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Ingrown Nails

Posted 02-12-2011 at 07:28 AM by STM
Heyo,
I wouldn't normally post two blogs in such quick succession but I have a problem that I don't want a doctors opinion on.

I have two ingrown toe nails and they were excreting discharge last night, I think it might have been pus, I tried bathing them today but I can't get cotton threads underneath to relieve the nail and send it on a correct growth path. I am terrified of podiatrists and was wondering if anyone knows a remedy for the problem. Maybe I need to try thinner thread instead? I don't know.

Thank you for reading.
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OddjobAbe's Avatar
Amputation sounds like the only option. You should be administered opium before you do it.
Posted 02-12-2011 at 07:59 AM by OddjobAbe

STM's Avatar
Thankyou apothecary Oddjob.
Posted 02-12-2011 at 08:20 AM by STM

Disgruntled Intern's Avatar
I was going to laugh at you for your " I am terrified of podiatrists " comment, but then I remembered how much it smarts to have a nail removed. Good luck.
Posted 02-12-2011 at 08:25 AM by Disgruntled Intern

STM's Avatar
Thankee
Posted 02-12-2011 at 08:31 AM by STM

Dixanadu's Avatar
Gross man.
Posted 02-12-2011 at 09:01 AM by Dixanadu

STM's Avatar
I know, it's disgusting. =( I don't want my nail pulled out though.
Posted 02-12-2011 at 09:10 AM by STM

MA's Avatar
rip them out with pliers.

but really, get it sorted before it gets any worse, because it will.

EDITED: removed story about my nail, i forgot you might have yours removed. just go for it.
Posted 02-12-2011 at 09:11 AM by MA
Updated 02-12-2011 at 09:17 AM by MA

Jordan's Avatar
That was somewhat cringe-worthy. I've never had an ingrown toenail but I can imagine the pain. Sort yourself out!
Posted 02-12-2011 at 09:26 AM by Jordan

STM's Avatar
So I bathed it today added some savalon which stung for a bit but I guess it fought off any infection and now I have some pain relieving cotton string stuck between the toe and the nail, this should improve things according to my mothers personal experience. My father wants me to get it checked out but I'm terrified of having anything done to my nails.
Posted 02-12-2011 at 10:36 AM by STM

Mac Sirloin's Avatar
Tear them out with pliers if you want an immediate solution. It will hurt, but at least you can say you've done it.

I'm completely serious, but not completely sober. Take this advice with a grain of salt.

But don't put any salt on your nail. That sounds like it would hurt too.
Posted 02-12-2011 at 12:06 PM by Mac Sirloin

Elmatto753's Avatar
I had that, but wasn't so bad. Bathe them in a tub of water with some salt in it in the evening and it should help soften the nail so it grows to it's natural shape while the salt helps to fight the infection.
Posted 02-12-2011 at 12:20 PM by Elmatto753

Havoc's Avatar
Been there, done that. Go see a docter, he'll sedate your entire toe and cut off the part of your nail thats grown in (and a bit extra so it doesn't happen again). Had an ingrown toenail fixed a while ago and it hasn't happened since.
Posted 02-12-2011 at 01:00 PM by Havoc

STM's Avatar
Thanks all,

@Elmatto - I did the soaking minus the salt, thanks for the extra tip

@Havoc - No joke, if I was awake while a doctor did this to my toe, I don't mean like numb I actually mean if I was awake, I would physically chunder.
Posted 02-12-2011 at 01:06 PM by STM

Nate's Avatar
Anything you do right now may fight the infection, but it won't fix the nail itself. Get yourself drunk and go see a doctor. They're used to seeing people scared of pain and know how to help you deal with it.
Posted 02-12-2011 at 04:11 PM by Nate

MeechMunchie's Avatar
I once ran a few miles in shoes two sizes too small for me. When I took them off my feet were bruised and my big toe was just one big bruise, entirely blue. The underside of the nail was covered in sticky blood. It was loose for the next few weeks, then it fell off and I had to pull out the remaining shards of congealed bloody nail with pliers.

And they all lived happily ever after.
Posted 02-13-2011 at 05:38 AM by MeechMunchie

STM's Avatar
Oh nasty.

@ Nate, you'd be surprised, today my nails are almost painless and are no more digging into my toe, they also feel clean and n more discharge has occured.
Posted 02-13-2011 at 06:53 AM by STM

Ridg3's Avatar
If you do go to the doctors draw an angry face on your nail and convince yourself that it's mocking you. You'll want to be rid of it I promise you.
Posted 02-13-2011 at 02:23 PM by Ridg3

Nate's Avatar
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@ Nate, you'd be surprised, today my nails are almost painless and are no more digging into my toe, they also feel clean and n more discharge has occured.
And I'd be surprised if it stays that way. Like I said, you're treating the infection and not the nail.
Posted 02-13-2011 at 03:43 PM by Nate

MA's Avatar
just rip the fucker out.

Christ.
Posted 02-14-2011 at 09:25 AM by MA

STM's Avatar
'Scuse me Mr. Doctor and advising 14th century apothecary. Today my toes are painless and the nail is no longer digging into the skin, it is growing normally almost. Touch wood.
Posted 02-14-2011 at 10:55 AM by STM

MeechMunchie's Avatar
I reccomend a course of leeches.
Posted 02-14-2011 at 12:20 PM by MeechMunchie

MA's Avatar
your four humors are unbalanced.

cough up some phlegm.
Posted 02-14-2011 at 01:01 PM by MA

 

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