I had to go back to the doctor about my toe. The icky growth that I had on the toe (the granuloma) from the ingrown part still hasn’t gone away, and, even more disturbing, the entire toenail is quite noticibly yellow.

Turns out that the toenail now has a fungal infection in it, and I’m going to have to take antibiotics for six months or more, and while on these antibiotics I can’t drink alcohol (not that I drink a lot as it is, but still) and I have to be extra careful in the sun because it’ll make me more susceptible to sunburn. Oh, and I have to be SURE to take my medication every single day, because missing even a couple of days can blow the whole regimine and it won’t work.

For the granuloma, I’ve got an anti-inflammatory ointment, and every night I’ve got to soak my foot in salt water or water with epsom salt (which I prefer, anyway), and then carefully dry the foot and icky growth and put on some of the ointment to help the thing go away.

And if this doesn’t work (I have to go back to the doctor in three months to get it checked out), I’m going to have to have my entire toenail surgically removed.

So, hey, you know, when I get an ingrown toenail, I really make a production of it!

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