Blisters

[Dana R Gregory]

Hey gang, This may be a bit silly but I've been practicing hard the last month or so up to 2 hr per day after a 30 year absence from playing. I have developed a blister under the skin on my left index finger, right on the tip where the finger touches the string. It is not near the surface, if it were I would lance it. It is deeper. It is quite painful to finger the fret board. I realize I have pushed a bit too hard after such a long absence. Has this happened to any of you and if it did, what did you do to remedy it. I hope there is a quick solution as I don't want to wait 4 or 5 weeks for it to dry up and go away on it's own. Any suggestions?

 

[tedsalt]

I'm not sure about at this point, but before it gets bad, you can put superglue on any problem areas and that helps to keep them from getting worse.

 

[soho192]

just let it heal

 

[Gluvhand]

How deep under the skin is this thing? Blisters don't usually get that deep.

 

[zontar]

Since I started on guitar I had callouses on my fingers before I started bass--the only blister I've ever had from playing bass was picking over top of the pickup and my finger kept brushing the mounting screw.

if it gets bad enough--get it checked out.

 

[Deleted member 261632]

Just let it heal. Having blister quite regularly; I let it heal until a thick patch of skin is developped on my fingertips.

 

[PotsdamBass8]

How do you know it's a blister and not just soreness? I don't really get blisters anymore, but if I play much longer than normal for a day or two I get soreness and tenderness like you describe.