Potential Ingrown Toenail

[Tilly2]

I am going to see a podiatrist tomorrow, as I have a toenail which is beginning to curl inwards and it is beginning to hurt. I cannot get under it to cut it myself. It's not red or inflamed, just a blooming nuisance.

Any experience/ideas as to what the podiatrist will do. Will it hurt? I am not looking forward to it but I don't want it to become any worse.

[DaisyNonna]

Tilly, easier if you don't look.
Imagine yourself somewhere else, with somebody else.

[Togo]

Light blue suede lace up killer heeled ankle boots? I'll drown.
Tilly you have developed an ingrowing CB thread here.

[Psybbo]

Tilly, it won't hurt but that price will, costs about £25 or £15 here

[Tilly2]

Jno, that sounds horrible!

I hope I don't have to go through that. I am such a wimp!

Sibs, I don't care how much it costs, as long as I don't suffer!

[DaisyNonna]

Once took a life-saving course Togo

[Tilly2]

Togo, I know. I have asked for it to be moved. Anyway, I'm off now. Time for dinner. Bit late tonight

[jno]

Tilly, I didn't like the injections in the toe at all as I am a wimp too, but apart from that it wasn't a problem and I've had no pain since. Had to get a lift home from the hospital, that's all. It was done on the NHS.

[Psybbo]

You won't suffer, just enjoy a relaxing treat xx

[Tilly2]

Finished eating. Off to watch TV. I'll be back tomorrow with an update. Thanks for the reassuring posts, Jno, Sibs and Jomlett.

Goodnight all.xxx

[jennyjoan]

my sister goes to a podiatrist altho has the most fabulous feet you could have - so have I at the moment - a little tiny piece of hard skin needs to be removed from mine.

My neighbour got both two big toenails completely cut out and they numbed them so you will be ok. If they are sore ask for a wee local injection.

[Sammy48]

My partner had his done again yesterday. He has a bandage on it now.

[RATTER15]

It really depends on how the toe nail has grown in, some can just be sorted with some appropriate trimming, some need more extensive work requiring a trip to the hospital. Cutting a v in a nail does absolutely nothing to prevent it. I have done foot care courses and nail cutting courses, I am not qualified to cut ingrowing toenails though, I just refer them. A little side line of mine, soon to be expanded. :-)

[Eve]

I had problems with both sides of both big toes, were involuted and ingrowing and kept getting infected. I had both sides of both big toe nails removed all at the same time and phenol put on to stop them growing back.

Not very pretty, especially when healing but the procedure itself was fine, the injections were the worst bit, your toe is numb afterwards, if you are squeamish then you may not want to watch though I did, I was given the opportunity to lie down so I couldn't see. I had the option of the side being removed or the whole toenails being removed and went for the former.

Had no problems with those nails since, have had with other nails but probably my RA causing havoc in my feet.

[tonyav]

I had to have an ingrowing (big) toe nail removed as a kid, it hurt like hell for a few days after.

[cupotee2]

Ny husband has ingeowing toes nails. The first one kept getting infected until it was completly removed. Took a while to heal but no further problems after that..the second one now gets regular treatment with the podiatrist as they are hoping to save the this nail...its a loosing battle at the mo but time will tell.

He says it didn't hurt too much as he had an injection into the toe beforehand..

Hope yours goes well.

[jno]

you watched, Eve?

Eek.

[Tilly2]

Not too bad today, at all. I have one very involuted toenail which was trimmed and padded with a thin twist of cotton wool. The podiatrist said that I had done very well in cutting them myself but I needed to invest in some spring loaded clippers, as I tend to split the nail when using scissors.

She was excellent and showed me what to do to keep the problem at bay.
She did talk to me about the possibility of having the sides removed, if need be, at a later date.

She actually said that my feet were perfect, apart from this blinking toenail. 'One of the nicest pair of feet I have ever worked on.' I was dead chuffed.

Thanks to all of you for sharing your experiences and for the reassurance that it wouldn't be so bad. It was fine. What bliss!

[Psybbo]

Told you so xx

[Eve]

Glad to hear that Tilly, keep a close eye on them though, can easily get infected.

I did jno, call it morbid curiosity haha! It wasn't very pleasant to watch but the podiatrist was training two people and talking them all through it and letting them do bits of it so was quite a long session and lots of explanation, especially with four sides to do! At least it was all numb, didn't expect the injections to sting so much though.

[Tilly2]

I know you did, Sibs. Thank you. You were right.

Eve, was it not a problem having both done at once? Surely one at a time would be better. Did it affect your mobility?