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Toenail fungus TESTIMONIAL

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• Re: Toenail fungus TESTIMONIALS Walt Stoll 06:29:12 5/27/03 (0)
• Re: Toenail fungus jasmine 18:36:30 5/26/03 (0)
• Re: Toenail fungus holi 12:13:48 5/26/03 (1)
  • Re: Toenail fungus Don 13:25:32 5/27/03 (0)
• Re: Toenail fungus Alexandria Dumas 09:14:21 5/26/03 (0)
• Re: Toenail fungus carolyn 06:01:48 5/26/03 (0)

In Reply to: Toenail fungus posted by Al George on May 26, 2003 at 01:18:44:

Yes! The vinegar does work. My husband's toenail is almost completely clear and yes, it does take a long time. But it's so much safer than trying to take the prescription medicine doctors prescribe for this. Here's the trick - my husband just looks at it as part of his normal routine now. He put the vinegar in a small empty, clean bottle.(a little shampoo bottle from a motel) Every morning after he showers and shaves and every night before he goes to bed, he uses the vinegar on his toenails. It was pain at first but now it's just a habit. He's been doing that about a year or so and is just about to trim off the last of the fungus.

Try just making it part of your daily routine and not watch daily for results.

carolyn

In Reply to: Toenail fungus posted by Al George on May 26, 2003 at 01:18:44:

My hubby has and is benefitting greatly from the vinegar treatment. His nails are about half grown out now and since you said "the base of the nail appears to look better," it sounds like it's working for you. You will have to let the entire nail grow out, probably will take a year or more. If you stick with it, and since nails grow faster in the summer, you may want to be a little more patient and let the vinegar do its job.

The other day I was giving him a pedicure and found myself able to actually clip his toes with a regular toenail clipper using only one hand whereas before I had to use a special super-duper sized toenail cutter and had to use both hands and my full body weight to cut through his thick toenails.

So, yes, the vinegar is working for us. And thank God for Dr. Stoll and this website.
So, yes! Vinegar is working for my loved one.

In Reply to: Toenail fungus posted by Al George on May 26, 2003 at 01:18:44:

While I believe the vinegar treatment may work for some, it didn't for me. I used it religiously for 6 months and saw no difference. I finally got frustrated and went to a podiatrist. He prescribed the nail lacquer Penlac. This medicine has gotten some negative reviews mainly because in their clinical trials few people were cured. My doctor told me that in his experience, it has worked for about 60% of his patients. I've used it for almost 6 months and the nail is 3/4 of the way clear. I am thrilled! This is the best my big toenail has looked in years. I recently found out that my boyfriend's mom used Penlac about a year ago and her fungus is gone.

This prescription has no side effects for me and while not cheap ($65 a bottle), it's not nearly as expensive as those oral medications, which I wouldn't take anyway. If you decide to try it, it's very important to remove as much as the infected nail as possible. (The insert directs "careful debridement" by a doctor but I do it myself) I also file it down so the entire infected part of the nail is paper thin.

After I am done with the Penlac I will probably use the tea tree oil or the vinegar as a preventive measure.

I hope this helps you in your search for a nail fungus cure. Good Luck.

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• Re: Toenail fungus Don 13:25:32 5/27/03 (0)

In Reply to: Toenail fungus posted by Al George on May 26, 2003 at 01:18:44:

I've heard that Listerine (the stuff you gargle with after brushing your teeth) works on nail fungus...Just soak your nails in it. If you give it a try, hope it works.

In Reply to: Toenail fungus posted by Al George on May 26, 2003 at 01:18:44:

NMI

In Reply to: Re: Toenail fungus posted by holi on May 26, 2003 at 12:13:48:

Penlac did not work for me, I used it for one year and although it seemed to make a differnce. the fungas was still there. I would trim the part off that was not conected to the base but the fungas stayed the same. I am now using the vinegar method, been on it for three months now and no noticable change. I may have to just live with this.