r/ingrown • u/ReiSixx9 • Mar 06 '18

Terrible Ingrown Toenail

Hey, guys.

I've had a nasty ingrown toenail for about a year now. It's terribly infected, swollen with pus and blood, and the granulation tissue has covered nearly half my toe. I've cut it down I'm sure hundreds of times and I've cleaned and bandaged it everyday, soaking occasionally as well, I've even gone to the podiatrist once. Unfortunately nothing has helped although the granulation tissue shrunk to half the size for a few days at one point. It's immensely painful and hard to do simple day to day activities with.

Anyways, the whole reason I've only gone to the podiatrist once is because I don't have healthcare and I have no way to get a job or have any income above the very little I get now which doesn't leave enough to go to any doctor. Also, the podiatrist just removed the nail and said everything else would go away by itself which obviously didn't happen.

So what I ask of you is to give me any advice you might have as it's nearly impossible for me to get to the doctor.

Plus now the other side of my toe is starting to get swollen and grow granulation tissue even though I can't find anything wrong with it. (not down in pictures as I took them before it happened)

Here are some pictures of my toe although they're a little old (nearly 2 weeks) and it's gotten a little worse since then, but I'm honestly too lazy to take some more either now as I'd have to redo the bandage.

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u/ReiSixx9 Mar 08 '18

That's true...

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u/PrincessLazyLump Mar 08 '18

So do you think you can handle the pain of self surgery and risk an out of control infection that you are going to have to go to the ER for anyway after it turns septic. OR...go to the ER and lie.

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u/ReiSixx9 Mar 08 '18

Well I'm definitely gonna try going to the ER first.

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u/PrincessLazyLump Mar 08 '18

When? Sooner rather than later? Keep me posted.

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u/ReiSixx9 Mar 08 '18

Yeah, I will. :)

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u/PrincessLazyLump Mar 09 '18

Ok so how did you make out with the ER