It's Official!

[nungate]

Queenofmean is going to have part of her toenail removed. Does this mean I won't have to be a martyr to her toes after treatment?

[Eve]

I had both sides of my both my big toenails removed at the same time, not had a problem since with them :) Other nails causing their own issues now though, mine go involuted and ingrown though due to RA, some nails grow at a weird diagonal angle! Hope she get them sorted ok. Took mine a while to get healed up properly after.

[Dee Sa]

didn't Sybil of Fawlty Towers have her ingrowing toenail removed in one episode ? good luck QoM hope its not too painful xx

[nungate]

I hope she sees your post Eve, it's good that someone who has experienced this is about to share their experience. (she's not looking forward to it)

Thank you all for your good wishes, I'll pass them along to her when she gets back.

[Psybbo]

Hey Nungate, tell queenie I've got the hat!

[Tilly2]

You are a lovely Mum, nungate.

[nungate]

I'll pass that along Sibs.

There are times when I doubt she'd agree there Tilly! But these past few weeks she has been a total star, she helps me so much with her Grandma
I am really proud of her (just don't tell her I said so!)

[Tilly2]

okey dokey, nungate

[marval]

I wish her well with that, I hope it solves the toe problem she has been having.

[Eve]

Aww, the worst bit was them putting in the needle with the anaesthetic to numb the toe, after that it's all numb.

That said, I'm not that squeamish but was in two minds whether or not to watch. Didn't help I was a bit delicate after a rare few drinks on my birthday the day before.

Careful choice of footwear is a good idea, open toes sandals are good. I had mine done in the winter but my furry boots gave me plenty of room and protection so nothing was pressing on my toes. I remember being terrified on the bus that someone was going to tread on them after!

Mine needed dressings on for quite a well after, changed daily (they change it for you initially, did me anyway), it was a good few months or so and I had to buy my own dressings in the main, to do myself. My GP did prescribe me one box full (Boots had to order it in) and I got another box on Amazon, these ones in case she needs to get any at any point:

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I was dressing two toes at least once a day though and had a minor infection but I'm really prone to infections anyway. They can look a bit yukky while healing but they were fine, a good idea to know what to look out for, especially in a diabetic, as I was worried mine were yukky at one point and infected but they weren't :)

Always best to be on the safe side though, I had issues with a bit of burning from the chemical which stops your nail growing back but it all cleared up fine.

Podiatry were great with me and saw me more often as it's difficult for me to get to my feet.

[nungate]

Thanks for that Eve. She's been told she may have to have it done under a general anaesthetic which she isn't keen on, all because of the diabetes.
I'll also make sure we have some of those dressing in the house too. She is seeing the nurse at our practice to have a dressing change every couple of days - that poor nurse! She's only just got me sorted out after treating an ulcer on my leg for more than a year and now she has Queenie to contend with! Looks like she may have a lot more dressing changes to do in the future.

[Slapshot]

I had the nail beds chemically burnt away to stop the nails growing.... too many rugby injuries, no nails made it easier to deal with