| 89danboy |
06-26-2016 07:29 PM |
Ingrown toenails
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Originally Posted by Inspiretoday
(Post 1206855)
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 get them all the time,and they are very painful,I'm sort of a pro at getting them cut out,,I also use the dr sholls to ease the pain,I have a special pair of ingrown toenail clippers that are able to get some of them out,when I have a deep one or one that's lower,I wouldn't recommend this unless you are good with a razor knife,i do it cause know what I'm doing ,and the pain is unbearable when it really grows in,anyway what I do is take the blade " and only have a small portion of the razor sticking out.then you put the blade in the side where the nail is growing ,you go down about 1/4 inch and take the blade and bend upwards towards the toenail,it will lift your nail up and out of the the toe,and you can clip it off or use the knife and gently cut through.ive done it probably 30 times,never cut my foot,you may bleed a little bit,but that's to be expected.this is only if you know what your doing.i was to I'll to go to Drs most of the time,and am handy with razor knife,I know I'm probably gonna get some bad feedback from ,this.but that's what I do.i would order the ingrown nail clippers first,cause they do work,it can be painful sometimes ,but they get the job done, |
