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    Performing Surgery on myself (kinda)

    I've had an ingrown toenail for a few days now. Originally we thought we had gotten it all because the pain stopped, but it came back like no other and it has been hard for me to walk these past two days. My mother said she would dig it out when she brought home some lidocane (sp) a numbing agent, because she said the pain of going in and digging the nail out would be too painful. Well I haven't been over there and tonight I decided to do it myself, without lidocane. I got a pair of tweesers and a pair of small scissors and went to town on my toe.

    Anyone else ever have a really bad ingrown? How did you get rid of it? Also, any tips on how to prevent one. This was really really painful and I'd rather not go through it again.
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    Re: Performing Surgery on myself (kinda)

    The only way I know to prevent them is to trim your nails in a manner that they wont grow that way. So that means no picking at them if that's a habit of yours, b/c thats how most in-growns are caused.

    I know, I've done that same procedure on myself before! LOL

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    Re: Performing Surgery on myself (kinda)

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    Re: Performing Surgery on myself (kinda)

    Well it hurt like heck but I think its all out now. If its not, I'm off to see my mother tomorrow and hope she brought the numbing stuff. The toe already feels better. Its a horrible hack job though. I'll get my fiance to clean it up nice and neat tomorrow afternoon.

    I do tend to pick at my nails. Its a horrible habit and I need to stop. Maybe I'll do what I'm doing to my fiance to make her stop picking at the edges of her fingers. Put tape on them! My toe is still throbbing, but hopefully that's the pressure leaving the toe.
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    Re: Performing Surgery on myself (kinda)

    I'd done the same thing more times than I care to remember. I finally went to a podiatrist, who performed some minor surgery (it's been years, I don't remember exaclty what was done) and I've been free of the problem since. I do remember a large pair of scissor-looking things...
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    Re: Performing Surgery on myself (kinda)

    i'm the king of ingrowns..............and you are insane! no way can i dig them out myself....i go to the podiatrist.....we know each other on a first name basis ........my whole family makes fun of my feet...................not my best feature!


    but i know all about the pain your experiencing......i've worked before all day with them, and i don't sit in an office, im up and down telephone poles all day....imagine that pain!
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    Re: Performing Surgery on myself (kinda)

    When I had mine done in hospital ( I'm such a girl - apparently :eek: ) they removed a slice of the nailbed down each side of the toe after ripping the existing nail off with what looked like pliers. I got to sit up and watch as long as I promised not to flinch or kick them.


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    Re: Performing Surgery on myself (kinda)

    Quote Originally Posted by dr del
    When I had mine done in hospital ( I'm such a girl - apparently :eek: ) they removed a slice of the nailbed down each side of the toe after ripping the existing nail off with what looked like pliers. I got to sit up and watch as long as I promised not to flinch or kick them.


    dr del
    thats how they remove them......................they numb you with like 5 or 6 needles ............trust me, in the past 2 years i have had about 5 of them.........it got so bad with me that they put acid in there so the nail would not grow back.............working like a charm so far..................i feel like a freak talking about this
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    Re: Performing Surgery on myself (kinda)

    my husband gets ingrown toenails really bad too. he's had them removed on both big toes several times by a podiatrist, by his dad, by himself, etc. they have been better since the podiatrist started doing it because he did remove a nice slice of the nail from each toe to help them from coming back. i gotta admit--seeing this done several times, i'm quite glad it's not something i have problems with!
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    Re: Performing Surgery on myself (kinda)

    I removed my own once using an exacto knife and a tweezer hurt like H@*&. I also once knew a girl who had her big toe nails comletely removed surgicaly in a manner that they will never grow back. Her feet look realy wierd

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