Woven into my memories of spring and summer 2013 was a
noticeable, ever-present thread of aggravation: toes that insisted on in-grown
status, even with a podiatrist’s occasional intervention.
But Thursday, September 5, 2013, my podiatrist got to the
root of one of the problems, literally. He excavated the toenail of the big toe
on my right “good” foot.
Toenail. Gross! Yuck!
Opposite view. Yuck! Gross!
That offending portion of nail had grown curled deep into the
flesh of my toe. The procedure excised a section about ½ inch x ¼ inch. Even
though I am now soaking twice a day as part of the healing process, my walking
is already less painful and my balance is not feeling as “off” as it has for
several months.
And I finally have hope it will continue to improve and I
will regain some of the confidence about walking that I had acquired months ago with the help of
therapists and walking buddies among friends and family.
great shot of the toe angel. i had to have my whole toe nail removed when i was in my late twenty's. i still remember it. hope yours heals quicly
ReplyDeleteWalk on it, well wrapped of course, as soon as they let you. Yes, gross. LOL
ReplyDeleteHow you could walk at all with that thing in your flesh is beyond me. It has got to feel better. Hope you are walking pain free soon.
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