands from work...being saturated in 20-30% brine (sea water is only 2-3%) I have to moisturise every day or they get really flaky and dry. Not cool. (so glad I finish there soon.

Posted:
Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:32 pm
by RJD
Definatly foot rot. Best cure is stand in a bucket of day old urine for an hour. Let us know how it goes..

Posted:
Wed Feb 28, 2007 8:44 am
by Johno
RJD,
Did that last nite now my feet smell like they did on the weekend! solved my itcyness thow he he

Posted:
Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:07 pm
by thaya
Johno wrote:Thaya,
Hows the ankel & cruches, I know what ya feel, how long till you can surf again?????
ankle much better thanks (think I delayed healing by trying to surf on it

) now off crutches... it's my bad shoulder that's really stopping me from surfing. - I just can't paddle. Still waiting for the surgeon to decide what to do with it

it's one thing after another!