InGrown Toe Nail Surgery.
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Hi there.
I'm curious if any fellow Sgforum-er went through such surgery before. It is actually irritating me every night and my surgery is on the 22nd. Not like it is life-threatening or anything but I have read some online reviews/experiences and the process is quite scary.
Some say part of the process is to sign a "If I die, it won't be the hospital fault" form etc. Of course they aren't from Singapore. If anyone has gone through such surgery can you give me some pointers? How I can take care the aftermath etc? It is really bothering me even though the surgery is so far away.
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the process is very scary...
in my army days, heard the MO will cut the toe nails into half, then pry open in opposite direction. -
From what the doctor told me, they will cut 1/4 of my toe and it will not grow back. I guess vanity issues aside but what I'm afraid of it the process.
My surgery is actually in a polyclinic itself. AH and GH prices are just too expensive and what they do it they cut off the whole nail and let it regrow, which IMO is really too long and gonna take a long time to heal.
What I wanna find out is, will the doctors put me to sleep? Numbing of my feet is of course a will-thing but I'm pretty scared about the "signing of forms". Will they ask me to sign such forms as to, "if i die in the surgery it will not be their responsibilities" or something? -
I only got anasthetic on my toe. Done by MO during my army days.
But still can feel something....
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Sorry may I know what is MO? I'm not yet an army man.
And also, you watched the entire process? Only my left toe has the ingrown problem and i guess there is a slight infection so they'll cut part of my meat out as well. The useless meat of course, which is beside the ingrown.
How long did it take you to heal? Did they cut the whole thing or just 1/4 of it? Were you able to walk immediately or something? Can you describe the process afterwards or something? Like after the whole surgery. Thanks. -
MO = Medical officer. Ala, your army doctor.Originally posted by TheVers:Sorry may I know what is MO? I'm not yet an army man.
And also, you watched the entire process? Only my left toe has the ingrown problem and i guess there is a slight infection so they'll cut part of my meat out as well. The useless meat of course, which is beside the ingrown.
How long did it take you to heal? Did they cut the whole thing or just 1/4 of it? Were you able to walk immediately or something? Can you describe the process afterwards or something? Like after the whole surgery. Thanks.
Nope, I was lying down on the operating table. I was conscious throughout. The MO keep kpkb when he was cutting my toenail.
A part of my toenail was cut off and also some skin, I think. Not sure, I'm too chicken to look. Let's see, yeah I can walk after that, but got some numbness on my toe. Excused for several weeks from wearing boots. Forgot how long it took to fully heal though. -
Doctors told me it is gonna take about 1 month approximately. Depending on my regen rate of course. Yes he told me the same thing, cut off some skin(or small meat) etc.
Do you need any support like sticks or anything? Lol. And also, you feel any sharp pain when you walk? MO only give you painkillers? Aw man he didn't ask you sign what DIE NOT THEIR PROBLEM dumb forms right? -panic- lol.
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As said, I can walk normally. No need clutches or what. No pills either. Only some minor pain from time to time (like a sudden pull or something) but nothing that I can't bear. I was just told to keep the wound dry and not let water flow in.Originally posted by TheVers:Doctors told me it is gonna take about 1 month approximately. Depending on my regen rate of course. Yes he told me the same thing, cut off some skin(or small meat) etc.
Do you need any support like sticks or anything? Lol. And also, you feel any sharp pain when you walk? MO only give you painkillers? Aw man he didn't ask you sign what DIE NOT THEIR PROBLEM dumb forms right? -panic- lol.
Cheers.
And no, I didn't sign any indemnity form or whatever they call it. It's only the toenail, not the entire toe they're cutting off. -
Ah right my bad. Just too "kancheong" and can't concentrate well.
Say don't mind I ask something, when you bath, lol... Is that a beetch? I mean how can you prevent water from not flowing into your toe for the first week or something? (In other words, what did you do?)
And also, for the dressing, do you go back to MO every week to do the dressing? Or you did it yourself? -
As far as i know the doc doesn't cut the toenail... he just pulls the entire nail out with a pair of forceps. Over in 1min.
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Hmm there's 2 ways to do this I guess. Doctor told me he'll cut 1/4 of it, at least that is how the polyclinic does it. AH does the pulling out of the entire toe nail.
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Just take a ziploc bag and pull it over your feet lah. Then dun aim the water at your feet lor basically.Originally posted by TheVers:Ah right my bad. Just too "kancheong" and can't concentrate well.
Say don't mind I ask something, when you bath, lol... Is that a beetch? I mean how can you prevent water from not flowing into your toe for the first week or something? (In other words, what did you do?)
And also, for the dressing, do you go back to MO every week to do the dressing? Or you did it yourself? Of course it gets harder to stand but can make do lah.
Dressing mah....can't remember, I think only change one time. That I can't remember much. -
Haha that sounds like some stunts. Thanks a lot mate.
Sigh hope it comes quickly and heals quickly. The 2nd week after my opt, school will be re-opening. Troublesome man. Lol. -
the doctor tied a rubber band on my toe.. and inject anasthetic.. then cut away a tiny piece of meat so as to reach the ingrown nail lor.. then cut away.. then bandaged lor.. lolz.. i dun feel any pain in the process.. now my nail oso no problem liao..
aiya.. this kind of thing is caused by incorrect way of cutting ur toenail.. nth much actually.. =\ -
Ok i didn't know about the rubber band part haha.
Sounds sweet. You got yours done in a polyclinic? Were you awake then? -
i always dig intot he flesh and cut out the ingrown parts myself one guess mine is not serious.
anyway the aneasthetic dun worry lah. not major should be local one. they always try not to do general cos it carried much higher risks -
Careful mate, I cut those ingrown ones and it didn't got better but just got worse. Guess you're lucky. I'm not so sad to say lol. Just a word of advice.
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They will definately only use Local A because General A needs you to be warded for observation, a.k.a post symptoms of General A.
Your Toe will be numb before they do anything to it, but you can still feel the pulling action, though without any pain in the process. However, my advise is for you to request to let the doctor do it only when you know your toe is numb.
Cause I have a friend who had a minor surgery carried out to remove part of his thumb due to an incident which he sliced his thumb and the Local A wasn't effective when the doctor started slicing the flesh and pulling out of the nail which eventually cause quite some pain. But don't worry, you have the rights to tell the doctor to wait or even inject more Local A during the process. Just complain that you still can feel and they will pump in more Local A.
The dressings will be kept as it is after it is wrapped up by the doctor/nurses after the operation. However, my friend being a qualified First Aider, he open the dressing daily and do the cleaning. Basically because he is worried of infection due to discharge, which is common after any surgery.
Remember to keep the dressing dry, BY ALL MEANS ! Else, you will risk a slower recovery of your wound.
Last of all, do not worry about the indemity form you're made to sign because it's part of the documentation. I've just underwent a Major Surgery 3 weeks back and here I'm alive typing away already.
You should be able to walk relatively well, but some slight pain which is able to be covered by the pain-killer. Any wound will cause pain, isn't it ? Take care, rest well and you'll recover faster. Do remember to avoid certain food though. -
Hell. That's one of a post. Thanks man, it really helped a lot. Can't wait for it to come any sooner now. Appreciate everyone's help!
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me too, after a period of time i will wait until i bat has the nails will he softer then i dig in and cut lor...Originally posted by hisoka:i always dig intot he flesh and cut out the ingrown parts myself one guess mine is not serious.
anyway the aneasthetic dun worry lah. not major should be local one. they always try not to do general cos it carried much higher risks -
haiz like that also dunno. i got experience i teach you lah. use a plastic bag put toe intside then use tape and tape tightly around the edges alot of times. then can fang xin and bath le. but remember to try and keep your toe raised abit like pointing up or at an angle most of the time.Originally posted by CoolMyth:Just take a ziploc bag and pull it over your feet lah. Then dun aim the water at your feet lor basically. Of course it gets harder to stand but can make do lah.
Dressing mah....can't remember, I think only change one time. That I can't remember much. -
This kinda reminds me long ago... I had a fractured finger once and it was bandaged with another finger to make it straight back. Basically bandaging 2 fingers together. So I wasn't allowed to touch water as well as it had dressing on. So technically speaking, my finger did not touch water for 2-3 months? IT STINKED!
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Tied rubber band huh... sounds very unprofessional...Originally posted by d3sT1nY:the doctor tied a rubber band on my toe.. and inject anasthetic.. then cut away a tiny piece of meat so as to reach the ingrown nail lor.. then cut away.. then bandaged lor.. lolz.. i dun feel any pain in the process.. now my nail oso no problem liao..
aiya.. this kind of thing is caused by incorrect way of cutting ur toenail.. nth much actually.. =\
I thought the doctor should have a proper tournequet for this? -
try it if its a whole arm manOriginally posted by TheVers:This kinda reminds me long ago... I had a fractured finger once and it was bandaged with another finger to make it straight back. Basically bandaging 2 fingers together. So I wasn't allowed to touch water as well as it had dressing on. So technically speaking, my finger did not touch water for 2-3 months? IT STINKED!
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uhh.. i was a medic..
the MO used to remove the whole toenail