Toenail Removal - Page 4

GrailSeeker · ‎12-01-2012

@lmt wrote:
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.

Did a podiatrist do this procedure? I was told many times that podiatrists have the handle on how to do this much better than any other medical provider. The shot is given at the base of the toe and not directly into the nail. Like the base of a tree, the numbing works its way up. No need for more than one shot, and certainly not into the nail bed itself.

GrailSeeker · ‎12-01-2012

@Lipstickdiva 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 thank you. Guess I misunderstood.

Two different procedures. You can choose if you want a permanent procedure or just nail removal.

GrailSeeker · ‎12-01-2012

@CatsyCline wrote:
@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!

That "Oak" cream is a product sold OTC. Podiatrists buy it from a vendor at conventions and it is not a real antibiotic. I would venture a guess that the infection was what was causing you so much pain and non-healing. I do have a little animosity towards podiatrists because of pulling these kinds of tricks, selling you a product for their profit that is worthless.

hckynut · ‎03-10-2010

@GrailSeeker

My ice skates had nothing to do with my nail removal. I have had many black nails during my many decades of running. I know what causes them because of my foot size difference.

A serious hockey ice skater knows your skate has to fit like a glove, not a slip on. In those skates your foot does not move inside the boot. Yes, you can have a broken toe, but not from just skating. Get hit with a frozen puck going 90mph on the toe? Sometimes they break.

I know what the problem was from my toenail removed pre-virus. That was close to 2 years ago. While I appreciate your comments about my toenail removal, I wasn't asking for advice, I was/am sharing my personal knowledge.

My medical background is all from personal experiences and attending many Sports Clinics over the decades. These have included the Coronary/Pulmonary/Respiratory

/Orthopedic and Exercise Physiology.

Thank you for your comment.

hckynut(john)🥅🏒

hckynut(john)

GrailSeeker · ‎12-01-2012

@hckynut wrote:
@GrailSeeker

My ice skates had nothing to do with my nail removal. I have had many black nails during my many decades of running. I know what causes them because of my foot size difference.

A serious hockey ice skater knows your skate has to fit like a glove, not a slip on. In those skates your foot does not move inside the boot. Yes, you can have a broken toe, but not from just skating. Get hit with a frozen puck going 90mph on the toe? Sometimes they break.

I know what the problem was from my toenail removed pre-virus. That was close to 2 years ago. While I appreciate your comments about my toenail removal, I wasn't asking for advice, I was/am sharing my personal knowledge.

My medical background is all from personal experiences and attending many Sports Clinics over the decades. These have included the Coronary/Pulmonary/Respiratory
/Orthopedic and Exercise Physiology.

Thank you for your comment.

hckynut(john)🥅🏒

Goodness, I did not mean to give you medical advice, if that's what I sounded like.

I've seen many cases of toenails that get bumped by the toe of steel toed shoes over and over through the day, just through walking, causing the nail to actually dislodge.

Skating involves pressure on the toes of the foot balanced on steel, so assumed this could cause injury to toenails.

I, too, was just sharing my personal knowledge for purposes of discussion, and I know you are quite well informed about your own medical history.

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chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

I just happened to see an episode of that show (TLC, I believe) with the two foot docs. One case the guy had this toenail that had to be removed. In his case it was preferable to NOT have the nail grow back, so the doc put some sort of acidic treatment to the nailbed so that it wouldn't grow back. In his case, if it did grow back (I apologize that I cannot recall the condition) it would grow back with the same problem, so that made it better for the patient to just not have the nail grow out again.

I surmised from that that if you didn't treat the nail bed as that doc did, then the nail will grow back.

hckynut · ‎03-10-2010

@GrailSeeker

Happy that we are on the same page. One thing I have never done in the many years I have been coming to this forum! I do not give medical advice to anyone. If someone asks me a question and I am sure of the answer, that is all I intend it to be, an answer, not advice. I leave that up to the professionals in Health Care.

Sorry if I misinterpreted your reply to my post. I was just trying to let you know my toenail issue was over and done with, thank goodness.

I come here for the same things you stated in your latest reply. Always try my best to get along with those that come to this forum. For me getting along here seems to be much easier than a few other forums. Sure want it to stay that way.

My best to you and yours and enjoy the rest of the weekend,

hckynut

hckynut(john)

CatsyCline · ‎07-24-2013

@hckynut wrote:
@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

@hckynut My pain with the toenail removals was due to only having a numbing anesthetic on my toes. He used lidocaine and I could feel the pressure of the needle and the scissors or blade he used to cut the nails and tissues. Once the anesthetic wore off my pain was offf the charts. My toes were swollen and the flesh left bare by the nail was weepy, raw and inflamed. Walking was difficult.

With my major surgeries i had General Anesthesia. My incisions all healed cleanly and quickly. I have an 8" inch scar from the base of my skull into my level C6 vertebrae. My other scars are hefty as well. I had quite a chunk of muscle cut out of my hip area where the replacement joint was placed. I had no infection with my hip, neck and lumbar incisions.

Everyone feels and reacts to pain differently. The surgical nurses, floor nurses and my surgeons all recommended for me to manage my pain and stay ahead of it. I have no shame in taking pain meds for acute pain! If I am in pain I am not going to be a hero popping a Tylenol here or Advil there.

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lmt · ‎05-19-2010

@GrailSeeker wrote:
@lmt wrote:
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.
Did a podiatrist do this procedure? I was told many times that podiatrists have the handle on how to do this much better than any other medical provider. The shot is given at the base of the toe and not directly into the nail. Like the base of a tree, the numbing works its way up. No need for more than one shot, and certainly not into the nail bed itself.

@GrailSeeker Yes, a podiarist did the removal. I had no pain with the actual removal of the nail. As I mentioned, the only pain I felt was the two shots I received on either side of my big toe. My shots were not given into the nail bed. They were given through the skin.

I read up on the procedure before I had it done. Sometimes one shot is given, sometimes two. I guess it depends on the doctor who is doing the removal.

Zhills · ‎11-15-2011

I had a big toenail removed due to fungus at the base. Took 3 days off work (easy) put on sandals and continued life. Not really painful and the nail grew back. Today you can't tell which one it was!