Hey everyone,

I've had CRPS for 2 yrs now. Both my big toenails are ingrown and it's causing even more pain and bleeding. The doctor at the hospital put me on antibiotics as he said he would not perform surgery if it's infected. I did mention to him that I doubt the antibiotics would rid the toes of the infection, and it turns out I was right. He's going to go ahead the surgery anyway, cutting the sides of the tow (which have almost engulfed the nail itself) and then cut the nail in a way so it won't grow back.

I have the type-II CRPS so I'm wondering if it's too risky to go for surgery, or, as in my case, the CRPS is as a result of nerve damage so I'm thinking that surgery couldn't cause anymore pain that I already have.

What do you think? I always hear surgery is a definately no-no with CRPS patients but if my toes are constantly infected, I hear stories of patients where they've had to have their whole leg removed because of the infection spreading?