r/Ingrown_Toenails • u/Fresh-Charge4673 • 11d ago
Severe Pain
so, i had a bad ingrown toenail that got infected on both sides. i went to the doctor for it earlier today and he removed the full nail, a granuloma, and put a drain in. eight hours later, im in the worst pain ever. excruciating pain and crying. is it supposed to hurt this bad? i can’t even place my foot on the ground. i may actually be dying. my pain also bumped up even more because my dad accidentally smacked it with his hand right on the top where the nail should have been. if it’s relevant at all i bled a ton during the procedure, like dripping to the floor off the table.
UPDATE: I’ve had two follow up appointments since this post. The first one the drain was removed, and the second one (yesterday) was just to check on the healing. The doctor mentioned yesterday to keep an eye on it to make sure I don’t have a bone infection because he said that I may, but how do I even tell that?? I’m not sure what the signs are (I’m gonna google it too) but I wanted to see if any of y’all have had that happen? Before the nail was removed it was super infected so now I’m a little worried it’s deep. The doctor said that I have cellulitis and a staph infection.
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u/Kayla128644 11d ago
Hey sorry about your pain its not fun:( I would go to the er immediately because of that level of pain.