I have recurrent athletes foot, I do everything right, I dry my toes really carefully, I wear flip flops at the pool, I try not to let my feet sweat! I treat it at home and it comes straight back within a week or so.
I think the problem is my little toe, its very curled and grows under the next toe - they are quite difficult to pull apart so its ideal 'breeding' ground [vom] It like the bone in my little toe is actually curled. You cannot see most of my little toe nail if you look at my toes.
I also get mega callouses on the soles of my feet, chiropody gets rid of them but they come back - again I think I am walking weirdly because my little toe basically provides no support. My big toe is small as well and I don't think that provides much support either! Oh and I wear my shoes down very unevely - they end up on a slope from left to right.
I am fat so I am worried the Dr will just say - well what do you expect fattie and do nothing.