To begin with I just learned from a Malagasy how to preventfurther spread of parasites. First to prevent them scrub your feet with a brushusing soap and water every night. Make it a ritual. If you get parasites, takethem out without busting the egg sack and after removing them put candledwarmed oil on your freshly made wound. In other word not hot oil, don’t causefurther damage.

With that being said I will describe how I evicted thesquatters in my heel. These images are graphic so if you are weak of stomach donot read this entry

The landscape before extraction: Notice the three lightcolored circles with the dark dot in the middle. The dot is the mother and theround circle is the eggs. There are actually four parasites. The last one ishiding under thick heel skin.

Tools for the job: One lit candle to burn into oblivion thelittle sucker; one needle-like tool to break the skin and mine the parasite;one or many alcohol swabs. The tools are simple because the job is simple, butit takes guts to gouge yourself with a needle and pull out a living creature,so be strong. Actually it is painful for the little guy to live in your foot.The major motivation is getting rid of the pain.

Start breaking the skin, I use a scraping motion. But I havegone straight in, that is a mistake. You don’t want to break the egg sack andcause the parasites eggs to be released.

Pay dirt, there is the mother comfortable amid her eggs.Make sure to get the mother!

Gently squeeze the egg sack out of your foot. I am not surewhat the best technique is.

Extract the unbroken egg sack, gently.

Take her to her fiery death. No mercy! If you feel bad forthe little parasite, join parasite anonymous.

I had four in my heel. I made the mistake of breaking theegg sack when I pulled one out one a couple of weeks ago. I also didn’t know toput warm oil in the fresh wound. These techniques I will use next time. But toget to the last one I had to use a razor blade to cut away the thick skin. Ihope it was the last one.

Here is the end result. Needless to say I am not going nearpigs and I am going to brush my feet with soap and water at night.