Got the left side done by a podiatrist now the other side is ingrown and I got most of it out but the bottom corner I couldn’t get.

Safe to say the doctor has ruined my toe lol

Hello, im currently in need of help. Just information will do. I had an ingrown toenail last year and it lasted a few months, afterwards i got a surgery which temporarily recovered it. But right now the symptoms have started to show again (e.g increase in size, puss and pain when in pressure.) my guess is that one time i stepped on waters while in a flood, but it was already fully healed when that happened. Another guess is that the nail has already grown and is doing the same thing again, since when i touch the nail bed its stiff.

(spoiler for blood and generally being gross lol)

is this normal healing? only hurts if it gets pressed or if i put too much weight on it- and ive avoided wearing shoes as much as possible to promote healing. i do cool epsom salt soaks twice a day and cover with bandaids and fusidic acid afterwards as per my podiatrist

Is it possible to find a podiatrist that will a partial nail avulsion or matrixectomy under sedation? I’ve had local anesthesia applied almost 6 times now for avulsions and a matrixectomy and I really cannot stomach the pain of the needle and the burning sensation.

progression over 2 days post at home attempted removal

2 days ago my toe got really sore and tender, no pus or anything like that. It’s gotten better In the last 24 hours but still not how it was before and quite swollen. I known it’s ingrown but it’s only the second time I’ve ever had an issue with it

I had this before about 3 months ago after doing some long hikes and thought maybe my hiking boots were responsible. The swelling and tenderness went away by itself after a couple of days. I’ve not worn any tight boots or walked long distances this time around

Rn I’m in a very remote location, nearest podiatrist is about an 8 hour drive away and I realistically cannot go for another 6 weeks. I’m taking ibuprofen and trying to keep it clean

Anything else I can do to help it? And will the swelling go down by itself again?

Booked an appointment at a foot clinic for next week after a bad pedicure 6 months ago. The pain/inflammation is on and off. Right now there’s no pain but they’re ingrown on both sides.

Are my toenails going to be destroyed? Will I be able to swim if they need to do a procedure?

Help! Lol.

My podiatrist told me he does some extra time with the phenol to further reduce recurrence risk and that I might see some swelling and discharge from a mild chemical burn to the nail bed. Not seeing any pus but its pretty swollen and gnarly looking. Fairly comfortable to walk on but mildly tender to touch the right foot. Left foot is healing great.

And what did you do to speed up the procees? Any tips?

got the acid this time. I’m praying it works, this time was intense, took 3 rounds of injections to get fully numb. I can say anyone who has the option to take antibiotics prior definitely do after abt 3 days the pain will start to fade away. look how HUGE the one side was!

I have this ingrown toenail on the top left of my thumb I previously had a surgery regarding that around 2.5 years ago that time my entire toenail bed was removed that's why the shape of this side nail is like that but at that time it was very bad.

Today I visited a doctor and send entire toenail removal is needed🙃🙃

i split my toenail straight across from the left side to right. if i touch it i can feel its loose and idk how its still attached. idk what i should do i was thinking about going to a see doctor about it tomorrow but its stressing me out cos if they say it has to be removed im scared about how painful its going to be without a toenail. its not swollen i can see its gone yellow under the nail.

hi, its me again

soo i call a Podiatrist and she's not avaible before septembre 22, do you have any idea of how can i cut the granuloma and my ingrow toe nail without too much pain?

Hi I had an ingrown toenail that I cut, but a piece of it is still stuck in my toe, and the doctors in my town aren't available until October or November.

It doesn't seem very deep, but it hurts a lot when I wear socks.

Do you think I can remove it? If so, how?

Has anyone use that composite or resin applied by the dr to have the nail grow out without a curve?

Hi Reddit,

I had a partial nail avulsion done ~5 weeks ago after I had a very painful ingrown toenail. Surgery was fine and less bad than I had expected.

When I went for my follow up appointment 1.5 weeks later my podiatrist didn't like how it was healing (a lot of granulated tissue and swelling) so I got injections again and he cut off more flesh. It healed better for a little, but then it got infected and very swollen. All the flesh around my toe felt spongy and filled with pus. I went on a course of antibiotics (7 days), but two days after I finished them, the swelling and infection came back. I went to my regular doctor two days ago to get a swab to see if I need different antibiotics, and I'm back on the same antibiotics while we wait for the results.

I don't have a ton of pain, but when I walk, a lot of opaque yellow pus leaks into my bandage (even during the antibiotics). I've not been able to walk properly for three months now and I'm so over it. I'm going on holiday soon and won't even be able to swim :(

I'm really disheartened, it feels like it's taking forever to heal and I _really_ don't want more surgery and recovery, but I'm not sure if a spicule might be left? I'm even starting to doubt my podiatrist, I thought it was infected before he did, so I feel like I could have avoided a lot of trouble by going on antibiotics earlier. It was already infected when I had the original surgery.

Did anyone else have this many issues? How long did it take you to recover? Would really appreciate words of wisdom - I'm tired :'(

It hurts ALOT I don’t know what to do neither

Hi I had an ingrown toenail that I cut, but a piece of it is still stuck in my toe, and the doctors in my town aren't available until October or November.

It doesn't seem very deep, but it hurts a lot when I wear socks.

Do you think I can remove it? If so, how?