tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post3666012169095974149..comments2023-08-15T09:39:41.235-05:00Comments on Sutured for a Living: Ingrown Toenail Care in 1908 and Nowrlbateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15236331355857884458noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-71815899786884659142010-07-28T07:21:50.514-05:002010-07-28T07:21:50.514-05:00WOW, I've been practicing podiatric surgery fo...WOW, I've been practicing podiatric surgery for 20 years and I've never seen that text. Absolutely fascinating!! While I was trained to perform the wedge resection, I've rarely needed to resort to it. It's amazing how a small toenail can cause such painful problems....and what big relief a simple phenol matrixectomy can provide. <br />Thanks so much for that blast from the past!agent99https://www.blogger.com/profile/12334005818736489335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-44837481719970357392009-10-22T17:57:55.583-05:002009-10-22T17:57:55.583-05:00I tried to read this, but I couldn't. (got nau...I tried to read this, but I couldn't. (got nauseaus!) <br />Benjamin, my 17 year old, came to me about 16 months ago and said "Mom, my toe hurts a bit" It was SEVERELY infected from an ingrown toenail. Off to the doc, they did a little operation and said he'd be fine ..return in 6 weeks. We came back in 6 weeks and what had recovered ..was infecting again. So they tried it again ...and again in another 6 weeks. After the 4th time and return of yet again infected toe ...they removed the toenail (in a way that would allow it to regrow)<br />Last night he showed me his toe ..it looks every bit as bad as the first time! To top that off, he's got a HUGE callous on his heel (gee, wonder why! opposite side of his infected toe) that had SPLIT in two! It is also infected. <br />Asking him how long it had been split "oh, I don't know sometime before school started" <br />(so casual for a 2 month painful issue!) <br />So, we have an appt tomorrow at 3:45 ...hopefully ...this time I won't faint when they work on his toe! (last time he begged me to stay in the room ..now I think it was because he got such a kick out of telling everyone about mom fainting!)Dreaming againhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15717590226520457326noreply@blogger.com