rajncajn Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 clear iodine Clear iodine or one of the tea tree oil products work, they just take a while & you have to be diligent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 i've had this for many years. insurance doesn't cover it, i've heard about bad side effects from lamasil and it doesn't bother me so i just live with it. I actually damaged my toenail pretty severely last year snowboarding and when it grew back it mostly went away and is now only on a small portion of the toenail and doesn't seem to be spreading. So you may just want to chug some whiskey and take a hammer to it. I got it from a severe toe injury where I lost the toenail. When it grew back it became ingrown & developed a fungus. Not fun at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Hmmm.. Maybe you ARE better looking than me, but just your toenails. Pretty sure I gotcha on the rest. Nah, I'm pretty damn good looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piles Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 (edited) I took a pill for 6 months and it cleared it up. I played quite a bit of sand volleyball a few years ago and caught some weird nail fungus from getting sand in there and not cleaning underneath the nail enough - yellow, smelled horrible, would break off, and might even have oozed a little. Enjoy your lunch fellas! ETA: I tried all of the over the counter stuff and they never worked. I think the pill was called lamasil. Expensive as hell though. Lamisil is now available generically so the price has come down dramatically. Insurance companies generally won't pay for it unless you state you have pain then they shouldl. At least the PBM I work for does . As far as other prescription drugs there is a product called Penlac which is available generically as well (ciclopirox). It's a topical nail lacquer but has a pretty piss poor cure rate (6% in clinical trials). I guess it is worth a shot if you don't want to go the oral route. Good luck. Edited June 11, 2008 by Piles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 (edited) My big right toenail was fungued pretty bad.....I put two parts warm water to one part vinegar in a bowl and soaked my toe in it 2-3 times for about 5 minutes over a week period......I think it gone.....the bottom half of the toe nail looks normal and the top half is in remission. F expensive prescription drugs that kill your liver, I'm already working on that. Edited August 12, 2008 by bushwacked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Vicks Vapor rub under the nail and a bandaid at night.....will clear up in a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliaz Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 I clip my toenails every 3 months and once i fill up a good shot glass full, i boil them in water and make toenail tea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cre8tiff Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 I clip my toenails every 3 months and once i fill up a good shot glass full, i boil them in water and make toenail tea. You should wait until you have a coffee can full and use it to bread chicken for frying. Talk abut a satisfying crunch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliaz Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 You should wait until you have a coffee can full and use it to bread chicken for frying. Talk abut a satisfying crunch! THe problem is, my wife uses my big toenail to pick her teeth with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cre8tiff Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 THe problem is, my wife uses my big toenail to pick her teeth with. That's hot. Especially if the toenail is still attached. Or better yet partially attached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSUChiefsTarheelFan Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 I have this condition on both feet. The big and second toes are the only ones affected. Its a pain because I have had it for ten or so years. To keep my toe nails "groomed", I have to carefully take a serrated knife to the big ones, and saw away, till I can get my toenail clippers to them. Then occasionally I will have an ingrown that I have to painfully get to. on the same toes. The second toes aren't a problem, but just ugly more than anything. I haven't gone to get the pill because I here of the bad side effects on the liver.... looks like I will be trying some vapo rub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 (Camel) toe nail fungus is hawt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSUChiefsTarheelFan Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 (Camel) toe nail fungus is hawt really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polksalet Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 I took a pill for 6 months and it cleared it up. I played quite a bit of sand volleyball a few years ago and caught some weird nail fungus from getting sand in there and not cleaning underneath the nail enough - yellow, smelled horrible, would break off, and might even have oozed a little. Enjoy your lunch fellas! ETA: I tried all of the over the counter stuff and they never worked. I think the pill was called lamasil. Expensive as hell though. it is now on the 4 dolla list at walmart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Lamasil or the generic is the only thing that will work IMO..As I understand it all the topical stuff will not work because the fungus needs to be taken care of from the inside out. I went on lamasil and had to stop because I was getting terrible head aches but if you can stick it out that stuff will work no doubt. If you do decide on that you really arent supposed to drink at all while taking it. I am going to assume Twiley didnt read that section of the side effects when he was taking it and when they tested his liver during his lamasil treatment it looked like a raisin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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