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Painful Pinky Toenails

Hi. I've always had short fingernails and normal toenails. I'm always working, so I decided to start drinking Boost to help supplement my diet. After a few weeks my fingernails started to grow, which was fantastic! Shortly thereafter my toenails started to grow, but what made me take more notice was my pinky toenails. I never had whole toenails on my pinky toes, just a fraction of a toenail. Now the pinky toenails are growing but they're painful. What can I do to relieve the pain? How long do I wait until the pain stops? This has been going on for about a month. (the left pinky toenail is fine now, the right still has about 85% soreness).
Thanks.

Follow Ups:

• Re: Painful Pinky Toenails Walt Stoll 10:23:47 10/01/01 (2)
  • Re: Painful Pinky Toenails Angela H 00:59:09 10/05/01 (1)
    • Re: Painful Pinky Toenails: not enough time to eat healthy. (Archive in PWFD.) Walt Stoll 08:04:36 10/06/01 (0)

In Reply to: Painful Pinky Toenails posted by Angela H. on September 29, 2001 at 23:42:40:

Hi, Angela.

The same thing happened to me when I first started to practice wellness. As a matter of fact, I think I archived the story in the wellness archives. This, too, shall pass and you will thank your stars that you learned about getting healthier.

Let us know how you do.

Walt

Follow Ups:

• Re: Painful Pinky Toenails Angela H 00:59:09 10/05/01 (1)
  • Re: Painful Pinky Toenails: not enough time to eat healthy. (Archive in PWFD.) Walt Stoll 08:04:36 10/06/01 (0)

In Reply to: Re: Painful Pinky Toenails posted by Walt Stoll on October 01, 2001 at 10:23:47:

Hi. Thank you for responding to my inquiry. I'm trying to experiment with a few things to ease my pinky toenail pain. I'm now wearing light support hose which seem to relieve some of the pressure.
As far as a general diet goes, what's the best solution for a person who works 12 hour shifts and only has time to eat fast food once a day? Is V-8 juice a good substitute for lunch? Or would this be providing the same nutrients as the Boost? What about eating meals about the same time each day? Would this help speed up my metabolism?

Follow Ups:

• Re: Painful Pinky Toenails: not enough time to eat healthy. (Archive in PWFD.) Walt Stoll 08:04:36 10/06/01 (0)

In Reply to: Re: Painful Pinky Toenails posted by Angela H on October 05, 2001 at 00:59:09:

Hi, Angela.

Having gone through this transition, myself, while I was working a 100 hour week (AND doing all my own grocery shopping and cooking) I KNOW that this is a matter of discipline and commitment. It actually was a blessing within a couple of weeks because I was getting back so much more than I was putting in, at the same time it was getting a lot easier.

This is why I suggest studying the procedure (as well as why you are doing it) BEFORE actually trying it.

I even did it just to say that I had done it before recommending it to my patients. Unexpectedly, many of my own symptoms--that I did not even know I had (Thinking I was just getting old.)--disappeared so fast I was intrigued.

Let us know what you do and what it does for you.

Walt