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gem2niki ([personal profile] gem2niki) wrote2014-03-04 09:41 pm
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Toenail update + Sick!

First off, ingrown toenail update!
So the pain on my toe was even worst the next day after my post on it. The tiger balm didn't work as expected. So I went ahead and tried to cut it after organizing laundry. Really hard since it was really short and less space to grasp the edge of the nail.

tools

I had like 6 tools out to perform my self surgery XD Toe bled quite a bit that I would have to wait for it to stop bleeding and go back cutting. This was happening the whole day -_-;; There was no pus this time, which I was waiting for since the last time it relieved the pain immediately. The problem was that I cut bits instead of one whole chunk since I didn't have proper grasp...so there was left over nails that were hiding under the swollen skin. I got almost as far as the root, but not quite, since it was hard to reach and sensitive. I filed what I could down to smooth the nail. It was really purple haha. After some icing and heat compression the pain subsided for a bit. I decided to not touch it anymore for the night. I showed it to my mom and she said that I'm just like my dad orz;; Spent the rest of the night sneak watching some ingrown toenail surgery and even dreamed about it haha.

Here was a video I watched that explain how even if it looks like I cut a piece all the way out, I might have made it worst.


The next day (Day 3), toe wasn't hurting anymore. But I was still bothered that I might not smooth out any jagged edges, so after showering went back to start cutting and filing. This time, the skin wasn't even sensitive so I could dig a bit deeper and straighten the cut. Found a jagged piece that might be the culprit. The swollen part of the skin was now hardened so I was also cutting it out so I could see the edge of the nail more.

After that toe felt a whole lot better! So lesson:

-DON'T CUT NAIL SHORT!!
-Clean straight cut. Avoid unsmooth edges.
-Soak nail in water helps...

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Over the weekend I got sick for the first time in a while!! Probably overworked myself -_- I still had to work over the weekend to finish deadline orz;; It's not a terrible cold/flu, but very drowsy and lots of sniffling (even without medicine). Hope I get better soon. I have other deadlines to work on.

[identity profile] kkarth.livejournal.com 2014-03-05 07:03 am (UTC)(link)
omg tool #2 looks gigantic! What is that normally even for? @_@ I don't think I have ever seen it before. But holy crap that's a lot of tools! >__>

You are so brave to do that yourself. Hopefully you got it though!

Take care of yourself <3

[identity profile] gem2niki.livejournal.com 2014-03-07 07:50 am (UTC)(link)
its a toenail scissor....? i never seen it before until i dug around my mom's nail box XD
thanks~

[identity profile] splash.livejournal.com 2014-03-05 05:55 pm (UTC)(link)
uwah, so many... cutting tools... XD;
I keep all my nails crazy short, especially my hands~
And yes, take care <3 ~

[identity profile] gem2niki.livejournal.com 2014-03-07 07:51 am (UTC)(link)
yes, i like to keep my nails short too...not gonna do that for my toe again tho...
thanks~

[identity profile] icysnowdrop.livejournal.com 2014-03-06 01:13 am (UTC)(link)
Aaah, I hope it doesn't get any worse. I'm glad everything turned out okay in the end! C:

Getting sick is no fun. :I I hope you get better soon!

[identity profile] gem2niki.livejournal.com 2014-03-07 07:54 am (UTC)(link)
So far so good!
Thanks~

[identity profile] yoshikochan.livejournal.com 2014-03-07 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
;.; I'm glad you at least got the pain to go away! .... I hope it is all better now... ;______; I was cutting my toe nails yesterday and thought of you ^^;;; and then I didn't cut them very short.

[identity profile] gem2niki.livejournal.com 2014-03-07 07:55 am (UTC)(link)
LOL whenever you cut your toenail, think of me lol.

[identity profile] ensuing.livejournal.com 2014-03-07 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
Gaaaaaahhhh, your self surgery tools look painful!! =( Glad to hear your tow is getting better though!!

[identity profile] gem2niki.livejournal.com 2014-03-07 07:58 am (UTC)(link)
It was!! ;o; But having to deal with the swelling from the ingrown toenail was worst.

Thanks~~

[identity profile] pompi.livejournal.com 2014-03-07 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Well! All's well that ends well! xD I'm glad it's better!! Hopefully it won't happen again. x(

[identity profile] seabroth.livejournal.com 2014-03-08 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)
owch owch owch i would have gone to the clinic, hahah.

I also have been sick, it's lasted longer than anytime for a few years... First I had a sore throat, then a stuffed up/runny nose, then it turned back into a sore throat for about a day, now it's a bit of a stuffy nose with some phlegm I feel like coughing up... it's been going on for about a week now and normally I only get sick for two or three days. It was worse in the beginning though, now it's mostly fine but it's just being dragged out.