broke my ankle. feel stupid.

  • Zikeji@programming.dev
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    5 days ago

    As someone with chronic ingrown toenails, paying close attention to where my feet are is second nature. As someone with dogs, doubly so, especially for stairs lol. Those teleporting toys…

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      5 days ago

      I fixed my ingrown toenails by permanently removing the nails.

      Now I just have 2 holes that weird pseudo nails try and grow in (until I rip them off) that are extra sensitive to dog claws.

      I somehow miss the feeling of tugging up on the end of the nail, but other than that it is amazing not having the constant toe infections.

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        4 days ago

        Ha, that’s been presented as an option. I’m pleasantly surprised I didn’t receive the common “just cut your nails properly / some other remedy” response that doesn’t apply to my two big toes that have nails that grow backwards into my flesh lol.

        Fortunately for me I don’t have to worry about infection, rather, I’ve gotten so used to them prevention is easy. And my one big toe now grows the I ingrown portion somewhat separate, so when I notice it ingrown I can pull it out like a loose tooth. The other one I still have to get operated one once every few years, and because I’m in the lucky % that has nail beds that regrow, the “destroy part of the nailbed” solution only works for a year or so.

        Another reason I’m not getting the entire nail remove lol.

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          4 days ago

          Oh, yeah, I had the partial nailbed regrow twice on each big toe - getting rid of 100% of the bailbed prevented it from coming back!