I haven't been running much lately. Mainly because I have a really disgusting plantar wart on my left foot. It's near the outside of my foot, not quite as far over as the pinky toe, but close. Right where all the pressure from running just aggravates it. I will not post a picture because it's gross. But it's actually hurt to run on it the past few weeks. Oh, and two little baby warts surfaced and I didn't want them to get bad either. After trying to get rid of it with the typical over the counter junk, I finally called my doctor. She hacked most of it off and now we're trying the duct tape experiment. Have you heard of this? Apparently there are studies that show it works. You cut a piece of duct tape to fit over the plantar wart(s)... leave it on for three days, then let it air out over night. Repeat until the sucker is gone. So I'm giving it a shot. My foot is still pretty sore, so I ran on the elliptical first, but will be back on the track in no time.
This might be gross, but honestly I found the whole thing fascinating. I'm weird like that.
In other running news, I'm now going to have to figure out when to fit running/working out into my day like a normal person. I've had the luxury of being able to work out at work for the last year, but I start a new job next week. I'm determined to make it work, because I want to keep running. I'm sure that will provide plenty of blog fodder in the weeks and months to come.
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Fitting running in to a normal work schedule is pretty hard (especially for those of us who absolutely hate waking up in the morning). But I do find the mornings are the best time to run but I just have to drag myself out of bed. Let us know how your experiment works.
Yes firm believer in the duct tape method. Its weird, but it works.
I also used some other pad recomended by the pharmacist - one with salycilic acid or something on it, you taped and cut a little pad to fit across the wart, that worked too.
Good luck.
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Does running cause the plantar wart or is it unrelated (other than being painful when you run)?
A few summers ago, each of my kids got several warts. We did the duct tape and wart drops thing. Worked a little, but the kids got restless. We finally went to the doctor. A few squirts of the magical wart remover spray and they finally disappeared. The warts, not the kids. :-)
Really, duct tape? That is a cool little rememdy and fact!
Hope it doesn't take you too long to get into a new schedule!
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