Long story short, I thought I could "tough out" an ingrown toenail since I have had so many before and they always went away after I dug them out. Ended up with an major infection: fever, swelling, nice spider veins and stuff of that sort, lost mobility/sensation in that foot, and the puss buildup was so great, it squirted out and two toenails removed with pliers. If I had just taken care of it the way it was supposed to, I would have been down for a few hours from the Dr's visit instead of waiting for my big toenail and the one next to it to grow back.
As if I didn't learn my lesson from that time, I did it again and this time with my thumb.
If you're diabetic, an infection can kill ya.
To the OP - take care of your body if you want it to last, we're just a bunch of internet Doctors.
I'ts a blister, not an ingrown toe nail. Tough it out champ.......Rockin'
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