1st BF injury - frostbite

By the time you feel the burn of frostbite or frost nip, it's too late. I've run in -10C° for about 15 minutes and was fine. But 10 minutes in fresh snow in -10C° resulted in a case of frost nip. I just treated the blisters by draining them, but then again they had not turned color. If there is significantly discoloration I would seek out medical help as your blood flow to those areas has been affected. I know this is too late to help you but if it helps those who take on too much in the Winter Challenge, then it's good. It has taken about 5 years for me running in extreme weather to know that for me I draw the line at -10C° with dry roads. Anything below that I will try but not for more than 3-5 minutes. And like people have already noted that with fresh or wet slushy snow at 0C° I will be wearing my Kigos. Heal well and let us know how the healing is going.


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Thanks everyone! I will post pictures on the Ask a Doc forum. The blister more than doubled in size overnight and a large portion of my toe is still numb. A bit frightening, tbh. I'm very attached to all of my toes!
I re-read your pre-Christmas post yesterday & couldn't help wondering how you're healing up is going?
I'm not a doc & unfortunately (or actually, perhaps in a selfish way, I should say fortunately) don't have any experience of serious frostbite.
I'm not too sure whether you did actually get any useful pointers from anywhere in the end.
I would nevertheless be interested to hear how you've dealt with it, did you get some medical input, etc...
Apologies if this just reads like morbid curiosity -that's not my intention at all. I just think that some of the most useful/valuable posts & information we have on the site is based on shared experiences -both good & bad.

Either way, i.e. if you want to post an update or if you prefer not to, I wish you well & a speedy recovery.:nurse:.
 
Ah, my old post popped up. So that injury ruined the ski season (at least telemark skiing where you are up on your toes) and affected running for months. In fact, 4 years later that second toe still feels funny on the tip. I do not even attempt to run barefoot in cold temperatures any more. Put some shoes on folks. Don't want to start a debate, but time and place for shoes. Don't take risks for a silly "challenge".
 
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X2 what Rick said. If you don't know your tolerance, wear shoes. My tolerances are different from everybody else so what works for one will not work for someone else. Frostbite is definitely not a badge of bravery, and it will take forever to heal and sometimes it will haunt you forever.


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I re-read your pre-Christmas post yesterday & couldn't help wondering how you're healing up is going?
I'm not a doc & unfortunately (or actually, perhaps in a selfish way, I should say fortunately) don't have any experience of serious frostbite.
I'm not too sure whether you did actually get any useful pointers from anywhere in the end.
I would nevertheless be interested to hear how you've dealt with it, did you get some medical input, etc...
Apologies if this just reads like morbid curiosity -that's not my intention at all. I just think that some of the most useful/valuable posts & information we have on the site is based on shared experiences -both good & bad.

Either way, i.e. if you want to post an update or if you prefer not to, I wish you well & a speedy recovery.:nurse:.

Thanks @Tedlet ! They're still healing, but all seems to be going by well. I'll post a photo later.

I made sure to stay warm and dry and clean. For the first several days I warmed it a 2-4 times a day in warm water as close to 98F as I could tolerate. I kept it elevated most of the day as well and took light doses of vitamin C. I have put curative lotion on it a handful of times and have vitamin E oil that I still might use. It's definitely a good thing you haven't had to go through this too! I'm glad to share my experience to help others heal/prevent injury.
 
Thanks @Tedlet ! They're still healing, but all seems to be going by well. I'll post a photo later.

I made sure to stay warm and dry and clean. For the first several days I warmed it a 2-4 times a day in warm water as close to 98F as I could tolerate. I kept it elevated most of the day as well and took light doses of vitamin C. I have put curative lotion on it a handful of times and have vitamin E oil that I still might use. It's definitely a good thing you haven't had to go through this too! I'm glad to share my experience to help others heal/prevent injury.
Thanks for the update gypzy -Sounds as if things are at least now starting to move in the right direction for you (even if it may be quite a lengthy road...).
Hope the progress continues..:barefoot:
 
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