Fungus Fingernail

I have been treating my ring fingernail that has fungus for over a year. I continued my gel treatments over the nail fungus. I was applying Tree Oil under the affected nail for months daily at bedtime.  

That is a picture of what my ring finger looked like recently.This is a picture at least a year later after treatment.  It has a nail overlay over a shorten fingernail. You can see some whiteness under the nail-bed. And, it did itch occasionally.

But, my recent Gel manicure,  my ring finger itched intensely,  that I was forced to sand off as much gel.  as I cut down the fingernail as much as I could so the nail treatment for the fungus would be effective.

A picture of my nail when I removed the nail overlay and I cut the nail even shorter. It was red and swollen for about a week. But, my fingernail did not itch!

I started many treatments. It just depended what kind of mood I was in to the treatment I would use on the fingernail.

Treatments: Nail Clear, Apple Cider Vinegar and,  Vicks Vapor Rub. I found these home treatments on the internet. The Nail Clear is from the manicure shop. I have about used up all the Nail Clear solution. The treatment bottle lasted a good month of treatments.

It will take at least 6 weeks for the nail to grow to to the end of my finger. It will take 3 months for the fingernail to be as long as the other ones.

I am loving my extra long fingernails, they are so pretty. I am still in awe of the fingernails I have grown. I still look at my nails occasionally and say to myself, "so pretty." It only took 60 years to have pretty nails.

I have adapted to my long fingernails over the months of growing them. It is still difficult to open plastic packages or picking up things that are flat against the floor.

I have not snagged my fingernails on anything, so no torn off nails. 

I can use the cell phone and I can text  without any problems.

Growth for 1 week. I am doing a lot of filing to even out the nail. Not a lot of growth this week.