my toe

by jeannine gonzalez
(oswego,il)

my toe on my right foot my big toe in the right hand corner turned black and blue under the nail i thought i hit it but i didnt i would have remembered that and now it turned a mix of white and the black and blue and it is red around the toe and i have really bad pain shooting through my toe especially at night time and im also noticing my big toe on my left foot is starting to do the same with the black and blue first what could be causing that i recently brought some fungus medicine that you brush on the nail and it seems to be stopping my other toe from getting like my bad toe

Hi Jeannine,
You do not have to have a history of trauma for nail fungus to occur. Sometimes the everyday "micro trauma" of your toe hitting the end of your shoes can bring this about.
Since it is only a small portion of nail that is involved you should consider seeing a foot doctor and having the diseased nail cut away (it should not hurt to have this done) and then continue with topical medication. I suggest this because you do not want to see this condition worsen.
Marc Mitnick DPM