Issannative Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Sadist Sent from my LDN-LX2 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Issannative Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Just take em off please pain free forever just be sencible Sent from my LDN-LX2 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Issannative Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 It's not an arm you are taking off its just a nail <deleted>Sent from my LDN-LX2 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Issannative Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 What use is it to you to justify the pain and time to keep it there over the pain free time you will have if it's goneSent from my LDN-LX2 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogi100 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 I suffered with IGTNs for a while with both my big toe nails. I went to a NHS clinic in London a few times where they trimmed the side of the nail and I got temporary relief although it was extremely painful and involved travelling to and from the clinic and sitting around in a waiting room. An old pal of mine told he he sorted the problem himself years earlier by cutting V shaped slots in the ends of his toe nails with clippers and gently filing the edge where it grows into the flesh with a Black's file available from EBay or Amazon. The filing fractionally narrows the nail and the V shaped slot encourages the nail to grow away from the flesh by offering it the least line of resistance so it grows towards the middle of the toe. It worked for him and it's worked for me. You may have to repeat the process every week or two but that's no bother and only takes a few minutes. You can use a triangular file to enlarge the V slot to save you cutting it again after the initial use of the clippers. Once you start the process the pain will gradually decrease as the nail grows away from the flesh of the toe. What annoyed me was that the people at the clinic told me not to attempt the procedure when I mentioned it as it would make things worse. I've now realised that they were more concerned about their employment than they were about the considerable discomfort and pain an IGTN can cause their patients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Issannative Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 I don't understand why go through all that bother when getting them taken out will sort it are you all ao vain that you need to keep your toe nails am a bit perplexed Sent from my LDN-LX2 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Issannative Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Really just get em ripped out you won't regret itSent from my LDN-LX2 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Issannative Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Am telling you the only way my mom got relef was by taking them out it was a massive thing for her but a massive life change no more hurt no mor worry Sent from my LDN-LX2 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Cutting in a V. Myth! Myth! Myth! https://www.coachellavalleypodiatrist.com/video/will-cutting-a-v-in-my-ingrown-toenail-cure-it-.cfm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 (edited) 51 minutes ago, Issannative said: Haha I notice all the remidies involve pain or repeat actions just take them off be done with it I don't understand when there is a complete solution to your problem you won't do it Sent from my LDN-LX2 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app I haven't done anything special except keeping the nails on the long side once I got through the treatment phase of retraining the nail growth on the sides. I would agree with you if I had to do that for years or for life, but I certainly didn't and it certainly works. Edited August 9, 2019 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Issannative Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Your in Thai if they get infected as ingrowing inverably go it's gona be worse here with the humidity as in the more likely it will happen. We'll if you like to suffer and quite like paifull feet that anoy and irritate and make you even more grumpy carry onSent from my LDN-LX2 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Issannative Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Cut a v in them and also pit1Sent from my LDN-LX2 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brokenbone Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 53 minutes ago, Jingthing said: Cutting in a V. Myth! Myth! Myth! https://www.coachellavalleypodiatrist.com/video/will-cutting-a-v-in-my-ingrown-toenail-cure-it-.cfm yes, its not going to cure it once its messed up, but it lessen the force that makes them curve, its a preventative measure, tho it can relief some force when its done too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyboy2018 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 3 hours ago, Issannative said: My mom had this problem was awful in the end she had both big toenails removed roots and all sais she wished she had done it years ago Did they grow back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Issannative Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 No that's the point they never grow backSent from my LDN-LX2 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Issannative Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 OK you tell me who the hell is ever going to look at your big toe and think omg you don't have a nailSent from my LDN-LX2 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Issannative Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 And if they do you got a good story to tellSent from my LDN-LX2 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brokenbone Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 Just now, Issannative said: OK you tell me who the hell is ever going to look at your big toe and think omg you don't have a nail Sent from my LDN-LX2 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app i cringe at the thought of having someone pulling out my toenails, that is a common procedure in torture mind you, and then proceed to burn the root, and then to top it off charge me a bill for it. i also dont know where i would go, if that is my last resort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champers Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 13 minutes ago, brokenbone said: i cringe at the thought of having someone pulling out my toenails, that is a common procedure in torture mind you, and then proceed to burn the root, and then to top it off charge me a bill for it. i also dont know where i would go, if that is my last resort You do get a local anaesthetic, so don't feel a thing, apart from a small prick ( ooo er Missus). If you are a cowardy custard like me you don't need to look and the nurse will mop your brow and hold your hand. Even better if it is a female nurse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amykat Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 You don’t need to cut out your whole nail, they cut out a sliver of your nail along the side, down to the root, and burn the root. Then your whole nail is more narrow. I had it done over thirty years ago, and my nail looks normal, and I never had another problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogi100 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 3 hours ago, Jingthing said: Cutting in a V. Myth! Myth! Myth! https://www.coachellavalleypodiatrist.com/video/will-cutting-a-v-in-my-ingrown-toenail-cure-it-.cfm How is it a myth if it worked for my friend and myself. Few if any podiatrists are going to agree with your performing a simple procedure that takes money out of their pockets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 (edited) 10 hours ago, yogi100 said: How is it a myth if it worked for my friend and myself. Few if any podiatrists are going to agree with your performing a simple procedure that takes money out of their pockets. You're giving me personal anecdotes. Can you supply even one credible MEDICAL source recommending that? On the other hand it's easy to find credible MEDICAL sources suggesting self treatment by redirecting the nail growth with physical objects as a possibly effective therapy. As far as the conspiracy theories that the V isn't mentioned by doctors out of financial self interest. Well, I call B.S. on that because doctors don't make money by people trying the mechanical redirection method either! Edited August 10, 2019 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 It's my impression that if you're in Thailand the medical solution you're going to be offered is complete nail removal. Not narrowing the nails as that's a foot specialist thing and Thailand has almost no foot specialists. If people do go on for nail removal here, ask the doctor if he is going to treat the exposed skin chemically to stop new nail growth or not. I'm not real clear on which you want, but it's important to know what's going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott424 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 I am curious if anyone has had this done in Thailand and what the costs were. Both my big toenails are very curved and can be tender,and the skin has grown very high on the nail making it impossible to cut short. After reading this thread I am now considering getting them removed, will do more research on the web to see if this is the direction I want to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brokenbone Posted August 10, 2019 Author Share Posted August 10, 2019 37 minutes ago, Scott424 said: I am curious if anyone has had this done in Thailand and what the costs were. Both my big toenails are very curved and can be tender,and the skin has grown very high on the nail making it impossible to cut short. After reading this thread I am now considering getting them removed, will do more research on the web to see if this is the direction I want to go. please do report back if you go to a hospital Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 I am curious if anyone has had this done in Thailand and what the costs were. Both my big toenails are very curved and can be tender,and the skin has grown very high on the nail making it impossible to cut short. After reading this thread I am now considering getting them removed, will do more research on the web to see if this is the direction I want to go.In your case you shouldn't want to cut them too short. That would make it worse. I suggest trying the mechanical redirection method first before considering removal. Also make sure you get a straight edge cutter not a curved one. Curved ones of for fingers. Sent from my Lenovo A7020a48 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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