I have never been to a nail salon but my Daughter used to tell me that I had pretty feet.
Then when I got to maybe 50, I got toenail fungus. I tried everything but nothing did any good at all.
Just about a year ago, I mentioned it to my Dr. He said that my liver was in good shape so he prescribed something. It took two months but they cleared up.
I was just putting on my socks this morning and thought to myself: “My feet are nice again”.
I think I’ve had the same medication. They do check your liver function since there can be side-effects if it is not healthy. Amazing drug. It directly targets metabolic pathways for fungi, which are biologically different from us so it is highly specialized to target. It’s like a medical cruise missile.
I got toenail fungus about the same age as you. My doc said that, because I had Hep A in my 20s, he couldn’t run the risk of damaging my liver. He recently said a daily application of apple cider vinegar actually works to eradicate it, but I haven’t tried it yet.
For those of you that don’t want to do the meds, I have an old folky type remedy that has worked for me. My wife read it on the Pinterest so it has to work (in this case it has so far).
I started putting Vicks Vapo Rub on my two bad big toenails about a month ago. One of the nails is almost completely cleared up and the other one is way better. I just slather it on there with a Q-tip right before bed each night, making sure to get it underneath the end of the toe where the nail grows over and all around the edges of the nail bed. I have tried a couple of different meds for toe fungus that my wife bought from the beauty supply places but the Vicks has absolutely worked best for me. Your mileage may vary.