Mine seem to be lifting from the tips, like where it is adhered is receding, one has some faint pain, also from acrylic overlays...
I went to a doc who said I was fine...after reading your comments, i see that I probably am not....
Healthy looking beds, but apparent receding at the tips, will this get worse until they fall off?
I am in sales, and am horrified.
In Reply to: Re: Finger Nail Fungus posted by laura on August 01, 1998 at 10:01:49:
Dear Laura,
I would have to see your nails to tell you that. However, from what you are saying, it is very likely unless you do the vinegar thing AND get rid of the polish NOW.
ANY competent dermatologist should be able to take one look & tell you all of this. Unfortunately, education takes time and we MDs have manipulated the system so that insurance will not pay for education (Even though the word doctor means teacher.). There is a lot more money to be made "treating" anything than teaching the patient how to solve the problem.
Remember, ALL nail treatments work from the growing part of the nail. Nail tissue is dead tissue. There is NO WAY to treat the already formed nail tissue.
Let us know how you do. If you get started right away, it is possible that your new, healthy nail will get to where it is separating before the nail falls off.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: Finger Nail Fungus posted by Walt Stoll on August 02, 1998 at 09:45:05:
Same problem. Transferred from my feet to several of my hand nails. Dr. Stoll, will soaking in distilled vinegar work any better than just a couple of drops every day?
I'm really concerned, because I use my hands in my work.
Pharmicist checked and there is NO colloidal silver product any longer available"
HEEEELLLLLLPPPP!
In Reply to: Re: Finger Nail Fungus posted by Tom Dombrosky on August 04, 1998 at 23:36:38:
Dear Tom,
Soaking will not work as well. Remember, distilled 4% vinegar is 96% water. The drier the environment is the better this works.
I gave a much more detailed answer to this within the past few weeks right here on this BB.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: Finger Nail Fungus posted by Walt Stoll on August 05, 1998 at 14:37:14:
Do I find "distilled" vinegar in a normal supermarket? A friendly local pharmacist said he had the problem and cured it in 6 weeks by applying a patent medicine called "Povidone-Iodine" which is an anti-bacterial.
My problem is severe and getting worse. If you can, pleas e-mail your post of several onths ago re this fungus problem. Thanx in advance if you can help . . .
Tom
In Reply to: Re: Finger Nail Fungus posted by Tom Dombrosky on August 06, 1998 at 00:20:06:
Dear Tom,
Sorry about your pharmacist! S/he CANNOT be telling you the truth since it takes about 6 MONTHS for the diseased nail to be grown off the body. NOTHING can work faster than that because nail tissue is dead. How could anything resolve this in less time?
Even if there WERE something that would actually kill the fungus, and not just keep it from entering treated new tissue, how could anyone tell if it was "cured". Dead tissue cannot change its characteristics so no one could ever tell if the fungus was dead anyhow. The nail has to stay the way it grew till it is finally gone from the body.
ANYONE who says that they can cure any nail fungus in less than 6 months cannot be believed!
Distilled vinegar IS the cheapest vinegar you can find at the supermarket. DO NOT use the "real" vinegar from the healthfood store that has the "mother" in it. This can give you other infections. IT is "good enough to eat" but is not what you need to treat this problem. The distilled vinegar is not "good enough to eat" but is just what you need for this.
Let us know how you do. If you do this as directed I KNOW what will happen.
Walt
What is this vinegar solution?
Please tell me so
i can immediately begin...my nails appear mostly healthy with no discolorations, but are paper thin and seem to be receding at the tip...slowly. one has some faint pain, a pharmacist gave me some lotrimin cream for jock itch. After trimming down what has lifted, I have been using it on my fingertips at night.
I dont want to cut them down to nothing, please help!
My doc said maybe a dermatologist would know more, worth the trip?
In Reply to: Re: Finger Nail Fungus posted by Laura on August 01, 1998 at 10:10:38:
Dear Laura,
If this is just at the tips, it MAY be a nutritional problem. I think you should see a dermatologist for diagnosis, just not necessarily do what s/he says.
If it IS a fungus, treating the tips will do NOTHING. See my note to your other question today.
Go to the archives OR the FAQ page for the vinegar protocol.
Then, if you still have questions, write again.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: Finger Nail Fungus posted by Walt Stoll on August 02, 1998 at 09:49:21:
Thank you Dr. Stoll.
I checked FAQ's and Arvhives on your homepage. near as I can tell, its two drops per day of distilled vinegar on the cuticle line at the bottom of the nail. I have been doing it before bed, hoping not to rub or rinse it off before it has a chance to work. please tell me if there is a more effective technique. I'll soak them all day if i have to. i dont want to end up like these other poor women who speak of prescriptions and years battling this problem. The thing is, the majority of my nail looks healthy...its just that they are separating from my fingers starting at the tip, slowly, but most definitely.
I must confess, Dr. stoll.
I am in sales...Luxury cars. I was having my nails done by one of those unlicensed vietnamese salons that have the habit of just being there one day, gone the next. Their prices are always the lowest.
Their methods were extremely unsanitary and their products, unsafe. They were using those dremel power drills and laying dental acrylic on nails which is intended for use on a non-living surface. I am told by someone with no apparent credentials that this acrylic gets into the "matrix" of your nails and weakens them, breaks them down. Can bacteria live in acetone?
After almost two years of putting my nails through this abuse, maybe I am paying that high price after all?
In Reply to: Re: Finger Nail Fungus posted by Laura on August 04, 1998 at 21:43:43:
Hi, Laura.
Remember, nail tissue is dead. The living part is right at the growing base close to the bone. Actually, the tissue that grows nail IS the lining of the bone.
SO, unless that tissue has been damaged, you should be able to have perfectly normal nails in 6-12 months.
I hope my protocol says 2 drops at the base of the nail TWICE a day.
Walt
dear Dr. Stoll;
After browsing your homepage I see that for ONYCHOMYCOSIS YOU RECOMMEND 2 DROPS OF DISTILLED VINEGAR at the base of the nail per night. Should i do this for my fingernails? is there something more?
also, what is COLLOIDAL SILVER?
thank you.
Laura
In Reply to: Re: Finger Nail Fungus posted by Laura on August 01, 1998 at 10:24:42:
Dear Laura,
The onychomycosis vinegar protocol is what you need IF this is a fungus. See my other notes today to your other questions.
Colloidal silver is something that used to be used for infections about 60-90 years ago. Topically, it is very safe & sometimes effective. I still think it is too risky to be used long term internally.
It is a LOT more expensive than the vinegar & would not work any better for nail fungus.
Walt
Dear Jeanette,
Probably. The only problem is that the more moist the nail tissue is the easier it is for the fungus to live in it. Polish holds in the moisture.
SO, if the vinegar does NOT cure it, you will need to go 6 months without the polish, while using the vinegar, to do it.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: toenail fungus/nail polish posted by Walt Stoll on August 01, 1998 at 10:35:20:
Hello, I'm using the vinegar method and I've seen improvement in only 1 week. I've had my toe-nail fungus for years now. I'm also using a cream called Spectazole. I'm putting the vinegar in the morning, putting the cream in the afternoon, again later in the evening, and finally the vinegar before I go to bed. I'm wondering if the cream is a bonus or if it's making the matter worse. thanks
In Reply to: Re: toenail fungus/nail polish posted by Cathy on August 25, 1998 at 17:18:31:
Dear Cathy,
The cream is neither helping or hurting. If it were me, I would put it in the refrigerator so I could look at it 6 months from now & wonder why I bought it (grin).
Walt
I have heard lots of stories about nail fungus that form under acrylic nails. I have asked several nail techs if there is anything I can do or they can do to make sure I don't get a nail fungus. Please help!!
In Reply to: Acrylic Nail Fungus posted by Lisa on August 02, 1998 at 15:29:33:
DO NOT GLUE DOWN A NAIL THAT HAS LIFTED.
In Reply to: Acrylic Nail Fungus posted by Lisa on August 02, 1998 at 15:29:33:
I got this fungus once. All you need is white iodine to kill it. :-) Good luck to you!
In Reply to: Acrylic Nail Fungus posted by Lisa on August 02, 1998 at 15:29:33:
Dear Lisa,
This has been discussed several times, right here on this BB, within the past few days.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: Acrylic Nail Fungus - EASY FIX posted by Anna on August 03, 1998 at 12:54:47:
What is white iodine? And where can I find it. Thanks a bunch.
In Reply to: Re: Acrylic Nail Fungus posted by TOSHA SHECKELLS on August 03, 1998 at 02:01:37:
why not glue it down?
In Reply to: Re: Acrylic Nail Fungus - EASY FIX posted by Tonya on August 03, 1998 at 19:51:49:
I found it at the drug store, but I had to ask the pharmacist to help me. Best of luck to you. :-)
this question is for Leigh.
Leigh, first, I am sorry about your trouble. id like to know about your acrylic overlays...where did you get them done, what did the fungus look like? Who told you about scar tissue? Have you been to a dermatologist?
If acrylic overlays can be done in such a way that this problem does not occur, than all salons must practice it. Have they no OSHA?
I'd like to get to the bottom of why some people have this terrible problem, and some dont. What is involved in the licensing of a salon. Id like to see people be made aware, before making the decision, wouldnt you? Laura
Hi...just stumbled across this on the internet and have a
question: Very interesting about the Vinegar treatment and
am anxious to try it....but I have heard about Diflucan
for nail fungus and was wondering if there are ANY serious
side effects to be concerned about. thanks!!
In Reply to: Re: Toe-nail fungus posted by david on August 05, 1998 at 16:18:49:
Dear David,
Go to the library & ask the reference librarian to find you a PDR & find Diflucan for you to read. THEN, if you still have questions about side effects........................
Diflucan will not work any better than the vinegar (because of how onychomycosis works)----except for the benefits to the profits of the drug company.
If the side effects don't get to you, how about the fact that you will sepnd more than a thousand dollars--just for the drug--to treat this. That, even if there are no complications.
This is a dangerous drug by anyone's estimation.
The vinegar not only works better, it is a danger only to drug company, pharmacists' & physicians' profits.
Walt
can someone tell me what toe fungus does to your toe? i think i might have it. is there any way to cure it? not surgically, but like an easy way?
In Reply to: Re: Toe/Finger Fungus posted by jerry on August 06, 1998 at 04:17:43:
Dear Jerry,
The solution to your problem is on the FAQ page. The fungus does nothing to your TOE only to the nail.
However, there are fungi that can attack the skin of either your feet or hands. THIS note is about the nail fungus.
If you are looking to prevent & cure skin fungus of the hands or feet, you need a copy of my book.
Walt
the nurse at my doctor's office told me to use bleach. to soak my nails in bleach.
In Reply to: Re: Finger Nail Fungus posted by serena harris on August 10, 1998 at 22:49:16:
Dear Serena,
Might work, but the side effects!
Why not go to the FAQ page & do it the easy way? Nothing works better and there are NO side effects.
Walt
Dr. Stoll
I seem to have contracted a fingernail fungus from my acrylic nails. I wore them for years and then swithced to a new place. Four weeks later, I got this big white sopot on my nail and it has progressively gotten worse and now the bottom half of my nail is infected. I am taking Lamasil and have now started to try your vinegar treatment. I have small blisters on the skin around my nails, they go away pretty quickly, but return in a week or so in a different spot. At first, I thought it was a reaction to the acrylic, but i have not had them on for about two months now. My other concern is that my nail does not grow. Is it possible that somehow this fungus has stumped the growth of my nail. PLease advise, i really hate the way this looks.
Thanks
In Reply to: Fingernail problems posted by Shannon on August 14, 1998 at 09:54:14:
Dear Shannon,
You probably ARE allergic to the acrilic. The problem is that the allergy destroyed your natural resistance to ANY chemical contact & now you are suffering from that.
You may also have fungus since your nails are made much more susceptible to fungus when this happens.
You need to see a good dermatologist for an accurate diagnosis. THEN let me know what it is & I may be able to help you learn more about what you could do to help yourself. If it were me, I would NEVER go close to acrylic nails again.
Walt
I've had a toenail fungus that just won't go away. I've used natural remedies such as tea tree oil as well as allopathic ones such as Nizoral. All to no avail. Got any suggestions?
Johnnie
In Reply to: Toenail Fungus posted by Johnnie on August 18, 1998 at 01:27:13:
Do the vinegar thing he suggests--a couple of drops of
distilled vinegar at the base of the nail EVERY SINGLE DAY
for at least six months. It does seem to be working for me,
slowly but surely!
In Reply to: Toenail Fungus posted by Johnnie on August 18, 1998 at 01:27:13:
Dear Johnnie,
The answer to this kind of problem requires that you understand what you are doing NOT JUST WHAT YOU USE!
The solution to this is on the FAQ page.
With something this persistant, you have to have a susceptibility to this kind of problem. To learn what YOUR susceptibilities are, AND what to do about them (to prevent a recurrence once it is gone), you will need a copy of my book (link on this page).
As you resolve this problem, please take the time to share your experiences with the BB participants. Just think how many others you could help just by sharing your experience as to how easy & inexpensive it was to resolve this!
Walt
In Reply to: Re: Toenail Fungus posted by Mitch on August 18, 1998 at 12:28:41:
Thanks, Mitch.
I hope my protocol says TWICE A DAY though.
Walt
I am using a 10% distilled vinegar solution as you have advised me previously. I also have a prescription for lamisil cream and was wondering if it impairs the effectiveness of the vinegar. In other words can I use the lamicil with the vinegar and if that is OK should I apply them at the same time?
In Reply to: Re: Toe/Finger Fungus posted by Steve on August 18, 1998 at 16:14:59:
Dear Steve,
The answer is that I do not know the answer. I do know that the vinegar is 100% effective without the cream so why use it?
If you continue to use the cream, in about 6-12 months you will be able to tell us all if it still works. NOTHING will make it work sooner since that is only a function of how long it will take you to grow a new nail.
Walt
i have a grren funguslike under my big toenail....it also is oozing....it just started...i was swimming in a lake ...could it be from that?/
In Reply to: toe-nail fungus?? posted by greg m on August 22, 1998 at 22:53:08:
Dear Greg M.,
I would take that to my local dermatologist. Let us know what you learn.
Walt