Ever hear of Hand-Foot Syndrome? It's a fun little side effect from the oral chemo drug I'm on. The drug leaks into the capillaries of said appendages, and then when you apply pressure or friction, say using hand tools or running, you develop sores. Nasty ones. It feels like blistering sunburn on the affected area.
Running 8.5 miles on Sunday was apparently not a good way to relieve the symptoms of Hand-Foot Syndrome, aka palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia for those who park in the Doctors-only spots at the hospital. The recommended treatments include use of heavy-duty moisturizers, the kind they use on cows' udders. Literally. Allow me to quote from the directions on Bag Balm, which is available at your local Wallgreen's and possibly The County Line Feed Store:
For pets, apply liberally to the affected area. For use on cows, thoroughly wash the treated teats and udder with separate towels before each milking. To avoid contamination after each milking, bathe the udder with plenty of hot water, strip milk out and dry skin.
Nowhere does it say anything about applying to human skin, but I did so anyway.
Eat mor chikin...
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