have had an infected ingrown toenail for almost 3 months. The pus was really smelly and now the nail is turning black. I was to have surgury on it this wedsnday but dh is taking me to ER ASAP.

I'm really scared and don't know what to expect. It's about a 1/4 of my big toenail that is black.

I have my WLS next week. How did I let myself get like this? I am so depressed.<!-- / message --><!-- sig -->

I will be praying for you........keep us informed. Take care.

dont worry, let them treat it and after a couple of days on antibiotics, it will be fine. i went through the same thing last summer. OUCHY!! make sure you take all of you meds and drink plenty of Water. it would be a good idea to give your surgeon a heads up, just incase this little infection tries to travel around your body.

good luck!!

Yikes! Good luck and recover quickly!!

Aww Kabeerah.. bless your heart. Chin up girl. You, like many of us here, got down pretty low but the good news is that you're getting taken care of and will soon be on a brand new journey to a much healthier, happier you! *hugs*

Yikes, I hope you get good news!

Poor thing! Yikes.. I've suffered with ingrown toenails ALL of my life. The infections can be horrendous. I certainly feel for you. The one thing I do today is to get regular pedicures to have that toenail groomed often. (Course, you have to be careful WHERE you have that done, too. )

I really really hope you can get it cleared up and it doesn't effect your scheduled band date. We'll certainly be thinking of you and praying for your quick recovery.. Good luck!

An ingrown for 3 months and your doctor didn't take care of it? TSK TSK

You poor thing. Ingrown toe nails can be painful. And if this one is turning black.....definately scary.

You and your DH made the right decision to have it checked in ER and get treatment for it right away. Even before your WLS. Remember to tell your surgeon all about it and the medications.

Dear Kabeerah, Why do you think you did something to "let myself get like this?" Our bodies are full of bacteria, this last month, out of the blue, my husbands elbow became extremely infected with a staff bacteria. He had no injury, cut or anything that would seem to precipitate it. It also needed emergency surgery to remove the bursis sack, and was hospitalized with a high fever for a week. We still have to pack an open wound with antibiotic tape to let it heal from the inside out as a stitched cut might let his elbow get inflamed again.

You could not have let your self do this. Don't let false guilt get the better of you.

I'm very glad you husband insisted on taking you to ER. I'm praying that the Dr's get a quick handle on this for you and that your banding wont be delayed. You should be proud that you are taking care of yourself.

Kabeerah,

I hope things went well for you at the ER.

thinking about you.

Please post and let us know how you are doing.

I'm so sorry! I can hear your fear in your post. I'm saying a little prayer for your quick and complete recovery. I know you'll be fine, and if your WLS is put off a few weeks, just know it will happen soon, your health and getting any risks of infection to your band taken care of is important.

OH NO! I remember that your toe nail was bothering you before. Hopefull this will be a quick fix and recovery. Toe nails can be so painful. I will pray that this doesn't interfere with your surgery.:faint:

Any update???

I broke a couple of toes once, but I'm sure that pain is only a tiny bit of what you are dealing with, holy cow! I'm so sorry to hear about this. My mom has battled ingrown nails for years.

Please check in with us and let us know how you are doing (((((Kebeerah)))))

I'm thinking about ya Kabeerah, praying that everything works out fine for you and your poor toe. *hugs*

I wonder what happened?