Breast cancer
posted by Superwhy
12 February 2014

In grown toe nail. Poor me thread...

Last reply: 16 February 2014 22:00

Thanks to chemo my toe nail feel off bloody new nail is coming back ingrown and SORE... U would think after chemo nothing is sore after it..
Have to try and get a referral now.

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commented by youngk
13 February 2014

13 February 2014 12:02

Hi Superwhy,

One of my toenails came back very ingrown and painful Image removed. . My GP was able to cut it out and sort it for me Image removed. . the other side is slightly ingrown, but not painful so I left it alone! 2 years on and my fingernails are still a mess, just can't seem to grow them Image removed.

commented by Catherine1964
13 February 2014

13 February 2014 19:39

Hmmmm This cancer lark wouldn't be half so bad if it weren't for treatment... Image removed.
And I'm only half joking!
I hope you can get some help for your sore toe - no joke if it hampers your normal activities, which it probably does. After all, much of what keeps us going is keeping our lives normal, or as close to normal as possible.
Catherine

commented by Superwhy
13 February 2014

13 February 2014 19:49

It was a locum in local gp yesterday. So I might go back on Monday. I am still managing to wear my heels much to my husbands unhappiness to work. Got a referral today to st Vincent's but I might try a chiropodist first.

commented by Mel1
13 February 2014

13 February 2014 20:56

Good woman Superwhy! The high heels will do no good to your poor ingrown nails but heck those heels will work wonders for your confidence!!!

commented by Anncorr1981
16 February 2014

16 February 2014 22:00

That's mad... I have been plagued with ingrown toenails since finishing chemo . Even well over a year.. It must be the taxol and I'm sure the heels don't help either.

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