stubbed toe and a nail falling off

[gamblore99]

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?

[swede123]

You need to show the other toes you mean business about this stuff.

Swede

[BoogerFace]

Tape the the nail down and see a doctor.

[4_2_it]

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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.

[gamblore99]

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

[wh1t3bread]

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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.

[imported_ncray]

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.

[gamblore99]

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

[dynamite]

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.

[gamblore99]

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.