Toe Nail Health....

evenstar · Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 5548 Location: SCW by way of CA

One thing I harp on when people are talking about the fit of boots, socks, etc. is "Keep the toe nails trimmed nice and close"; big step toward keeping them from turning black and fall of, rather painfully.
One thing "not to do"....don't walk into a wall, big toe first! I did early yesterday morning wandering around in the dark; had a little pain there walking around yesterday and now the nail on the left big toe's looking a little purplish. And don't laugh.....I'm Hooli, I get to do dumb stuff like that! Rolling Eyes

So please keep your fingers crossed for me and pray the purple comes from my stomping grapes in my dreams last night.
Oh....and if you have any ideas for treatment that might head it off from becoming black and falling off I'd love to hear them. Crying or Very sad

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paintninaz · Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 3515

Canyon Dweller · Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 712 Location: Denver, CO

Last year sometime I smacked my little toe into a chair and broke it. I could barely walk for weeks after that. I had to request to be put on light duty at work, so they gave me the most boringest job alive, cleaning shelves.
That was one heck of a painfull experience.
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Daddee · Posted: 1/9/2003, 11:25 am Post subject:

Canyon Dweller · Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 712 Location: Denver, CO

Oops, Walking on the broken toe Laughing

Although cleaning was mentaly painfull at that, could not ask me to do anything more boring than that. Confused

At least i broke it in the summer when its too hot to hike, that would suck to brake it now when i'm triying to condition my legs back into shape.
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Wiz · Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 61

maryphyl · Posted: 1/23/2003, 9:25 am Post subject:

Canyon Dweller · Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 712 Location: Denver, CO

I just did Pass Mountain Ridgeline on Tuesday and forgot to cut my toenails off. My toes were sore at the end of the hike. It was not to the point of being black and blue or even falling off, it was minor, but enouph discomfort to remind me to cut them.
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Mountains are there to be climbed!

"Meaningless! Meaningless," says the teacher, "Utterly Meaningless, Everything is meaningless."-Ecclesiastes 1:2