Wellness

[shoesnbags]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

@Trailrun23. It has been about 40 years since I let a podiatrist talk me into removing my right big toe nail and it hasn't grown back yet.  I don't know it makes much difference to a man, but for a woman it destroys the pedicure/sandals situation.  I deeply regret having it done, especially since I've read there's  a prescription medication available for the problem.

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@Kachina624 

Don't feel too bad about having it removed.  I've had the fungus nail on my big toe cultured and have used several Rx meds that are supposed to work on that organism, but nothing helps!  Before seeing foot doctors (yep, more than one) I also tried a number of home remedies. 

So I still have my big toenail, but I haven't been able to have pretty polished toenails for two years now.  And it's not likely to get better going forward. 

[Kachina624]

@shoesnbags  If we can fly in outter space, send a man to the moon, cure certain cancers, why can't science cure toenail fungus, eh?

[CatsyCline]

 had 2 toenails removed 8 yrs ago this week. my big toenail is the half the size of a postage stamp.    my 4th toenail is just sort of nail fiber.  i do polish them and it looks OK.

  just a caveat it was the worst pain of my life (including childbirth) after the anesthesia wore off.  and it took forever to heal.

 soaked my foot daily in epsom salts and used iodine on it.  dr finally had to prescribe an antibiotic used for ear infections.  it worked.

all the doctors over the years kept telling me stuff like oh fungus is everywhere just live with it blah blah and no we won't give you the Lamisil pills.

[Trailrun23]

Thanks for the reminder! 

[Trailrun23]

I have a friend who just puts polishe where her toenail used to be when she has a pedicure. You really can't tell unless you look closely.

[Trailrun23]

DH went back to the podiatrist for a follow-up today after his toenail removal. Dr said not to use any more of the ointment he gave him and to use only tea tree oil on it at night.  He said it heals skin better than anything else on the market and he doesn't know what more people don't use it. 
Has anyone used tea tree oil for this type of thing? 

[shoesnbags]

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@Trailrun23 wrote:

I have a friend who just puts polishe where her toenail used to be when she has a pedicure. You really can't tell unless you look closely.

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@Trailrun23 

What keeps the polish from just peeling off her skin the next day?  When I'm polishing my nails, if a little bit of polish gets on my skin it always comes off after I wash my hands a couple of times.  This is not an idle question, as I have a big toe with a fungus that hasn't responded to treatment. I really, really miss having my toenails polished.

[Nightowlz]

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@Trailrun23 wrote:

DH went back to the podiatrist for a follow-up today after his toenail removal. Dr said not to use any more of the ointment he gave him and to use only tea tree oil on it at night.  He said it heals skin better than anything else on the market and he doesn't know what more people don't use it. 
Has anyone used tea tree oil for this type of thing? 

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@Trailrun23 

I use tea tree oil on everything. I use it instead of something like Neosporin or antibiotic ointment.

I would have used it full strength on my toenail before having it removed. It's supposed to penetrate through the skin so it probably do the same with the toenail.

It should be used with a carrier oil but I would use it as the doctor told him. I use it with & without a carrier oil depending on what I'm using it on. 

The oil possesses antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and antifungal properties.