stubbed toe and a nail falling off
 

i stubbed my toe. it was not a hard stub,but my nail got cracked or something and looks like it may come off. it is still partly attached.

What should I do?

Re: stubbed toe and a nail falling off
 

http://www.deathonline.net/images/what_happens/saw.jpg
You need to show the other toes you mean business about this stuff.

Swede

Re: stubbed toe and a nail falling off
 

Tape the the nail down and see a doctor.

Re: stubbed toe and a nail falling off
 

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http://www.deathonline.net/images/what_happens/saw.jpg
You need to show the other toes you mean business about this stuff.

Swede

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This is clearly the only correct answer.

Re: stubbed toe and a nail falling off
 

booger, it looks like the doctor is going to be a huge hassle. LIke a 3 hour wait, and I have a lot to do today. Is there anyway around it? Do you have any experience with these things

Re: stubbed toe and a nail falling off
 

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booger, it looks like the doctor is going to be a huge hassle. LIke a 3 hour wait, and I have a lot to do today. Is there anyway around it? Do you have any experience with these things

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Just leave it alone. It will die, fall off itself and then regrow.

Re: stubbed toe and a nail falling off
 

This just happened to me 3 weeks ago. I dropped my bike, kickstand first, on my toe, and it pried my nail off. I went to the doctor, but all she did was wash it and tell me to wrap it and put new antibiotic cream on each day.

Re: stubbed toe and a nail falling off
 

ok. whitebread and ncray I am gonna take your suggestion. Clean it and wrap it, that sounds easy and not so bad.

Thanks everyone for the help

Re: stubbed toe and a nail falling off
 

This happened to me last year. You should clip off the part that is detatched. It's not going to stick back on to your toe. then wait about 6 months for toenail to grow in normal again.

Re: stubbed toe and a nail falling off
 

it really really hurts to walk. How long until this will go away?
As for clipping the nail, that sounds painful, and I think the nail is protecting the soft tissue underneath that would be exposed if I remove it.