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Losing my big toe nails! (gross! lol)
original714 Posts: 259	Jul 19, 2008 12:20 AM GMT Quote So this past weekend I did a real hard 56 mile bike ride up the coast of Rhode Island. I bike a pretty good amount, but while climbing the hills, I felt the little tingle in my big toe nails and now, 5 days later, they are turning dark and they are sore as all heck. This has never happened before. They are going to fall off, aren’t they!? lol I have been soaking them in a water/peroxide mixture and keeping them dry and exposed to air as much as possible. I’m also using an anti-fungal cream for good measure. I have no athlete's foot or anything else but one site suggested the cream. Anyone ever lose a toe nail? Anyone ever save one? I am interested in your thoughts guys.

Caslon7000 Posts: 7491	Jul 19, 2008 12:22 AM GMT Quote I just ate dinner! There arent enought evil LOLcats for this or you now ...
Timberoo Posts: 2520	Jul 19, 2008 12:59 AM GMT Quote POST PICS!
mickeytopogig... Posts: 997	Jul 19, 2008 1:55 AM GMT Quote Pics! I need to know Caslon will hurl.
Caslon7000 Posts: 7491	Jul 19, 2008 2:00 AM GMT Quote mickeytopogigio saidPics! I need to know Caslon will hurl. ah...I think he spits up hairballs ... ...
In2Lectual Posts: 246	Jul 19, 2008 2:05 AM GMT Quote How about you schedule an appointment with a podiatrist? Just a suggestion.
RBY71 Posts: 2046	Jul 19, 2008 2:06 AM GMT Quote If they fall off wear them as a necklace.
muchmorethanm... Posts: 2501	Jul 19, 2008 2:07 AM GMT Quote I love it when Caslon shows us his cat collection. To Original714: Yes, you're going to most likely lose your toenails. I'm surprised that you are going to lose them after just hours on the bike. Once I lost 3 toenails years ago when I did an ancient pilgrimage in Spain. It took walking on my feet for nearly 3 weeks until they started to go black. They eventually fall off and then your toe digits look like that of a frog's. Very pleasant. How amphibious you'll look, my dear. Ribbit! They'll grow back. Doing all the anti-fungal treatment stuff really isn't necessary but keeping your feet dry is a good idea. Best to not wear shoes whenever possible. Wear sandals (with socks to hide your Kermit toes, he hehee!) whenever possible. Good luck.
swimbikerun Posts: 760	Jul 19, 2008 2:08 AM GMT Quote Dude chill out. It'll grow back. I lost one this winter from a ski boot and it looks fine now.
mickeytopogig... Posts: 997	Jul 19, 2008 2:10 AM GMT Quote Caslon5000 said...hairballs I suspect it's probably LOLballs, right?
Timberoo Posts: 2520	Jul 19, 2008 2:13 AM GMT Quote RBY71 saidIf they fall off wear them as a necklace. earrings would be nice, too
In2Lectual Posts: 246	Jul 19, 2008 2:17 AM GMT Quote Timberoo said RBY71 saidIf they fall off wear them as a necklace. earrings would be nice, too SICK!!
original714 Posts: 259	Jul 19, 2008 3:43 AM GMT Quote lol, you guys crack me up. I’m definitely chill about it but wanted outside input. I lost pinky toe nails after a 28 mile hike in November, it was amusing. I'll gladly post a pic, weak and weary beware (ahem, Caslon, lol), but I don’t know how to post a pic from my desktop? I can do it when it is on another website, is the process the same?
blink777 Posts: 487	Jul 19, 2008 5:50 AM GMT Quote original714 saidI'll gladly post a pic, weak and weary beware (ahem, Caslon, lol), but I don’t know how to post a pic from my desktop? I can do it when it is on another website, is the process the same? Use an image upload site like Photobucket. Just check out www.photobucket.com, make an account, and it's super easy from there. Though why I'm telling you this is beyond me. Gross toenail... not something I really wanna see right now.
TrentinChicag... Posts: 26	Jul 19, 2008 10:35 AM GMT Quote I lost a toenail after wearing a pair of bad fitting ski boots last winter. Like you I was concerned (it looked really bad / funky). My doctor took one look at it and said "it will just fall off and another one will replace it" sure enough it did.. but it took 4 months or so. In my case it looked a lot worse than it was. You may want to go to your doctor just to have them take a quick look to make sure that everything is OK.
Jdunn1973 Posts: 319	Jul 19, 2008 4:25 PM GMT Quote I lost my toe nail the last marathon I was training for. It is not a good looking process but don't worry, it will grow back.
Frank_AZ Posts: 96	Jul 19, 2008 5:34 PM GMT Quote I lost my big toe nail when I accidently pulled a 2-drawer file cabinet into it. Of course, I wasn't wearing shoes. It wouldn't stop bleeding. So off to the doctor I went. I knew the damn thing was going to hurt. So I'm laying there on the chair in the doctor's office and he shoots the toe up with novacaine. I'm sitting there, grinding my teeth, eyes closed. Then the doctor's says that we're all done. The 'funny guy' got a big kick out of watching me squirm needlessly. Anyway, Original714, get your butt to a doctor. It will take a few months to grow back, but you'll live. Not giving it proper medical attention could prevent that.
JockSnack2008 Posts: 36	Jul 19, 2008 5:43 PM GMT Quote original714 saidSo this past weekend I did a real hard 56 mile bike ride up the coast of Rhode Island. I bike a pretty good amount, but while climbing the hills, I felt the little tingle in my big toe nails and now, 5 days later, they are turning dark and they are sore as all heck. This has never happened before. They are going to fall off, aren’t they!? lol I have been soaking them in a water/peroxide mixture and keeping them dry and exposed to air as much as possible. I’m also using an anti-fungal cream for good measure. I have no athlete's foot or anything else but one site suggested the cream. Anyone ever lose a toe nail? Anyone ever save one? I am interested in your thoughts guys. Your toe, and possibly your whole foot could be next
muchmorethanm... Posts: 2501	Jul 19, 2008 7:58 PM GMT Quote RBY71 saidIf they fall off wear them as a necklace. I was going to suggest to use those nails and grate them over a salad like cheese to get that extra cheesy yet crunchy texture to your salad.
26mileman Posts: 501	Jul 20, 2008 1:05 AM GMT Quote Your toenail may stay on but remain black if a small section of it is not damaged. The other nail will start growing underneath, until it's proud enough to break out on its own. Years ago this happened to me repeatedly because I was wearing shoes a 1/2 size small. Could never get the entire stupid thing to fall off, so I just painted all the rest of my nails black!
NakedDevil Posts: 9	Aug 28, 2008 5:15 AM GMT Quote original714 said Anyone ever lose a toe nail? Anyone ever save one? I am interested in your thoughts guys. Yes. But it will get really loose and wabbly, and like your kiddie-teeth you'll end up pulling it off, instead of it "falling off". ;^) Sorry.
RBY71 Posts: 2046	Aug 28, 2008 5:29 AM GMT Quote I lost one a couple weeks ago. It was the sad aftermath of running into the leg of a bar stool during and semiconscious nocturnal feeding frenzy. It feels very weird even as it is growing back. And no, I didn't save it. It came off in pieces.
26mileman Posts: 501	Aug 28, 2008 5:51 AM GMT Quote RBY71, you're right! It does feel weird growing back, I thought mine would grow in nice and smooth but it was scaly and bumpy at first.
RBY71 Posts: 2046	Aug 28, 2008 5:53 AM GMT Quote Yeah, it feels weirdest when I'm barefoot or wearing flip flops. It's sort of like a numbness, but not really. Could it be phantom-nail effect?
muchmorethanm... Posts: 2501	Aug 28, 2008 6:15 AM GMT Quote I hate when my nails break off. Just have a look see.
SamerPhxAZ Posts: 1433	Aug 28, 2008 6:44 AM GMT Quote That happen to me four times... You want to see a picture of my broken toe nail? It's so gross... I remember I accident drop my 25 lbs dumb-bell on the ground and hit my toe. Yes it was so painful and I was yelling and everybody was looking at me like this
muchmorethanm... Posts: 2501	Aug 28, 2008 6:52 AM GMT Quote You've dropped dumbbells on your toes on four separate occasions? Man....
SamerPhxAZ Posts: 1433	Aug 28, 2008 7:02 AM GMT Quote muchmorethanmuscle saidYou've dropped dumbbells on your toes on four separate occasions? Man.... Just one time was dumbbell and the other three was something else. 1. dumbbell, 2. accident hit the couch because my toe nail was long, 3. i used to walk a lot with my black shoes and burn my toe and it creaked open, 4. I was playing with my dad's long heavy digging bar and accident hit my toe.
muchmorethanm... Posts: 2501	Aug 28, 2008 7:13 AM GMT Quote Oh okay, I am glad it only happened once. If you kept smashing your toes in the same manner I would be concerned for your ability to function like a normal person who readily learns and puts in the necessary effort to avoid making the same grave errors more than once.
Hidden/Deleted Member	Aug 30, 2008 4:06 AM GMT Quote SoccerGuy82 said muchmorethanmuscle saidYou've dropped dumbbells on your toes on four separate occasions? Man.... Just one time was dumbbell and the other three was something else. 1. dumbbell, 2. accident hit the couch because my toe nail was long, 3. i used to walk a lot with my black shoes and burn my toe and it creaked open, 4. I was playing with my dad's long heavy digging bar and accident hit my toe. One time, a screen door slammed shut on my big toe and ripped the toenail half off... I finally cut it off all the way after a few hours of serious pain. The weird thing was the skin underneath... it got hard and actually transformed into a new toenail.

muchmorethanm... Posts: 2501	Aug 30, 2008 6:50 AM GMT Quote Sounds like you have the healing powers of .... An amphibian.

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