Diet/exercise/weight loss thread

Obedient Little Puppy · Jun 8, 2010

Okay, I'm annoyed now.

I saw a different doctor this morning, who basically told me a completely different story to what the other doctor did. Apparently, my toes truly are infection free, but the reason they are so red is because the badly cut nails are poking into the skin, and that to relieve this, I must regularly pull the flesh away from the nail, so that the nail can grow correctly. Only then, apparently, will the redness disappear.

I'm feeling slightly insecure after being told something so different, but I guess I can try it and see if it works. It could take some time though

But if I truly am infection free, then at least I can start wearing boots again, so can hopefully soon buy some powerwalking boots and decent socks, and start that up again *curses self for being too preoccupied to ask doctor if it's safe to do so yet*

Darktruth · Jun 8, 2010

Right so basically you've got an ingrowing toe nail? Fuck me what was the first doctor looking at if the second one is right?

Obedient Little Puppy · Jun 8, 2010

If that is what I've got, it's my own fault. For nearly 20 years I have picked my fingernails and toenails and literally torn them off. To the point where there was about 90% exposed quick and 10% actual nail. Stress

I've stopped doing it now, and so have lovely long sharp fingernails and decent toenails, but the nails on the big toes are the worst to grow back properly. I hope, with this flesh pulling method, that the nail will come to grow away from the flesh as it's meant to, as a guy I know on another forum had to have his surgically removed and insisted on posting pictures of the outcome

sebastian · Jun 8, 2010

OLP, use a nail clipper! They're cheap, pain-free, and keep your nails looking nice.

Obedient Little Puppy · Jun 9, 2010

I shredded them as part of a nervous habit that ended up spiralling out of control. I ended up in hospital several times with pretty serious infections in my fingernails, but neither that, nor being told on one occasion that I risked gangrene, could get me to stop. That's how out of control it was

sebastian · Jun 10, 2010

Yeah, gangrene is not fun. Using a clipper is a reasonable price to pay for not risking gangrene

Obedient Little Puppy · Jun 10, 2010

Yep

It doesn't help not knowing if it's safe to get back into my walking while I have an ingrowing toenail either

sebastian · Jun 10, 2010

Well, why not call your doctor and ask if you can start walking again?

Obedient Little Puppy · Jun 10, 2010

They're probably sick of the sight of me by now

I examined the nails quite closely earlier on, and they don't look too bad. I just hope it doesn't take them too long to grow back over the skin again, instead of into it

Darktruth · Jun 10, 2010

Youâ€™ll be okay to wear your walking boots again if it's only an ingrown nail OLP.

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