I lost my big toe nail several times when I did marathon for 3yrs. Toe felt naked, and very sensitive without the nail protection. Hopefully, I do not need to go through experience any more.
Ouch!!! I think.
I always had a habit of ignoring my toenails for as long as I could. In my dotage I’ve discovered a new kind of pleasure palace. I simply walk across the street to the “Nail Spa” for a regular pedicure. Those girls do wonders for your feet, and I come out like I’m walking on air. I usually go for the “deluxe”.
You aren’t alone, RC. I had to have both my big toe nails removed permanently in my teens. Pulling them out temporarily never worked for me. They always grew back ingrown. Other than some odd looks I get when wearing sandals I don’t mind it at all. No more clipping!
The worse part of the surgery is when they scrape the nail root off of the bone. No pain but you still feel the whole thing.
I had several of these when I was in the Marines. Corpsman would chop it off and I’d be good for about 6 months then they’d do it again. Mine started when I was in bootcamp, the corpsman said it was probably due to getting the wrong size boots and cutting my nails too often. She suggested I go a size larger on the boots, start doing “V” cuts when I trim my nails and just file off the top of the “V”. That definitely slowed down the recurrences. Apparently cutting your nails stimulates their growth. That’s why they had me stop cutting the sides of the nails and just file them down a little. When I was off active duty but still in the reserves I had a civilian podiatrist do an IGT removal and haven’t had another one. I still do the “V” cut and filing but since I don’t beat up my feet like I used to there have been fewer issues.