Community comment#1
Find a podiatrist or dermatologist that will send clippings off to a lab. That’s the only way to know exactly what it is.
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Hello, I was wanting some advice regarding toenail issues.
Hello, I was wanting some advice regarding toenail issues. At 13 years old I went to the doctor for an odor when I clipped my toenails, and pain. I was diagnosed with an ingrown toenail but I’m convinced it was untreated toenail fungus this entire time. I’m 22 now, and I’m so embarrassed because it’s worsened and my concerns weren’t taken seriously. I assumed I had an overgrowth of keratin but after recently noticing the grooves and discoloration has gotten worse, I believe it is a fungal infection. I don’t know what my next steps should be, I definitely want to see a doctor asap. Some people have had success with home remedies but I don’t want to risk it getting worse. In the meantime while I wait to be seen, is there anything that I can do? I have discoloration, and my toenails have gotten thicker over time. I’m really worried it has gotten to the point where I might need toenail removal. If anyone can provide me with any advice, reassurance, or information, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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Community comment#2
Posterity can give you a pill And it will take a year to have normal nails again
Community comment#3
Looks like fungal to me and it’s spreading to your smaller toe. Lots of great advice in this group. Colloidal silver, salt soaks, Vicks as well as filing the nail down thinly. Scroll through and try treatments that resonate with you. I am doing the above suggestions I mentioned and definitely seeing results.
Community comment#4
Have you considered having the toenails tested for what it is?
Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#5
what’s posterity?
Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#6
should be podiatrist
Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#7
OK thanks. Which pill worked for you
Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#8
I noticed that too 😞😣 filing the nail down as in, the thickness of the nail? Or making them shorter?
Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#9
Anonymous member both
Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#10
Anonymous member 597 I have not. I was just started on terbinafine
Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#11
Anonymous, my podiatrist said many people have bacterial infections and/or fungal and treat the wrong one. The only way to know is to test the toenail clippings. You can do this online or with a podiatrist.
Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#12
Here’s the online option. Then, with the results you make sure you get the right treatment.
Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#13
And remember, it takes 12-18 months to grow out toenails. So, whatever treatment you do, you want to do for as long as it takes for the infected toenail to grow out. My podiatrist explained that’s the biggest factor— treating until it’s grown out completely.
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