toenail saga, part 3

thru reading i discovered that beyond the home remedy ingredients, there were two traits needed to self cure the toe fungus: cleanliness and consistency. the toenail had to be washed 2X a day. all medicine or remedies also had to be applied 2Xs a day, every day. no missing a day because the fungus could spread to newly healthy parts of the toenail.

so i started out with OTC antifungal liquid, Rite Aid brand, toothbrush, and bandaids. i scrubbed the nail w/the toothbrush in the morning and night, painted on the antifungal liquid, and wrapped the toe in a bandaid. i did this for a month with almost no improvement. so i went back online to google more remedies and along the way did a search for lamasil side effects and was completely shocked at what i found. not only could the lamasil pills cause irreversible liver damage, even to a healthy liver, but it also removed the senses of taste and smell--and many times these senses wouldn't return when the lamisil pill was stopped. the liver damage thing was scary too--because sometimes it took 6 mths after the pill is stopped for the liver damage to really manifest, and then its too late. A few people have died from using lamasil tablets. that did it for me. no lamisil tablets for fear of the nasty irreversible side effects that the MDs don't tell you about.

the next day i got a message from my doctor that the fungus test was positive and i should come in for my prescription. yeah right. i called and said i was "exploring alternate solutions" to my problem and would get back to them.

one health-topic message board i went to was moderated by an MD. everytime someone mentioned various home remedies for toenail fungus, the MD would butt in and reiterate that home remedies NEVER WORK. he even ridiculed some of them, yet people would respond back to him telling him that they got nothing to lose, and no money or health insurance, so they were going to try it anyway.

i added antifungal foot powder, and AM vinegar soaks at the beginning of July. by July 12th the toe started to slightly look better. i went back to the drugstore and got more home remedies, a nail file to file down the thick ugly nail and--the biggie, the one i was skeptical of: Vicks Vapor Rub.