Toe nail removal on a child question....

koalamummy

I was a big of a dare devil/ accident prone child and had toe nails removed countless times over the years for various reasons. . It was never a big deal and certainly none of the removals have left any lasting impression on my mind. I don't remember it being painful or unpleasant at all.

Spendless

Hubby had it done (as an adult) under a local, as he'd only recently had a GA for a diff option and he didn't fancy 'losing time like you do under a GA':huh: It was PAINFUL! Sister had hers under a GA as a child.

DKLS

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

Scare stories are not going to help.

May not help but they are character building.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

DKLS wrote: »

May not help but they are character building.

maintenanceman

is it absolutely neccisary to have the toe nail removed. I had an igrowing toe nail and the chopped of both sides of the flesh. On my other foot i also had a ingrowing toe nail repeatedly. One visit to the A and e, a simple trim and spray of a fluid (i don't know what fluid I was only 10 years old) although I think it might have been iodine and never had a problem since. Just been told to cut the nail across and not along the nail.

Ladyhawk

I had a very infected middle toe when I was about 9 or 10. My dad removed it without an anaesthetic and told me to stop crying because it wasn't sore. I've never really forgiven him for that though I understand the psychological benefit of telling people they're not in pain. If you tell them they are then it tends to be so much worse.

I had a ingrown nail cut out in my early 20's under a local anaesthetic. It was uncomfortable not not that bad.

mum2one

I had ingrowing toe nails cut out as a child, and now as an adult I have had all my toe nails removed, 1's grown back.

Its not the cutting of the toe nail as others have said its the needles, - not scare mongering, - 2 injections into a toe, theres not much flesh so it does come sharp but def try the cream before hand.

Once the injection done its a doodle,

Whos doing it for him, the doctor or has he been referred to podiast (feet people) xx

susancs

My daughter when she was about thirteen had ingrown toe nails on both her big toes at different times and had the sides of the nails cut off under local. She was told to bring and ipod and listen to it and not look at the needle was going in (as she is inclined to feel faint at the sight of a needle). On both occassions she had two podiatrists who worked together and they chatted away to her about school etc. She had to have the dressings changed often at home and had it checked every week by the podiatrist until signed off. She also got relief from the pain very quickly after the procedures.

ifstar

Had a few done and always been under local anaesthetic.
Twice was when I was a teenager and was done at the local GP's. The needle isn't pleasant but didn't feel a thing once it was numb, it was sore for about a week after. I also had it done about a year ago at a chiropodist and that didn't give me any pain at all after the surgery, think it cost me about £30-40

dizziblonde

Had mine done a couple of times and it was under a local - not as earthshatteringly painful as people are making out on here (although someone told me the other day I have a high pain threshold... considering I'd always thought of myself as a wimp I'm impressed by that fact - so that might be the case), I was more disturbed by the fact it swelled up to comedy cartoon proportions when the anaesthetic was injected into it to be honest.

Was only ever the final 1/3 of mine that was getting removed - just because of recurrent infections on an ingrowing part of it if that makes any difference.

Comedy cartoon bandage job on the toe afterwards as well.