On Sunday I lost yet another toe nail, which is really nothing new around here - only this time, it was clearly pre-mature. Whereas normally the nail bed is simply dry skin underneath, this one was a raw, painful and disgusting. I'll spare you from any additional detail.
After hobbling around on Sunday and Monday, I knew that lacing up was going to be a challenge. I decided to give it a try Tuesday morning, after bandaging up and cutting open the toe box on an old pair of shoes. Desperate times call for desperate measures!
Unfortunately, it didn't work. While there wasn't any pressure directly on the top of my toe, the pressure every time I stepped down was still painful and I caught myself adjusting my gait to compensate, which is never a good thing. I hobbled for twenty minutes before calling it quits.
As the day went on [now 48 hours after losing the nail], my toe became more and more painful and began to look infected. I stopped by the doctor's office, where I got a prescription for oral and topical antibiotics.
I've also been soaking in epsom, as per RunningLaur's suggestion.
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| Don't look too close - you've been warned! Why yes, that's a mixing bowl - who wants cookies? |
I have TWO races this weekend, so I'm doing whatever I can to let this heal (i.e. no running!) until then.
In the mean time, I can cycle without any discomfort using my MacGyver'd shoes so at least I can keep my legs moving. I put in a long [for me] ride yesterday evening, and another short ride this morning.
Fingers crossed that I can run by Friday pretty please!!!
31 comments:
The mixing bowl comment kills me! Losing a nail is the worst! I'm sorry it's getting infected and painful! Good luck healing!
Sounds pleasant! Hope it heals up quickly. This really is the time to try some BFing...just sayin!
Thank you for not posting closeups....My stomach could not have handled that this morning.
Get better Toe! That sucks....
Hope it heals up quick! Two races this weekend! Look at you!
Epsom salt will work wonders, and I love all the MacGyvering! I totally use a bowl to soak my feet in too and I wouldn't hesitate for a second to cut out a toe box! Keeping my fingers crossed for you that the toe is feeling better by the weekend!
Yeesh...sure hope it feels better by the weekend! I always buy my shoes half a size bigger to allow extra toe room--in an attempt to avoid lost toe nails.
At least it is sandal season so day-to-day walking isn't painful?! Good luck this weekend!
Oh no! Wishing you speedy, pain-free healing!
My big toenail is doing something weird and I'll be surprised if it doesn't fall off...and I haven't even marathoned since last fall. WTF?
Haha cookies!
some times i think there is nothing more painful then an exposed raw nail bed. ew, even typing that makes me feel sick. i hope it heals up for this wknd!
and great idea w/ the shoe! :-)
Sounds super painful!! Hope it gets better by Friday!
Ouch. Hope you heal soon. Maybe we should all just get our toenails removed like some ultrarunners do. Well on second thought maybe not.
Ouch! I've been cross training more the last two weeks and I swear I am more sore/tender in places that I've never felt before! :) Biking is always good and beneficial. Hope all is well by Friday for you!
Mixing bowl......... Ewwwwwwwwwww. Remind me to pass on your cookies! LOL
Ouuuch! Man, no fun :( Fingers are crossed!
"Why yes, that's a mixing bowl - who wants cookies?" hahah - blech.
P.S. clearly this didn't keep you from doing today's challenge ;) nice!
Sorry about the toe! Love the cut up shoes. Hope you are running again asap. :)
mmm foot cookies. lmao.
Feel better soon, toe!
I really hope the toe feels better for the weekend!!
Having lost every toenail on each foot but one (the third toe is still a virgin-toenail) I can say from expereince that keeping the offending toenail (bed) as dry as possible will help healing. If however, the sensitivity is not gone by race day (and you still run) try bandaging the toe very tightly to compress the nailbed.
This has worked me for. Your results may vary. heehee
OUCH!
Antibiotics can work wonders... I suspect you'll be fine by the weekend.
Love the MacGyver'd shoe
Ouch. I hope it heals quickly!
with those shoes a la MacGyver . . .
you've
freaking
got
Friday.
love this.
Dang toenail!!! Hope all is healed and ready to race this weekend - yayyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!
Love your cycling shoes :).
Ouch!! Hope it feels better for the race!!!
Heal quickly. I hope you can do your races. Glad you have the bike. Good timing.
Ouch! I hope your toe heals quickly.
Have you tried using one of those Band-Aid bandages specifically designed for blisters? I wrapped one around my toe when I lost a nail last year and it worked like a charm. Eventually the nail bed became tough enough where I didn't need to wear the bandage.
Ouch!! But a lost toe-nail is just the price you pay when you run a super-fast marathon. Did you keep it as a memento?
what the heck? So sorry about your premature loss! That is no bueno!!! Hopefully the meds help fast!!!!
I lost my second toe on the same foot AND i'm losing my big toenail on my left foot. boy oh boy was it painful at first.. both feet, now i'm good.
Good luck, hope it heals up enough that you can run!
Wow -- I'm impressed that you went so far as to cut out a toe hole! LOL! I sure hope you can run tomorrow!
Love the MacGuyvered shoe! Hope you're toe is doing well enough to race today!
The shoe and mixing bowl are cracking me up.. We use mixing bowls when the kids get sick..IE toss their cookies, yummers right??
Hope it gets better ASAP!!
Miss ya!
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