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Has anyone got this nasty disease on his fingers? I'm the chosen one again, I think...

I've got this problem since my 7 but I was very afraid of the surgeons. I kept the ingrown nail for 5 years because it didn't matter very much until you would stumble at something. A slow and a very disgusting pain... So I decided to do something with it in my 12.

I've visited the surgeon 6 times from 2005, three times it was a quick nail-tear-off. To be precise, only the 1/4 of the nail was scattered. Local anesthesia booster shots did work only for 55%, because the anesthetics aren't working with pus. The pain wasn't sweet I tell you.
For three months, I've been caring for the finger like if it was a saint picture, used agrimony and many pharmaceuticals for it. Nothing helped. The nail growed in the flesh again.

Another visit in the butchery, another tearoff, and another pain. Nothing again. Another three months later, the third time for now, I did go to the other surger, and it seems I did a big mistake. The sawbones didn't used any anesthetics except for the "freezing spray", but it was worse than the boost shot, it totally didn't work. Then he pulled out a iron stick (so-called "wax cane"), and chop-chop with it in the alive flesh growing out from the nail. OWW! I -almost- fell dead from the gross pain, but I didn't, so I had to enjoy the whole process on the full tilt.

Next time, (in 2007 now) I found a another surgeon. He was sympathetic and he had a sense of humour. The whole operation was much softer unlike these two slaughterhouse cutters before. He strangulated the finger, smashed four local anesthesia shots, waited 5 minutes and he did saw off the flesh plus he shortened the nail. The process took 30 minutes, but I didn't feel so much pain.

But the nail before the operation was already in the flesh ON THE OTHER SIDE... Why me... Now the opposite side is inflammated. After the upcoming exams I will request for a full operation of the nail bed that includes whole remove of the nail and the flesh-like-fibre around it. Of course in full narcosis.

Anybody have this disease too?

Regards
inflater

inflater wrote:Next time, (in 2007 now) I found a another surgeon. He was sympathetic and he had a sense of humour. The whole operation was much softer unlike these two slaughterhouse cutters before. He strangulated the finger, smashed four local anesthesia shots, waited 5 minutes and he did saw off the flesh plus he shortened the nail. The process took 30 minutes, but I didn't feel so much pain.

I know the feeling. It's actually hereditory - my dad had the same thing as I did - both sides of both the large toes. The first surgery was 6 years ago, I've almost recovered from the last one. In all cases they shortened the nail so it wouldn't happen again so I'm set for the rest of my life already.

The surgery isn't too bad really. Only when it's 3 hours later and the painkiller wears off and you already are at your ibuprofen limit for the day (In all four cases I had a night with about 4 hours of sleep).

Combuster wrote:In all cases they shortened the nail so it wouldn't happen again so I'm set for the rest of my life already.

Hehe, I remember when I saw the butcher's big patologizer scissors similar to my mum's,... But I must say I didn't had the need to laugh in the time like that...

Combuster wrote:The surgery isn't too bad really.

If the surgeon isn't a bit sadistic, then yes.

On the other side I've never used painkillers, neither ibuprofen nor paracetamol after the surgery. Maybe it's because the hospital is close to my flat. I remember that I couldn't even stand properly up, and it would increase the pain (=blood stream "power") if I would sit down.

Combuster wrote:It's actually hereditory

Wow, I've never knew that , but nobody from my family are having these problems. I think my case is a badly-"developed" nail when I was young back then, using small shoes. My foot grew too fast

Regards
inflater

I just had regular ingrown toenails. Pretty creepy to look at and really painful if you stub your toe on anything (even lightly).

I had two rounds of surgery to remove the problem. I remember the anesthetic was like having a really thick burning liquid being forced into my veins before just switching off.

Bleh. The finger looks really bad. And it hurts more than ever.
But it just must wait until 7 February 2008...

No photos. The finger itself is disgusting even to look at, when 1/2 of the nail is covered with condensed blood - with pus.