Do I have an ingrown toenail?

[accidentprawn]

My big toenail on the right foot is very red and sore. The area around it is warm.
I will try to upload a photo onto my profile ( not promising!)

I CANNOT believe the Sporners haven't found this thread and inundated you with offers to squeeze / prick / amputate.

Mumsnet just isn't what it was ...

Good luck, prawn

AMPUTATE ?

Well, if all else fails.

I'll do it.

There !

Ha! I seem to be following my colleage Fluffycloudland around mumsnet! waves at fellow Pod. Accidentprawn I have had a look at your pic and yes, it is an ingrown toenail. To be honest, whether or not it is has a spicule (spiky bit) is irrelevant - sometimes funny shaped nails just do this anyway (especially if you've worn tighter shoes that might push the nail into the skin).

Get thee to a podiatrist. They might be able to trim it back but it does look rather ouchy so you might be up for nail surgery (which is not really that big a deal, honest :o and you get a nice big sympathy-inducing bandage afterwards) . This can be done on the NHS, but as Fluffycloudland says, the waiting list will be much much shorter if it is done privately.

AMPUTATE!!
I like my toe ( when its not infected!) candy are you qualified!
i am suprised the sporners haven`t found this thread.

Ooh a fellow Pod!! I thought I was the only one. Waves back to vege.

theres a FHP on here too.

Just seen your a teacher, teachers often seem to get bad feet you know.

ahh!! Glad to have been of some help!!

do teachers really get bad feet? i never knew!
thank you :)

They do seem to, Hairdressers too.

Everyone thinks it's a sit down job but obviously not. Ooh flat lace ups with a round toe for you from now on!

not a FHP?!?! I didn't think they were allowed!!

Yep. I have been waiting for another pod to come on here.

There's a really nice orthopod surgoen who does foot ops too.

You have an infected toe with overgranulation as a result of inflammation, probably from an ingrowing toenail.

I second (third?) seeing a private podiatrist once the infection has resolved, as you unfortunately will be low priority for NHS nail surgery and may have to wait many months to be seen.

A wedge resection (removal of the offending ingrowing part of the nail) should sort you out!

Soak it in hot water with Epsom salts. It will feel much better.

I had this a couple weeks ago, worst ever. I knew I should get spicule out, and did. It is fine now but might not be when it regrows. If it ever is as bad, I want surgery on it. Do they do nail resection when it is infected? Sounds dangerous!

I have found a podiatrist! I have an appointment with him tommorow.
He says the best thing to do will be to remove part of the nail.

I have had 2 ingrown toenails (one for about 6 years and the other from 2011 until now) you may consider the op or as I've been hearing on here, putting a little roll of tissue under each side of the nail to lift it out of the skin so it is not causing any pain. I have started doing this and it feels better than it did after I had the op on the other one, wish I'd done it before.
Hope it heals soon, best of luck x

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