tigerchik wrote:
super pretty trail! how is the frostbite?
The left 2nd toe seems to be fine - I don't notice anything going on there. Still some numbness in the very tip of my big toe, but it doesn't bother me and the burning sensation stopped.
My right thumb is still numb at the tip but overall was feeling better after I managed to trim the nail down so it wasn't catching on things as much (it had extended past the tip of the digit and I cut it back so it didn't anymore). I am able to use it pretty much normally again, though I can't put any pressure at all on the nail in any direction. I saw some bruising around the base of the nail as the polish I had on grew out, so last night I got curious and removed the polish to see exactly what I was dealing with.
Once I got a good look in some decent light, I immediately put a fresh coat of nail polish on. I honestly couldn't handle walking around with that thing exposed all the time, and I swear it feels worse now that I have an idea of what's under there.
If you really want to,
click here for a somewhat disturbing photo.
I don't know what that darker-coloured cross is, but the whole thing looks entirely more raw than I would have hoped for almost 2 weeks after the trauma..
The good news is that the bruising underneath doesn't seem to put any pressure on the nail, so I shouldn't have to drain it.
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