Guest guest Posted September 25, 2002 Report Share Posted September 25, 2002 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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