My Big Toe

[chiangrai]

Some thing is wrong with my big toe nail. It looks like the nail is dyeing.

It has gone brown and yellow and seems like there is an inflammation

under the nail.

 

At first I thought it was an infection but I took paracetemol when it became

painful and the pain went away which I took to mean that it was an inflamation

and not an infection.

 

It's usually only painful when you press it but twice it got painful and I took 

paracetamol (Tylenol).

 

What do you think it is...........? 

[tutsiwarrior]

sounds like a toenail fungus for which there have been other threads on this forum...

 

I've had them most of my adult life...in my case there hasn't been any discomfort so I ignore it...

 

looks like hell, though: 'whatsamatta darlin'?' 'eewww, what's that thing on yer toe??? is it contagious? stay away from me!!!'

[chiangrai]

This is painful when you touch it and sometimes flares up very painful.

 

[tonray]

infection....see a doctor before it gets worse

[chiangrai]

O.k...I will see a doctor...I was just wondering why Tylenol took the pain away if it's an infection......and also what caused it.....

 

I will ask the doctor of course but I mightn't get the best answer.

 

 

[1FinickyOne]

Well, a bit off, as not in the toe nail, but gout most often strikes the big toe first... it is very painful but looks more like a bite on the side of the toe... just a possibility. Anything swollen there? for some people it can be so painful that the mere touch of a bedsheet is unbearable... 

[tonray]

21 hours ago, chiangrai said:

O.k...I will see a doctor...I was just wondering why Tylenol took the pain away if it's an infection......and also what caused it.....

 

I will ask the doctor of course but I mightn't get the best answer.

 

 

It doesn't matter what caused the pain Tylenol blocks the nerve reception for pain transmission is all