tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32364589.post8501679303740866761..comments2023-04-02T09:51:36.552-05:00Comments on Heather's Moving Castle: We've got problems, you've got solutionsHeather's Moving Castlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16790219802039659669noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32364589.post-65526148474773536352008-11-30T19:22:00.000-06:002008-11-30T19:22:00.000-06:00Thanks, Deanne. I will try to do those things, if ...Thanks, Deanne. I will try to do those things, if needed. I am scared to mess with it very much. It is so good to know this can be taken care of at home before it gets worse. I didn't want to call and ask family b/c they tend to give me the horror stories. I like asking my unschooling friends b/c they are of a different generation, and usually have at home remedies. We tend to rely on our own resourcefulness more than the medical community when we can.<BR/><BR/>~Heather :)Heather's Moving Castlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16790219802039659669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32364589.post-56838486104574062862008-11-30T14:58:00.000-06:002008-11-30T14:58:00.000-06:00I almost always have ingrown toenails, and much to...I almost always have ingrown toenails, and much to my chagrin, my daughter got one just recently. We kept soaking it, then putting antibiotic ointment on it which kept it soft. A home remedy book we have suggested that after soaking you can take a wisp of cotton to gently lift the edge of the nail out of the groove. You can put a new one in each day, and it is supposed to help the nail grown out and over the groove it has made. My daughter only did it once or twice, but felt better with just the ointment keeping it soft. <BR/>We ended up taking her to a podiatrist, but he said it didn't look too bad, to just keep doing what we were doing and see how it goes. Most importantly he told us not to cut it unti it grows out past the end of the toe, and when it is better we could gently file any sharp points on the corners of the nail. My daughter was terrified of having to let him do anything to it! If Camden's toe isn't infected you should be able to manage this without a Dr. visit. <BR/>Wishing you both quick and complete healing! ;)Deannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297303119146586446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32364589.post-18320958021228429192008-11-30T08:33:00.000-06:002008-11-30T08:33:00.000-06:00Thank you for the hugs. He woke up this morning sa...Thank you for the hugs. He woke up this morning saying it feels better. The nail seems to be less pokey under the skin, and the redness has gone down by 50%. He doesn't want me to put the tea tree oil on it. So I will do that when he is asleep. He seems happy this morning, so I am keeping my fingers crossed. He has been in so much pain this past week that I have insisted he take a nap every day to ease his mood. I just thought he was getting over a cold because he has had a cough. Yesterday he was so cranky he took a nap before 11am. Today if he is cranky in a few hours, I'll know the reason.Heather's Moving Castlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16790219802039659669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32364589.post-41940666388918015792008-11-30T07:31:00.000-06:002008-11-30T07:31:00.000-06:00(((Heather & Camden)))I don't have any adv...(((Heather & Camden)))<BR/>I don't have any advice - I've never dealt with an ingrown toenail. It seems that you're doing all the right things according to the home remedies I've found online.zamozohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00184631789281445886noreply@blogger.com