The next day, there was a lot of pus with a bit of blood leaking out so I cleaned it up, but I woke up in the night with my toenail really, really hurting. I was wearing new shoes the last two days and they aren't any tighter than my old ones but my toe was in severe ...
If your black toenail is not hurting, you can continue to run as usual—just keep it trimmed short, especially any loose portions, to guard against further trauma, says Dr. Parthasarathy. Resist the urge to pull it off yourself (😱), which can cause more trauma if it’s not yet ready...
Testing for a nail fungus requires that a piece of the diseased nail be taken for further studyand analysis. If the disease affects the tip of the nail, like in distal subungual onychomycosis, a small piece of nail can be trimmed from the end. Unfortunately in proximal subungual ...