Ingrown Toenail question, please help?

I have a ingrown toenail that i discovered yesterday. It isnt that bad but a bit red on the side. Im waiting to go to the doctor during the week as he closes for weekends, anyway i was wondering would i be able to wear my school shoes or runners in the next day??


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if i got it done friday after school would it get better for the following monday??Ingrown Toenail question, please help?
Take a pair of toenail trimmers now and cut a v in the center of the toe nail and it will take the pressure off of the ingrown toenail as it forces the toenail to pull in as it grows out. If you try this you may not need a doctor the next time. I am a diabetic and have to be very careful with my feet and this is how I treat mine. good luck I know it hurts.Ingrown Toenail question, please help?
It depends on what,if anything, your doctor does about it. If it is your first appointment with this problem then I doubt he will do anything right away but if he does,ask him..or her..about shoes.
When I had an ingrown toenail removed, I couldn't wear closed-toe shoes for several days because the pressure hurt too much. You would be better off wearing sandals, or cutting the toe out of an old pair of shoes. You may be able to wear shoes by Monday if you have it done on Friday, that would give you the weekend to heal.
I had one and had it cut and was able to wear my dads shoes to school (trainer type things) and i had plenty of room, apart from alot of toe space i was very comfortable in them and had no problems, to reduce the pain you could bathe your foot in a salt water bowl, or washing up bowl.





You will probably have the bandage for about 4-7 days or if you cant bare it just take it off and rebandage how you want it to be.





They always do go crazy with the bandages :P
If you have good vision and a pair of cuticle scissors or nippers, rubbing alcohol and a nail file then I don't understand why you have to wait for a doctor, and why you can't take care of this yourself. Plus you said it isn't that bad. If you're getting ingrown nails it's probably either because your shoes rub and the way you walk are training your nails to curve, and if you don't file your nails once a week then they will begin to grow into the skin, so never let it get that far. And, when you file your nails be sure to clean the stuff from under the nail as well. When your skin rubs the shoe it will create a heavy cuticle and usually that's dead skin on top so it can be filed away. Learn to take care of your feet. If you did the fixing yourself it would be cured and go back to not being red like overnight.
I would get it fixed ASAP, but if you have to wait, get some cotton. There is also this horrific smelling stuff you can probably get at a CVS type store made to soften the nail. Put a small peice of cotton underneath the toenail where it is growing into the skin and put this stuff on it as well. I can't remember the name of it but you could ask the pharmacist. It smells like rotten eggs, literally.
You doctor might want to put you on oral antibiotics until your infected ingrown toe nail settles down, then book you in for a wedge excision of the ingrown part of you nail, when it is convenient to you.





I generally suggest my patients wait until the infection settles before any surgery is performed. This is to avoid introducing infection deeper towards the bone in the toe.





After the surgery, I usually write a certificate to allow them to wear open toed shoes for upto a week to allow it to heal. You might be able to put your shoes on, but it will probably hurt to do so for a week.





It is important your doctor teaches you how to properly cut your nails, as this problem often arises from people cutting off the corners of their nails, which lets the hail fold overgrow the nail.





Whilst your toe is red and sore, it is a good idea to wear open footwear and to soak your toe/foot regularly in warm salty water to try to help clean it. It may hurt to wear enclosed footwear.