Ever lose a toenail?
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Brad Nicholson posted 51 weeks ago.
yes - did you find it? it is crinkled and purplish blue. i'd like it back.
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tri-ac posted 51 weeks ago.
Brad Nicholson wrote:
yes - did you find it? it is crinkled and purplish blue. i'd like it back.
eww...what for?
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Tamara posted 51 weeks ago.
I actually lost about 8 training for and running my first marathon. It never really hurt, but I was such a newbie to endurance sports that I didn't know any better. Since then, I've learned to buy bigger shoes. Plus, I also just keep my toenails cut down to the quick so that I don't have problems again. Yeah, my feet aren't the prettiest when I'm wearing sandals in the summer, but I save lots of money on pedicures!
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PrinceofClydes posted 51 weeks ago.
In my 2006 IMC run, I killed 6 toenails - 3 on each foot, including the big toe.
It took 6 months for them all to fall off.
A new one was growing underneath each and the transition was relatively painless.
I didn't bandage anything and am fine now.
PoC
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lala2021 posted 51 weeks ago.
I usually lose my second toe nail since that toe is longer than my big toe. Right now in the
process of losing two nails. My nail usually is tender for several days then it changes color.
I love to play with mine when they start getting really loose which usually sickens most
people i know. I suggest just leaving it alone.
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Brad Nicholson posted 51 weeks ago.
lala - i have the same problems and same kramer-esque fascination as well.
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silverchair posted 51 weeks ago.
yeap in my first IM rained all day, wet socks lost my second biggest toe nail on both feet, i thought my Ascis were fine, felt ok all day.. anyway 2 weeks later black and fell off.
olympic 2:10 IM 10:20
24hr sprint tri 8.5k swim, 250k bike, 89k run, 27 laps
I had a century mtb ride 2 weeks ago, and after the ride one of my big toe nails was very sensitive to being pressed on. I think I hurt it with all the miles in the cycling shoes with some hiking, which they are not designed to do.
Anyways, it feels a little funny and even soft around the edges compared to my other good one, and I'm afraid I killed it and it's going to fall off. What do I do if that happens? Wrap it up? Leave it alone? Put on Neosporin? Has anyone ever lost a whole nail? If so, what did you do and how long until it grew back???
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