im going in for surgery tomorrow....

[AvastPirateBen]

yes im having foot surgery tomorrow..nothing major, just ingrown toenails

has anybody ever had this surgery done?

i dont have the ***** stuff, just ingrown nail into my skin


i normally dont get scared but for this im really nervous

any advice??

[AvastPirateBen]

just the goey pus stuff**

[HopelessMagic]

My husband has that problem. For him, it's chronic. He has to have that proceedure done on both feet at least once a year. It's no big deal as long as you can get past the huge needle he's going to shove in your toe. He numbs you first, but just watching gives me goosebumps. But after he lets you numb for awhile, then he uses some tools to cut and trim the nail on the side and remove it and then he'll put some cloth things in there to soak up the icky stuff. He'll wrap it and tell you to change it and clean it and when it's done being icky, you're good to go for healing. :) It's really not so bad. My husband said if he talks and doesn't look at what the doctor is doing, he doesn't even know what's going on. So try that if it starts to bother you. Besides, if you let it go, they'll start to hurt something awful and you don't want that.

[AvastPirateBen]

my friend at school my mom and dad have had this done. im just nervous

[Someybody]

Boop...Boop...Boop...Boop..Boop Boop BoopBoopBoopBoop Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep.

Uh, nevermind about that. Don't worry, it wil be fine! Just bring your Ipod or Walkman and relax. Oh wait. You can't bring that.
But it's not liek your feet will get chopped off. And if it does, you get one of those cool fiberglass ones!

[jasonpwns]

Yes this year starting around march but I got the in-grown part removed

If you get past the needle they poke into your skin (worse part) the rest is your num and won't feel it

[PurpleDucky]

I almost had to do that, but before it got worse I soaked it in this crap in hot water and poof! it's gone

Gl! Feet gross me out

[Nanoer]

My cousin had to get that

[AvastPirateBen]

thanks everybody, i got it done yesterday and i had the day off today


the spray he put on me was so cold its hot i just got done soaking my feet in water and epsom salt. i got pink tape!! lol and plenty of gauze.....

[dancergirlsasha]

Pink tape! Fun!
Sorry you had to deal with that. Good thing it went over well, though!

[AvastPirateBen]

i know, i also got dark blue and light blue..but i wanted lime green.....

im just glad i wont have to deal with these dumb nails again, and ill be fine for my DC and WDW trip next month.

[BestLittleLauren]

thanks everybody, i got it done yesterday and i had the day off today


the spray he put on me was so cold its hot i just got done soaking my feet in water and epsom salt. i got pink tape!! lol and plenty of gauze.....

Im so glad the surgery went well! Did they really have to stick a needle in you?

[AvastPirateBen]

yeah...4.


he sprayed stuff to calm my nerves down, it was so cold its hot, then it started to burn and before u know it the needle was in, then it came out.

my routine was ow,ow,ow,ow just waiting for the actual pain. yes i know pain, just try grinding 8 stairs and falling right between your legs...

[Narnian_Princess]

Sounds like you got lucky; I had this done a few years ago and my toe hurt like the opposite of heaven for a week. I couldn't put any weight on it and if I ever had it below my heart it would throb like nothing I'd ever felt before. And no, I'm no sissy wimp; I don't even flinch at stuff that most girls would be screaming their heads off about. It just dang hurt!

[Briar__Rose]

Ouch, sounds dreadful. But I'm glad the process went smoothly for you! Just reading this thread makes my toes twinge in pain, haha.

[MicMin]

Glad that your surgery went well. Have fun on your trip. :)