I've been having this problem for over a decade. For me the problem is basketball. I don't play during the winter, then summer and fall it's six months of basketball, constantly, on daily basis, and nails on second, third and fourth toe first go black, I use clippers to cut off the top layer and all the blood comes gushing out and so the black nails are gone. What happens then is that two different nails grow on each toe, one close to the skin, and another one on top. Within two to three weeks the top one is ready to go. Sometimes it will fall off on its own, but usually it needs a bit of help, mainly to pull it out of the skin a bit. Doesn't hurt, though it can look scary. When that nails is out of the picture, you will see there is a new nail underneath it. That's the healhy, long-term nail. The problem with that nail can sometimes be that it starts to ingrow, so pay attention to it.
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I've been having this problem for over a decade. For me the problem is basketball. I don't play during the winter, then summer and fall it's six months of basketball, constantly, on daily basis, and nails on second, third and fourth toe first go black, I use clippers to cut off the top layer and all the blood comes gushing out and so the black nails are gone. What happens then is that two different nails grow on each toe, one close to the skin, and another one on top. Within two to three weeks the top one is ready to go. Sometimes it will fall off on its own, but usually it needs a bit of help, mainly to pull it out of the skin a bit. Doesn't hurt, though it can look scary. When that nails is out of the picture, you will see there is a new nail underneath it. That's the healhy, long-term nail. The problem with that nail can sometimes be that it starts to ingrow, so pay attention to it.
October 4, 2010 - 6:39amThis Comment
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