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Hello, I have had a nail fungus for a good ten years or so. When I first noticed it, I went to my doctor and he game me lamasil which I stopped taking after a few days since it had negative affects on me. Thereafter, I stopped taking care of it and just let it go for a good 7 or 8 years. I eventually grew up and started getting very self conscious of how it looked and wanted to wear sandals and flip flops and not have people think nasty things about me. A few years ago I went to my doctor again and he gave me a topical oil which I used for over a year and did not see any results. About two years ago, I noticed that a vertical brown line was starting to grow from the bottom up. I went to a dermatologist who took a sample of my nail but did not take a sample of the nail bed or from the cuticle. Biopsy came back as of course it being a fungus. He in turn gave me pills to take which I also had to stop taking since it was having a bad affect on my liver. After that, my dermatologist said that he would give me laser treatments which I did two of. They did not clear it but it looks a little bit better then what it was before. Still thick, yellow, crumbling below the nail, nail bed where new nail is growing is darker then the others and the brown line is still there. It is a thick brown line. How did I get this brown line? Did I get it because of the prolonged damage of the nail bed due to the years of having the nail fungus?

You're most welcome. Nail Melanoma does not affect multiple nails together while Longitudunal Melanonychia (LM) often does. The fact that an additional nail is showing changes is nearly conclusive that this is LM, which as I said is harmless. However it would be best to see your doctor to get this confirmed since I cannot see the affected area. I would recommend getting the entire nail removed if its the only one affected by fungus, but this will be solely to treat the fungus not because I thin ...

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complete tear of ACL near femoral attachment.High grade tear of LCL near femoral attachment with contusion of the popliteal tendon.MCL grade -2 tear,the meniscpo-femoral/menisco tibial ligaments are likely torn.impacted,mildly depressed fractures of the anterior aspect of the lateral femoral condyle and posterial aspect of the lateral tibial condyle.Moderate joint effusion, fluid extends into baker's cyst and supra-patellar recess.plz help to understand the seriousness of this case...

Hello Sir , The results of surgery are good if you get it done as early as possible.There are no other choice other than surgery. It is a routine surgery so no special preparation is required. About 30 to 45 days will be required for recovery. ...

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I am not inclined for surgery of nail removal for it may have then no end. Pl. advice if there is any guaranteed solution other than surgery in time bound manner.

Thank you for the clarification. Here is the standard treatment for an infected ingrown toe nail: A 5-7 day course of an antibiotic like Dicloxacillin, Cephalexin or Amoxicilin-Clav to clear the infection Antiseptic soaks - Condy's soaks made with diluted Pottasium Permanganate, done twice a day for 5-10 minutes followed by Mupirocin cream on the affected area Pain relief with Paracetamol-Ibuprofen combination taken 2-3 times a day after meals. After 7 days of this the infection should be cl ...

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after i-lasik surgery , got seen black floaters, i talked to my surgeon, he said there is neither retina tear nor PVD. they will go away. but still i did not det rid off them, i do nt know wht to do , before i lasik, i never seen these floaters , my eyes are perfectly fine. please tell can they go on their own. i strat seeing them after 15 day of my i lasik surgery.

This is not the side effect of i lasik .This floaters are due to myopic degenerative changes in retina . If this persists without any defect in retina then nothing to worry but regular retinal check up for any type of detachment is necessary. ...

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I am 29 Years old man who had a ligament tear in my right knee 14 months back. Though i can walk properly and can run slowly but cannot run hard because if i do so my right knee buckle and i fall down. I have not had a surgery till now though i had some physio therapist treatment but it dint heal well enough.Can i go for the surgery now? How long should i be in rest,i mean after the surgery as i am working?What would be the total cost of the treatment and surgery?

As you can already walk there is no requirement of surgery, just continue physiotherapy to strengthen muscles around knee joint. ...

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my age is 58 years residing at calcutta. when i was returning by train On 13.2.13 a copassanger fall down on my knee by slipping from upper berth. i sustained injury on my legament of left knee. after MRI it is revieled that bone bruise is seen in upper end of tibia and patella with tear of anterior cruciate ligament, medial colleral ligament and posterior horn of medial meniscus. Effussion is seen.changes of chondromalacia patella also present.now leg is bending 90 degree after wax bath and IFT .need surgery or automatically will cure please your valuable opinion? With regard. thanking you. S.N.Singh

Continue physiotherapy exercises like Active knee movements, heel slides, straight leg raise, isometric quads, isometric gluteaus. ...

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hi my baby is vomiting she is 6mnths old,,, i gave her femite nail polish so she started vomiting wat syrup i can give??

Ok.You can give her syp domstal 5ml in one go.Wait for 30 minutes before feeding her again.I hope she has consumed only small amount of nail polish. Please note if she does not respond to two doses of domstal u should take her to hospital. Wishing for her speedy recovery. Regards. ...

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Having wound in left foot toenail, Doctor has removed the nail in Feb 2013,but the wound is still green , now the skin around the nail become white. Kindly suggest weather it is any type of gengrene.. What is cure..

I would know without seeing the foot. I am a podiatrist and expert at it, but without looking at it I would not know if it is infected or otherwise ...

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This is Impression of MRI right knee pls will u help me to understand Marked strain of anterior cruciate ligMENT WITH NEAR COMPLETE DISRUPTION IN ITS mid portion. Mild strain of posterior cruciate ligament. Bone bruise in the posterior & lateral aspect of the tibia Strain of lateral collateral ligament with the suspicious partial tear in the mid portion &at the femoral attachment Focal vertical tear in the posterior horn of lateral meniscus Stain of lateral patellar retinaculum at the femoral attachment Moderate knee joint effusion with fluid extending into the suprapatellar recess Pls help me to understand and treatment n excercise also to help me walk properly

Plz elaborate what treatment you undergone after that, i.e surgery or not? and mention the exact year when the accident occur? ...

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I have extreme pain in my 3rd right toe ( from infection due to nail tear ) - what can i take to kill he pain?

Hi, Did the nail tear due to infection or did the nail tear due to trauma,yes you can take a combination of pain killer and anti-inflamtory(diclofenac+seratiopeptidase twice daily basis). If the nail teared due to infection then we will have to add an anti fungal or antibiotic depending on type of infection. Although confirmation can be given only after a biopsy but you can still attach the photo., ...

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