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Post by caro on Aug 11, 2014 13:44:08 GMT
OMGosh how can one little bitty piece of toe nail cause that much pain  My big toe probably has a nail fungus (I know, yuck ) and causes this nail to grow inward on one side. I get pedicures regularly and keep the toe nails looking spiffy. But when this nail gets too long , omg, the pain, the pain. I just dug that little piece out and the relief was almost instant. Ahhhhh...,,,., |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2014 14:27:36 GMT
Ouch! doing surgery on your toe is never fun. I am glad you were able to relieve what was bothering you quickly. Ahhhh.  |
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Post by garcia5050 on Aug 11, 2014 14:27:42 GMT
I think even without the fungus, some people are just prone to it. My dad got it real bad once. I didn't know until he had his procedure that in order to treat, they cut out HALF OF THE NAIL. Straight down the middle. This was long ago, so maybe it's different now.
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Post by gar on Aug 11, 2014 14:32:10 GMT
I had both my big toes done under local anesthetic, where they cut away a larger sliver down the side then apply a chemical to stop it regrowing. Bliss for 5 years but now one side has started to dig in again. It wasn't fun (actually the numbing injections into the toe were pretty darn painful!) but I guess I'll have it done again.
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Post by caro on Aug 11, 2014 14:32:23 GMT
I know a podiatrist will cut out the edge and cauterize it.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Aug 11, 2014 14:33:53 GMT
I've had to dig out my share of ingrowns. I once knew a gal that ignored her ingrown toenail so long (for fear of the pain of removal) that she got a blood infection and had to be hospitalized.  Foot pain is awful. |
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Post by chedanemi on Aug 11, 2014 15:37:19 GMT
I had both of mine done probably 15 years ago. One side immediately started growing in again, and I had to have it redone. Since then, no ingrown toenails at all. Believe me, I used to share your pain! My younger daughter started getting ingrown nails as well, and since I was stupid enough to wait so many years to get mine done, I didn't want her suffering as long as I did. The first doctor she went to was going to cut her nail right down the middle and remove half of it. I took her to a different podiatrist, and he did the procedure just removing the far edges and putting the chemical in to stop regrowth.
Go see a podiatrist. You won't regret it.
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Post by Jili on Aug 11, 2014 16:00:37 GMT
My older dd struggled with ingrown big toenails her entire life. It was just how her toes are structured, unfortunately. I finally took her to the podiatrist after trying all of the home remedies, and she had both nails cut on the side and cauterized (not at the same time-- over a couple of years, actually). There was some recovery involved (lots of soaking and wrapping), but she's so glad that she did this. It is definitely worth it to consult with a podiatrist.
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Post by jamh on Aug 11, 2014 16:22:58 GMT
Foot pain is the worst, right up there with dental pain!
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Post by maurchclt on Aug 11, 2014 16:48:16 GMT
OUCH!! hope you get some relief
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Post by scrappert on Aug 11, 2014 17:10:11 GMT
I have a ingrown toenail, too. I frequently have to dig it out. And I get you, the relief is almost instant. It hurts like [HASH]ll to dig it out, but to know that relief is there afterward seems almost worth it! |
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Post by anniebygaslight on Aug 11, 2014 17:27:26 GMT
Agony!
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Post by caro on Aug 11, 2014 17:34:03 GMT
Yes bliss is almost simultaneous Ha
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Post by compwalla on Aug 11, 2014 17:40:16 GMT
I had one toenail fixed by a podiatrist. I was annoyed with myself for waiting so long because the relief was instantaneous. It's been almost ten years and I've not had a problem since. Just go to the doctor. Don't suffer needlessly.
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Post by brandonsmom on Aug 11, 2014 17:55:10 GMT
DJ suffered from ingrown toenails, which he used to dig at, until he got a bad infection. Podiatrist removed his entire toe nail which will never grow back.  Ds suffered from the day he was just a few weeks old. He had sausage toes & we lived at the podiatrist. As soon as he turned 1, they did surgery on both big toes & hasn't had issues since. I had one once & I could not get over how painful it was! Holy cow! I was able to fix it myself but have to make sure I don't cut the nail too short or in a weird angle. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Post by gajitldy on Aug 11, 2014 18:10:46 GMT
I have this same problem with my right big toe nail. And it is like doing surgery! It seems like it will never grow in length only into the skin. PITA.
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Post by pamela on Aug 12, 2014 1:05:58 GMT
My son had ingrown toenails on both big toes that lasted for months. When we finally were given a referral to a podiatrist they did the cutting of the nail on both sides and cauterizing, but it never healed, the swelling did not go down, and the nail started growing back almost immediately. Less than 6 weeks later he had both toenails completely removed. The doctor kindly put him under for that. It has been over 3 years now, and no sign of them growing back, and since he is a guy, no polish, so you don't even notice if you aren't looking for it. He has callouses there now.
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Post by anniefb on Aug 12, 2014 3:55:56 GMT
Ouch. Hope it settles down soon. It's true - sooo much pain from a tiny little toe |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2014 5:15:00 GMT
I'm another one that has had slivers of nail surgically removed and the nail bed cauterized. The doc left the part of the nail that was flat. One foot you wouldn't even notice. The other foot the nail looks a little narrow for the width of my toe but it's not a major "look at that!" even with my toe nails polished up in turquoise glitter polish.
No more ingrowns for me! Well worth the time it took to heal.
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Post by tracylynn on Aug 12, 2014 5:43:24 GMT
I get ingrowns on both big toes every once in awhile. As soon as I feel them I go after them - more often than not, it's not the actual nail but skin that's grown in ... Once I snip that out of the way, good to go. It's not worth going to the Doctor for that when I can easily nip them in the bud.
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Post by eastcoastpea on Aug 12, 2014 10:51:29 GMT
Glad you found relief.
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