[pct-l] Feet

[Scott Williams]

Hey Pam,

I had something similar in 2010.  We'd been wet and very cold all through
the High Sierra that year with no ill effects and it even seemed to numb
out the pain of sore feet and a bit of planters fasciitis I was
experiencing at that point.    The constant soaking and walking through
snow kept the swelling down and soothed the PF.

When we got to the Northern Sierra things finally warmed up, but we
remained very wet due to residual snow and lots of melt off streams.
That's when fungus started to breed.  We made it to Sierra City and I got
in the shower at the Red Moose and looked down to see feet that looked like
a couple of lobsters!  Scared the crap out of me. Jungle rot!  I hadn't
seen that since my time oversees as a soldier many long years ago.  It was
so bad, swollen, itchy and lobsteresque, that I thought I'd have to leave
trail.  I always carry an anti fungal cream and slathered it on that night,
and by morning they had gone from red to pink and were totally healed
within 3 days of its use.

Each day thereafter, another member of my party came down with it.  I
treated them all initially but everyone went out and bought anti fungal
cream themselves.  I may have been the carrier as we all shared that same
shower, but most importantly, we were all sharing the same hiking
conditions.

I've treated folks with the same issue on the CDT, AT and Camino in Spain.
I've never seen a case that didn't clear up with the use of the cream and
all came about from the same conditions, i.e. wet, hot and hard working
feet.

I'm not doctor, but this is one thing I've been able to cure on trail for
lots of folks over the years.

Good Luck!

Shroomer

On Sun, Oct 1, 2017 at 8:43 PM, Pamela Bryant <pambryant58 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi to all hikers,
>
> I would love to hear your stories especially since we had a lot of snow and
> stream crossings in the Sierras in 2017.
>
> Question: How did your feet feel being wet all day and for an undetermined
> length of time? And also hiking in snow and rain? And after your hike ended
> how did you care for your feet?
>
> When I hiked Northern WA, it rained for 6 days in a row 2016 summer. After
> ending up at the Northern Terminus my whole body became itchy, very itchy.
> It kept me up for many night for at least 2 weeks. I soaked them in Epsom
> Salt baths.
>
> My feet became swollen, with red blotches, and was very itchy, and of
> course constant peeling. And it lasted for a couple of weeks. I used so
> many different types of lotions, trying to keep my feet moist throughout
> the day and to control the itching.
>
> My hiking partner had *absolutely* no problems with her feet. Amazing.
>
> Thank you in advance! Pam
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