Grr...

[anonymousblueberry]

I used to be allergic to plaster adhesive, specifically that used on fabric plasters. Over the years, I figured I'd grown out of it, and I mostly avoided fabric plasters.
Then earlier this week I got desperate, as I was breaking in new shoes, and the back of my foot was raw, so I shoved a plaster on it. Which came off over the course of the day, and then I replaced it, all was fine. I left it off over night, and replaced the plaster with another, definitely not fabric, allegedly non-allergenic plaster.
What's happened? The skin is bright red and splotchy, and it itches like a mother fucker. Which means that wearing shoes right now is really not pleasant.

Grumpy Beth is grumpy.

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[brigid]

I have a latex sensitivity AND am sensitive to many bandage adhesives, so finding bandages that don't give me a raised, itchy welt of a rash is troublesome.

I've found one brand that works fine for me, although the pads aren't always large enough. If you can find NexCare bandages, they might work for you as well. Or they might make your skin erupt in volatile fury. WHO CAN SAY.

[anonymousblueberry]

Who knows indeed? Especially since they don't seem to be easily available over here. Thanks for the tip though, I might keep an eye out and snaffle some if they show up somewhere.
I'm currently making do with dressing pads and tape, which isn't convenient, but stops the rubbing (both on the original blister and the new patch of manky skin).
I'm not sure what I'd do if I developed a latex allergy, probably cry, since it would make LARP very difficult.

[brigid]

I'm lucky that I have a latex SENSITIVITY and not an ALLERGY. So far. Yet.

I wind up using dressing pads and tape a LOT (and I react to most adhesives, so I have to be very careful what tape I use) because I have shitty skin that causes problems that are often too large for a bandage.

So glad you found a solution. :) The original bandages were a bit of pad and a strip of tape. The packaged ones were invented by a dude with an accident prone wife. He started setting up pre-made bandages for her in the morning so when her cookery went tits up and she was gushing blood from like fifty carrot peeling accidents she didn't have to fumble with making her own bandages as well.