Earlier this year I had cut back my toenails and went too short trying to get rid of ingrown nails and ended up with infections in both toes. It was very painful and I couldn’t get to the infection with hydrogen peroxide and triple-antibiotic ointment and wound up at the doctor’s office and he gave me anti-biotics and told me he wanted me to have the foot doctor do my nails from now on. Well I cancelled the appointment because my nails didn’t need to be cut yet. They grow very slowly. But now they need cut. Should I just trim them a little and be careful or wait and make an appointment with the Podiatrist. I think the Podiatrist is busy with needier patients than me. I don’t really need a Podiatrist do I?
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15 minutes and they can remove them, and stop the nail section from growing again.
You’d be highly numbed up, a quick snip, and a swab of chemical to stop growth.
A good doc would be more than willing to help you out. It’s much safer than risking infection.
Foot health is important, I’ve seen too many feet removed.
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Oh God, you’re scaring me. Just because of my nails???
Oh my, I apologize. I didn’t mean to scare you.
But yes, untreated infections can be dangerous.
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So I should go? I don’t have an infection now. That was awhile ago. I just need them cut, but the regular doctor didn’t like the job I was doing, They are hard to cut.
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I would go. Does it start to hurt when they grow and you walk?
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In sandals no, but in walking shoes yes. The big toes hurt. That’s why I cut them so short. But that’s what gave me the infection last time. I’m not doing that again. It was awful.
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Yeah. Sorry you have to deal with that. Even if you don’t have any procedures at least a consultation might be a good idea.
They’ll take care of you.
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The doctor said they cut your nails, is that the case?
They can, and they do a great job.
They’re sterile, mostly nice. It would be quick.
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You should see the podiatrist. They can help you and lots of people get their toe nails done by the podiatrist
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If it’s free I would go. I trim my own nails but a couple years ago my feet were swelling up every day so I went to a podiatrist. I went to my podiatrist and my dermatologist for my athletes foot. Believe it or not I had a case of athletes foot for three years.
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Oh I believe it, that stuff goes deep in there and it can be tricky to get to it.
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They gave me some cream to put on it twice a day but I couldn’t stick to the regimen so they gave me pills to take for a month and those cleared it right up.
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They have pills for it? That’s great.
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