Lately, I've been running hard to exercise... and my toenail hurt, so I looked, and I found I had a bruise.
I was wearing running shoes when I ran, and I wasn't running that intensely, but suddenly my body seems to be strained from running, and it feels like my toenails are suffering insteadㅠㅠ
It hurts, but not that badly, so I just left it alone. I thought the nail would grow back again.
First of all, I think I should treat it at home, but when I looked at the medicine box, there was nothing useful.
Since it's a pharmacy, the pharmacist asked to see it;; haha, it was a bit embarrassing, but I showed it to them anyway.. After looking, they said it's not serious enough to go to the hospital and gave me alcohol swabs, ointment, and bandages.
But about ten days later, when I walked, I felt something strange with my toenail, and upon closer inspection, the bruised area became so swollen that I could feel it with my hand, and then the toenail was slightly lifted.ㅜㅜ
This is a current photo, and it's not very swollen, but I can feel the swelling with my hand when I touch it...
By the way, the ointment is this gel, but it's expensive... Still, if it works well.
It is covered with plenty of ointment and bandaged.
Right now, all I do is apply ointment and change the bandages at home, but as the nail lifts, I'm starting to get worried.
I'm worried that the bruised toenail will fall off and a new nail will grow, but I'm concerned that the new nail might grow crooked. I also worry about the possibility of bacterial infection if bacteria get in between the lifted nail and the nail bed...
Will the bruised toenail fall off naturally later? How long will it take for this toenail to fall off and for a normal toenail to grow back? Or do I need to go to the hospital and have it pulled out since the nail is lifted?
I've never had my toenail fall out before, so I don't know what to do 😭