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 -->

Oh ouch! Hope everything is ok and it doesn't affect your sugery!

You guys are terrific! I'm sorry for not updating but I don't know if it's me or the board but I have the hardest time accessing this board!

Dh panicked and overreacted as he does in any situation he feels he has lost control over (I mean he called an ambulance to take me to hospital and screamed at the driver which is something he never does...saying youhave to take us to the hospital my wife has gangrene! It was the compounds ambulance and he was taking me to the medical center on the compound not the ER because he can't just take us to ER cuz we said so he has to get dr referral).

Ok so the tissue are alive and kicking, ie no gangrene, praise God!

I went yesterday for my toe surgury and informed the doc that I am to be banded in a week God-Willing. He postponed the surgury because he did not want to risk spreading bacteria into my blood stream (he knows the surgeon who will do it and did not say anything of course he is not my friend but he didnt look worried and in fact told me that it was a good idea to do it. when I told him that i wantded done at his hospital he said yeah but we only have a doc from jeddah come in from time to time and we dont know when he is coming back...if u dont know what i'm talking about read my latest post on my bind...not band).