Guest guest Posted September 25, 2002 Report Share Posted September 25, 2002 <PRE>i'm glad you got in to see the dr. my toes need to be done again too. also needs to be cut. he wanted to see me in 2 weeks. that was about 6 weeks ago and i still don't have the cash. i am going to call the office tomorrow and see if they will just bill me for the visit. it'd be nice to get my orthodics too. kathy in il Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2002 Report Share Posted September 25, 2002 Tess, I¹m so glad you went and had it checked out. Sorry you have to have the nail removed. That doesn¹t sound very pleasant, but I know it has to be done. Untreated, you could be in trouble. I hope it is as painfree as it can be. a > My pcp had me come right in, took a look and said it is greatly > infected, probably started with an ingrown nail but there's no obvious > origin as the whole toe from below my nail, around it & up is swollen > and puplish red. She put me on Cephalexin. I go in tomorrow for > surgery to remove the nail, make channels down each side of the toe and > clear out some yuck. My circulation is really good, but the disk > problem makes that area numb. I had this happen to my other big toe > about 6 years ago...I had stubbed my toe on the bed leg and that pushed > the nail too far in...since I'm forever stubbing my toes I imagine > something similar happened ths time. > > I'm pretty spunky, but I don't like my feet messed with. On the scale > of things this is pretty minor, so I need to " buck up " and JUST DO IT. > > Thanks for all you love & concern. > > Tess, pouting > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2002 Report Share Posted September 25, 2002 Good thing you went in, Tess! I hope all goes well tomorrow. [ ] Chapter 2 Toe > My pcp had me come right in, took a look and said it is greatly > infected, probably started with an ingrown nail but there's no obvious > origin as the whole toe from below my nail, around it & up is swollen > and puplish red. She put me on Cephalexin. I go in tomorrow for > surgery to remove the nail, make channels down each side of the toe and > clear out some yuck. My circulation is really good, but the disk > problem makes that area numb. I had this happen to my other big toe > about 6 years ago...I had stubbed my toe on the bed leg and that pushed > the nail too far in...since I'm forever stubbing my toes I imagine > something similar happened ths time. > > I'm pretty spunky, but I don't like my feet messed with. On the scale > of things this is pretty minor, so I need to " buck up " and JUST DO IT. > > Thanks for all you love & concern. > > Tess, pouting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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