Toenail Removal - Page 3

hckynut · ‎03-10-2010

@GrailSeeker wrote:

@GrailSeeker

My Podiatrist had retired so my Ortho friend told me there was a Foot Specialist in his Orthopedic Group. He did my removal, with a stern warning from my Ortho friend. "Make sure John can still get his foot in his ice skate".

True! Had one of those open shoes I wore for a couple weeks, but I went ice skating the next day. Limped in, but skating does not flex ones toes. Not easy getting the wrap in my 8.5 skate( I wear a 10 shoe), but I did.

No different skating other than noticing the tightness of my left skate. Ice skates for serious skaters are not meant to be comfortable, more so for functionality.

My toenail eventually grew back. Doesn't look exactly the same, but it trims just like my previous nail. Took over a year, but "it's back".

hckynut

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hckynut · ‎03-10-2010

@Mom2Dogs wrote:
@wagirl The Toe Bro show...sometimes, ok most of the time, I have to look away. I feel so bad for those people that have suffered for so long with their feet!

@Mom2Dogs

Sound like my wife watching any surgical show. She wants to see nothing. I, on the other hand, want to see everything. My Cardiologist can attest to that during my 2nd heart attack procedure. I asked him to move the monitor so I could see it! Maybe I'm just odd, eh?

hckynut

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hckynut · ‎03-10-2010

@Mom2Dogs wrote:
@Lipstickdiva I heard the doctor on on the Toe Bro show say that the nail removal procuedure does not allow for the nail to grow back.

@Mom2Dogs

In my case, not true! Took over a year, but mine grew back.

hckynut

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lmt · ‎05-19-2010

I had my big toenail removed for a melanoma biopsy. They sprayed both sides of the toenail with a numbing agent before they gave me a shot on either side of the nail so I wouldn't feel anything. The worst part was getting the two shots with the needle; I felt nothing having the nail removed.

Once the shot wore off, my toe was a bit sore but it only lasted a few hours. Had to soak my foot in epsom salt and apply neosporin for a few days. It took a little over a year before my nail completely grew back.

qualitygal · ‎10-04-2010

@Mom2Dogs wrote:
@nana59 Could you have small tatoos put on the skin where the toenail was removed?

NO....................toenail removed due to cameltoe next to it. I would not draw attention to that area. Nothing attractive about it. The shot to numb it, was so painful.

wagirl · ‎03-09-2010

@hckynut --Hi John!!

Yes I like watching all that kind of stuff too. Not squeamish at all--find it fascinating---my family thinks I'm crazy---

Lipstickdiva · ‎03-10-2010

@Mom2Dogs wrote:
@Lipstickdiva I heard the doctor on on the Toe Bro show say that the nail removal procuedure does not allow for the nail to grow back.

@Mom2Dogs thank you. Guess I misunderstood.

CatsyCline · ‎07-24-2013

@nana59 i do not want to frighten you, but i had 2 toenails removed in 2016. My left big toe and 4th toe. The pain during and after the procedure was excruciating, much worse than i would have expected and had a very hard time with healing. I put iodine on the toes 2x a day and some Oak Cream dr. recommended. Soaked in epsom salts 2 x day.for weeks and finally he had me apply an antibiotic used for ear infections and it worked!! i may have soaked in the epsom bath longer than necessary though. i had painkillers from a back surgery and took those for weeks. i wore wide, soft shoes for months.

I have a tiny nail on my big toe now after 5 years. the other toe is just rough skin.

If you do it, do not remove toes on both feet. Have the podiatrist operate on one foot, heal and then the other foot.

i've had 2 lumbar surgeries, neck surgery and hip replacement and the toe surgery was the worst!

hckynut · ‎03-10-2010

@CatsyCline

Our Lumbar Surgeries in comparison to my big toe surgery, are not even close to comparable. Removing my L-5/S-1 effected my whole lower body movement, my Left Big Toe? Only walking, nothing else.

With my back surgery I could not run for over 2 months, and could not play hockey for over a year. Putting socks on was a 10 minute procedure, at best. Pain aside, my big toe surgery did not prevent me from ice skating the following day.

Pain pills? The strongest I can take is OTC Tylenol 8hr. tabs, and I take only half a dose at most. No NSAIDS/Hydrocodon or Oxycodone, just plain ole Ibuprofen all I can take unless I want more Colonoscopies.

Never had surgery on a smaller toe, but I have had every one of the Black(blood under the nail) and have either pushed a needle through the nail to drain the blood, or pulled the nail out.

Hurt? Sure, but incapacitate me as did my 2 Spinal Disc Removals? Not even close. Toenails stopped me from doing nothing, even running when it involved my small toes.

I do agree! Unless necessary I would do 1 foot at a time. The Big Toe? Who knows how it will effect different people. The smaller toes? I can only base that on doing My Own Toenail Removals, as I described above. My left big toenail took over a year, but is pretty close to the original nail.

Interesting reading your experiences.

hckynut

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GrailSeeker · ‎12-01-2012

@hckynut wrote:
@Mom2Dogs wrote:
@Lipstickdiva I heard the doctor on on the Toe Bro show say that the nail removal procuedure does not allow for the nail to grow back.

@Mom2Dogs

In my case, not true! Took over a year, but mine grew back.

hckynut

@hckynut It sounds like your nail was removed due to bleeding beneath the nail caused by the trauma of hitting your nail against the toe of your skates? Just guessing, but yes, a nail can be just removed without the phenol and alcohol procedure that kills the nail bed. Phenol and alcohol is why the permanent procedure is referred to as a "P&A".