A month ago I stepped on something in my house. It never bled but now it looks like there might be something inside the ball of my foot. I can actually see something dark inside it. It is on the outside of my foot where a callus has always been so I didn't notice it much until a week ago when it started to hurt. Any tips on softening this callus and getting the foreign object out?
2006-10-05 02:53:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Sorry to gross everyone out. It just hurts and the thought of going to a doctor and having them "dig" it out makes me queasy! If I have to I will but if I can try it on my own first then I opt for self removal.
2006-10-05 03:18:14 · update #1
Soften the callus by soaking the foot in hot bath then remove overlying skin with file or abrasive callus remover. Advise against using a razor. When foreign body is exposed, try teasing it out with a flame sterilized needle or tweezers. Dress open wound with antiseptic and band-aid.
2006-10-05 03:11:17 · answer #1 · answered by hwfiedler 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Get a warm rag, or soak in a hot tub, take a needle, and pop the cyst, then squeeze until it comes out, or grab a pair of tweezers, and pull out your object, then treat with peroxide, wipe dry, then put neosporin on it, and cover with a bandade.
2006-10-05 02:58:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
soak it in a warm tub and try to pop it like a zit. gross, i know. Then use some hydrogen peroxide on it.
2006-10-05 02:57:49 · answer #3 · answered by Jennifer L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MY QUESTION HERE IS YOU NEVER NOTICED IT? IT ONLY STARTED HURTING AND IT'S BLACK MAYBE HAY HOW DID YOU KNOW YOU STEPPED ON SOMETHING ONLY WHEN YOU NOTICED IT IN YOUR FOOT? OR DID IT HURT WHEN YOU STEPPED ON IT I WOULD THINK IF YOU KNEW YOU STEPPED ON SOMETHING YOU WOULD FEEL IT AND SET DOWN AND LOOK ANY WAY IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU STEPPED ON IT ND YOU DIDN'TFEEL ANYTHING HURT AND YOU ONLY NOW KNOW BECAUSE IT STARTED HURTING, I AM WOUNDERING IF YOU HAVE ANY ANIMALS IN AND OUT OF YOUR HOUSE AND THAT NECESSARILY DOESN'T EVEN HAVE TO BE BUT WHAT IF YOU STEPPED ON A TICK? THEY BURY THEMSELVES INTO YOUR SKIN AND EAT AT YOUR FLESH AND HEAD TOWARDS A MAIN NERVE OR NERVOUS SYSTEM ND I AM NOT TRYING TO SCARE YOU BUT THEY CAN ACTUALLY KILL A PERSON, AND I KNOW A GIRL WHO WAS RIDING HORSES AND GOT A TICKS IN HER LEGS AND NEVER FELT IT OR KNEW IT AND TODAY SHE IS IN A WHEEL CHAIR AND CAN'T WALK ANYMORE AND TWO SUMMERS AGO I STAYED AT MY FRIENDS HOUSE AND HER DOG SLEPT IN THE BED WITH US AND A TICK WENT INTO THE BOTTOM OF MY SHOULDER BLADE ON MY BACK I WOULD HAVE NEVER KNEW IT BUT i WENT TO THE TANNING BED I HAD JOINED AND WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE TNNING BED I TURNED MY BAK TO THE MIRROW TO SEE HOW DARK MY BACK WAS GETTING AND I WAS ONE FORTUNATE GIRL TO DO THAT AND IT MUST OF JUST GOTTON STRTED THE NIGHT BEFORE THEY SAY YOU GOT TO BURN THM OUT BUT I WAS SCARED TO DEATH AND MY NATURAL REACTION WAS TO GRAB A HOLD OF IT IT WAS FLUSH INTO MY SKIN AND I GOT LONG SHARP FINGERNAILS AND I LITERLY DUG INTO MY SKIN AROUND THE EDGE OF IT AND LUCKLY GOT A HOLD OF ALL OF IT BUT LET ME TELL YOU ALONG WITH IT CAME A PRETTY GOOD CHUNK OF MY FLESH HE WAS EATING. SO IF THERE IS A CHANCE IT MAY BE A TICK IT MIGHT MAKE SINCE IT'S TAKING LONGER TO GET THREW YOUR FOOT BECAUSE THE SKIN IS SO HARD SO PLEASE IMMEDIATELY HAVE YOUR MOM OR DAD LOOK AT IT AND GO TO DOCTOR IT MIGHT NOT EVEN BE THAT BUT THAT JUST ENTERED MY MIND
2006-10-05 03:29:47 · answer #4 · answered by whitemagnolia105@yahoo.com 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
go to the doctor.
2006-10-05 03:01:56 · answer #5 · answered by §†reet R¥dA 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think you should call your doctor and let them get it out
2006-10-05 02:56:20 · answer #6 · answered by llauramcnulty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eww.
go to the doctor.
2006-10-05 03:00:36 · answer #7 · answered by orangegodvt 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have had a tetanus shot, right?
2006-10-05 03:01:53 · answer #8 · answered by claudiagiraffe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋