Ouch! Does anyone have any suggestions?

About a week and a half ago while power walking I got a small rock in my shoe, I walked a bit before taking my shoe off and getting the small rock out.  When I put my shoe back on the bottom of my heel was on FIRE!  So I get home check my foot and see that I have a blister.  OUCH!  Off I go to get some blister band aids because I need something to make it comfortable to walk.  On one goes and I can walk pretty much pain free.  This is all fine and dandy until I go power walking again, the band aid ends up around the back of my heal and OUCH!  I rest my poor foot for a few days thinking it will heal.  Wrong answer, the next time I go walking the band aid does the same things and in addition I now have 2 blisters basically on to of each other.  I really don't want to stop walking for a week or more for this to completely heal.  Does anyone have any suggestions on how to A.  Keep a band aid on the bottom of your foot or B. Any other ideas of how I can protect the area while power walking?

Thanks for all your help.

Erin

Find a better quality sticking plaster.... cheaper ones tend to be less adhesive.  And dry the area with talcum powder before applying.  Then wear two pairs of socks for walking.  A thin cotton pair (as little nylon in the mix as you can find) next to the skin and then another pair over the top.  As a veteran hill-walker I can thoroughly recommend it as the best way to avoid blisters.

I had something similar only I was barefoot and cut the heel with glass. The bottom of the heel sweats remarkably and so nothing wants to stick.  What I had to do was to put something on it, then tape some of the edges to the normal part of my skin including one piece that went around my foot (I recommend a stretchable tape for that). Also I found an ankle support that had the heel covered and used that to protect the wound--which kept reopening.

Good luck, yours should be easier than mine, but that area is a real challenge. And as Jane suggested 2 pairs of socks or some of the multilayered socks that are made for hiking. The first pair should be thin to wick the moisture away then 2nd is thicker to absorb the moisture.

Thanks for all your suggestions.  I tried to double sock, tape the band aid on and it worked.  Of course as soon as I took the tape off the band aid came with it but who cares.  lol  This was the first day in almost 2 weeks that I wasn't in pain by the end of my hour walk.  My foot doesn't hurt tonight either.  WOO HOO 

Thanks again!