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Originally Posted by Inspiretoday
I have been battling with an ingrown toenail for a while now. It seems to feel better after a few weeks of soaking and treating with Dr. Scholls Ingrown toenail Pain reliever but then it resurfaces.
I have never had these issues prior to 3 months ago. I think it is probably because my feet swell at an increased rate and I was wearing closed toe shoes all the time. ( I now wear my sandals so my feet can breathe)
During 2 of my ketamine treatments no one in the hospital would touch it and referred me to a podiatrist. Finally after the toe was infected and flaring my CRPS I went to the podiatrist. The podiatrist wouldn't even touch my foot because of the CRPS. We sat in the examining room and watched my foot turn colors about 5 times within 3 minutes. She said it would be best for me to go under general anesthesia w/ additional ketamine to help prevent a flare up.
Sent home with directions to soak and pull the skin back from the nail and take antibiotics. Tomorrow I head back to the pain docs to see if they will back the idea of surgery.
This sucks. Simple procedures that would take a few minutes I now have to be hospitalized and undergo surgery. 2 months ago I had surgery for dental issues because of the spread of CRPS and it was hell. I still am not able to chew tough foods and my pain never went back down to the baseline even after 2 ketamine treatments.
I'm really afraid this ingrown toenail could set off a series of very painful events and even affect my ability to get a shoe on and walk.... Anyone had experience with this? I would appreciate any feedback. Thank you!
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I know the pain it causes,I get them all the time since my crps.my pain gets so bad I take a razor knife " very carefully" I go down straight down til I get girlie the nail ,sometimes you have to go a little rite of the nail or left if it's on the other toe ,once I get below the nail I pry up and the nail comes bends up to wear you can see the ingrown part,and with the knife holding it up.I just slice off the nail,I'm good at it now I've probably done about 30 now and it could be more.you must be good with a razor knife ,I sometimes draw blood ,but what they do to you at the podiatrist is much worse.also if you don't want to try that ,order ingrown toenail cutters,they basically do the same thing ,but there not a razor.im just letting you know what I do.i also use the dr sholls if I can't get it rite away ,that takes the pain away and softens the nail and then I'm able to get it.best of luck to you my friend