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Originally Posted by 4boysmom
I've got the fungus on my big toe on my left foot. I've been putting on the paint on stuff for months now. It looked for awhile like that was working. The doc said it would take months. It is finally growing to the top of the toe nail.
But I'm afraid I'm going to have to do what you did.
Not looking forward to it.
Don't wanna think about it.
It is soooo ugly!
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I just didnt think I'd have the will to sit there and paint the stupid thing, or remember to take the pills...and with all the side effects that the pills have. Ewww!
So, I just went ahead and gave the toenail it's eviction notice early. Just didnt want to deal with all the crud to try to save it.
I'm already missing a fingernail on my left hand due to a birth defect...so I didnt really care if I were to be missing a toenail too.
That toenail seemed to be affected by whatever caused the weird fingernail birth defect too. It was actually growing sideways. The toe doc said the nail bed was only in the back left corner of where it was supposed to be. It was growing catty-corners across the toe. He said it was weird, but at least there wasnt as much nail bed there as I should have had. So, it took less time and effort for him to remove it.
My family has this weird birth defect running thru our DNA. I thought I was the only one in the family until I found out my aunt and at least one of her kids had it. I was the only one who was missing a fingernail tho. My aunt had all her fingernails, but her left index finger, the nail is growing sideways across her finger. (same finger on my hand is affected, but what fingernail is there, is split in half and both pieces grow independently of each other)
I thought it was just me and my aunt until her daughter had her first kid, and he had nails just like mine...on most of his fingers! His younger brother also was missing most of his nails, and he's got microtia of the ear. (his ears are not quite formed right...little pieces of ear, instead of normally formed ears...and his hearing isnt quite right) Microtia means "small ear".
The birth defect that's causing the weird fingernails can also cause problems with the knees and other problems (kidney problems and glaucoma problems are possible apparently)
I'm just happy that now once my toe heals, I can buy some sandals...and hopefully some pretty shoes (my feet are huge, so pretty shoes are not always possible for my feet)
I'm excited! I've been looking at shoes and sandals on the internet. I cant wait to go out and try some new shoes on. Yay!