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Ingrown toenail
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I've heard that with ingrown toenails you need to go to the doctor. I've never had one, I don't know, but going to the doctor does seem a bit excessive. I mean, really... doctor for a toenail? Poor Ed is suffering from one. Is there anybody with any expierience with them? Has anybody had them fixed by themselves, without the doctor? ANy helpfull hints?
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I tend to cut the nail back then put a V in it so it grows back outwards and not more ingrowing.
Always works for me.
You can have them surgically removed. They cut a third of your toenail off (downwards, not across) to let new nail grow properly. I may have to resort to that at some point
i had this done, but be warned, make sure they know what they r doing! wen the chiropodist did mine she wouldn't listen to a word i was saying so wen i told her the toe wasnt numbed+i could still feel it, after the anaesthetic injection, she said "oh, dont be silly" and proceeded to force a pair of plier-like things under the left hand side of my toe nail, right down to the bottom+rip it out from the root :crying:
Mine used to weep green puss constantly, so yep, getit checked out!
He won't go to the doctor. I don't think he would go even if he was dying. I even told him I know a great foot doctor, and he hands out vicodin like candy so that would stop his constant bitching!
Though the other night he stubbed his foot with the bad toe on the corner of the bed frame which is solid wood. hehe, not funny at all I mean. Just thought I"d share that random information.
Id reccommend it. My toes still hurt a little just achey and throbbing from the operations, but when i change the dressing the look perfectly normal - a job well done