ouch!

[Tobra]

Originally Posted by BRPORSCHE

Tobra,

What anti-biotic cream should I be picking up from walmart tomm?

Whatever they have, bacitracin, polysporin. If you use knuckle bandaids, it won't tear up the bottom of your toe as much. If you fold the corner of the bandaid over, it is easier to get off, if that becomes a problem.

[DonDavis]

Originally Posted by Tobra

Whatever they have, bacitracin, polysporin.

So this is what I should be using on scrapes and cuts instead of neosporin?

[Tobra]

I see a LOT of contact dermatitis from neosporin

[Rikao4]

T this your yard..
?, I used to pull these..
guys that trained me (Army PA & Flight surgeon)
preferred to use nothing..(no ointment)
keep it clean and DRY..
we would begin with wet to dry (saline on gauze) dressings..
1 or 2of those .. and then dry..

Rika

[BRPORSCHE]

Just thought I would bump this photo for the lunch crew!

[Rikao4]

no worries..
I can do lunch and pull those..
blood & gore only bothered me when it involved little ones..
for oldies I stay detached..
then again..
I will almost faint when I have to get a shot..
but can..
suture your bloody arm & discuss soccer..

Rika

[BRPORSCHE]

Well went to the doc to get a tetnus shot. I HATE needles. One of my worst fears. That shot didn't even phase me after I stubbed my toe though!

[Rikao4]

think about.. having an infected nail/toe...
it hurts already..
bigtime I hear...
and here I come with the needle too numb it..
then come the pliers..well hemostats to me..

he he..

Rika

[vash]

man, i have a sandwich in mid-bite! i forgot the topic...thanks.

[911FASCINATION]

Hi Tom, For what it's worth, I did almost the same thing to my pinky toe a while back, so I can completely understand what kind of pain you're going through. Mine healed up fine just keeping it clean and dry. Had a friend years ago who was a tough as nails college football player, caught a hard pass wrong and ripped up his thumbnail in the exact fashion as your toe, cried like a baby in front of all of us...

[DanielDudley]

Originally Posted by chocolatelab

I got a call from the wife the other day as breyce and i were heading home from baseball. She's is hyperventilating crying for me to hurry home.

I jammed home and found judi on the couch crying. she had tried to pick up the blind crazy cocker spaniel to take it outside to go to the bathroom.

It clamped down on here finger and when she pulled her thumb out of maggies mouth the canine ( large pointy tooth ) ripped all the way through her nail from the cuticle to the end

tetenus (sp?) shot and lots of neosporin

Epsom salts in hot water, as hot as she can stand it 15 min. twice a day. This is the real deal. It is a draw and a disinfectant...

[m21sniper]

Originally Posted by widgeon13

The picture of the nail seems more painful than the toe itself, hope you are feeling better soon!

Yeah. That nail made me actually recoil in pain and horror.

Dude do us a favor and cut the resolution WAY back when you post stuff like that!

[Tobra]

Originally Posted by Rikao4

then come the pliers..well hemostats to me..

Dude, they are called roach clips.

When it grows out, you may have trouble with nail growing into end of your toe. You can tuck cotton under it, or use a piece of tape to pull it down.

I am a total puss when it comes to getting shots, faint, puke, the whole magilla. Was pretty worried about it until a nurse told me I would probably be really good at giving shots, and you don't get the whole sweaty-fainty-pukey thing if you are on the right end of the needle it turns out.

I had a general surgeon friend who was putting a port a cath, deal for chemo-therapy they implant in your chest and hook up to large artery. Patient wanted toe nail fixed at the same time, so she would sleep through getting the toe done. Rich did his thing, was looking over my shoulder when I was doing mine. He says, "Dude, that is nasty." The nurse laughed and said, "Doctor, you just cut open her chest and stuck in a stainless steel hockey puck, and the toe nail bothers you?"

Something about pulling off a toenail freaks people out a little.

[BRPORSCHE]

Tobra, thanks again for all your help. Last night I soaked the foot again. Man does that help! it really soothes it a lot. I am still a little worried about an in grown toenail, but I will address that when/if it happens. As of today it is KILLING me. I can barely walk on it, but I'll toughed it out. I just have to keep it clean and stay on top of it, literally.

Snipe, I wish I could cut the resolution down on some of these pics. I am not exactly a toe model, lol. The nail hanging off pic happened literally minutes after the accident and was taken with a cell.

I am going to do a pressure impregnation of my toe nail. I'll make a tin section out of it, and the remaining piece I'll make a paper weight. Have to keep some humor about this.

[Tobra]

It will be months before it grows out. When it does, if you have problems, go back to soaking it to keep potential infection at bay. Pan of salty water works because fluid in pan is saltier than what your heart is pumping, osmotic pressure draws fluid out of you, into pan, flushing out wound. I can hook you up with someone local to take care of it for you, probably easier to do near where you work, rather than where you live, to make sceduling easier.

For now, continue with soaks one to a few times daily until it stops draining, bandaid as needed to keep it from rubbing on the shoe.

[BRPORSCHE]

Toby,

It's been ten days since my last post so I thought I would give you an update. I can now walk and not limp, drive, and actually put some pressure on the wound. Yay for progress!

This look ok to you?

[nynor]

that looks about right, in my opinion. i bet it is still pretty tender.

[porsche4life]

Looks a lot better.... Not seeing any signs of infection....

[Tobra]

Looking good. When the drainage stops, you don't really need to do anything with it. It will be freakin' July before it troubles you. I know a few people in the Houston area who can take care of it for you if you have any problems. Might be easier to find one close to work rather than home, so you can duck out and get it handled.

Those little bumps just proximal to the nail, side away from the tip, are mild contact dermatitis. Note how they are limited to the area covered by the bandaid.