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 insteadใ
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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.
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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.
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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.ใ
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This is a current photo, and it's not very swollen, but I can feel the swelling with my hand when I touch it...
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By the way, the ointment is this gel, but it's expensive... Still, if it works well.
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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.
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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...
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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 ๐ญ