Toenails!

lindalegs

Hi Everyone,

What implement do you have to cut your toenails?

My hubby has to cut mine for me, poor ****, and one or two of my nails are really thick. He uses conventional clippers which can sometimes catch my skin :shock: (accidentally, or so he says :roll: ). Anyway I was looking at a Cosyfeet catalogue and came across the 'Professional Pliers'.
http://www.cosyfeet.com/professional-nail-clippers-p-164.html

And the Long Handled Scissors because I thought I might be able to reach myself with these.
http://www.cosyfeet.com/longhandled-scissors-p-124.html

Have any of you tried any of these? Or is there something which you use which might be of help to me?

Luv Legs

annie_mial

I tried the long-handled scissors, Legs..........and couldn't use 'em! Found it still required too much pressure at an odd angle for me, but that's because one toe has a very odd nail on it.

I can't use clippers - never did get the hang of them somehow. Have an old pair of 'magic' scissors which really do cut well, have had them for about 10 years and have never been able to replace them.

I have to go to the chiropodist every 6 - 7 weeks, can see that becoming every 3 - 4 weeks if those scissors ever fail!

Annie

Wonkylegs

my dad was told by his podiatrist never to cut his nails, but to use a long-handled file instead.

not sure if that is helpful or not :? :?

cthornley

my hubby uses the pliers as he has very thick nails....and some really weird ones too thanks to a bodged ingrowing toenail procedure , and they seem to be the only thing to work for him,

I am kinda lucky in that mine don't seem to grow very fast and are really easy to cut, I also have ridiculously soft and smooth skin on my feet, my podiatrist loves them!

Have you tried soaking your feet in warm water before cutting your nails, its supposed to make it easier, if you find it difficult to reach then you could ask about a referral to get them done for you by a podiatrist

speedalong

Hi folks who go to a podiatrist for nail cutting -do you have to pay? Just wondering as won;t be able to cut own nails until after hip restrictions are lifted. Have spent a fortune since op already on surviving ...

Speedalong

rosebud

speedalong wrote:

Hi folks who go to a podiatrist for nail cutting -do you have to pay? Just wondering as won;t be able to cut own nails until after hip restrictions are lifted. Have spent a fortune since op already on surviving ...

Speedalong

hi

i don't go to the podiatrist for nail cutting it's for another foot problem but I don'y have to pay. Where I am there is a NHS podiatrist within the health centre and you can self refer. you should probably look into it, nothing to loose!

dippydoodah

ive just had the same conversation with my hubby last night, ended up in floods of tears because i couldnt do them myself - can't twist my wrist grrrrr

he's kindly offered to do them for me but im still a bit stubborn and independent (much to his annoyance at times) and dont want to let him just yet... although i may have to if last night was anything to go by. you'd think id just ran a marathon the amount of huffing, puffing and whinging i was doing!! :oops:

i also try soaking my feet to soften them up a bit and i have some scissors where the blades are bent sideways
sorry i cant be more help but hope you manage to work something out thats easier for you

caroline x

tkachev

Hi Linda,
Those long handled scissors are difficult to use for me as you need some power to aim and cut which i havent yet managed.
So OH does mine with those clippy thing( I prefer scissors) and yes he catches my skin too.

Elizabeth

tkachev

speedalong wrote:

Hi folks who go to a podiatrist for nail cutting -do you have to pay? Just wondering as won;t be able to cut own nails until after hip restrictions are lifted. Have spent a fortune since op already on surviving ...

Speedalong

Round here (Middlesex) there is a service for nail cutting.It costs £10 if I remember rightly but that includes using a kit provided by them. I will take another look at the info.I thought it was expensive.

Elizabeth

skezier

Hi Legs,

I got long handle ones and they seem to be ok for me to use. They are slightly stronger I think than ordinary ones as well. I can use them fine now but have had them several ears so don't remember if I had to get used to them originally...... I might have done bu they are only an extra 6 or so inches...... I wonder if they do longer ones now Luv Cris xx

lindalegs

annie_mial wrote:

I tried the long-handled scissors, Legs..........and couldn't use 'em! Found it still required too much pressure at an odd angle for me, but that's because one toe has a very odd nail on it........... I have to go to the chiropodist every 6 - 7 weeks, can see that becoming every 3 - 4 weeks if those scissors ever fail!

Annie

I, too, have some odd toenails Annie so from what you've said I think the long handled ones won't help :roll:

collywobble wrote:

Hi Legs

Legs, might it be worth having a word with your podiatrist/chiropodist, and see which "implement" they would suggest? You don't want hubby losing an eye, or you losing a toe :shock:

Love from Lynn xxxx

The podiatrist uses the pliers, Lynn, just wondered if other fold found them useful if they used them.

Wonkylegs wrote:

my dad was told by his podiatrist never to cut his nails, but to use a long-handled file instead.

not sure if that is helpful or not :? :?

I use one of these in an emergency Wonky but can't bend for a long time and hubby would find a file too slow :roll:

cthornley wrote:

...........if you find it difficult to reach then you could ask about a referral to get them done for you by a podiatrist

Have been to a podiatrist in the past, cthornley, but I don't drive and am unable to use public transport so this posed problems for me getting there and also they'll only see you every 3 months and by that time my nails are catching on bedsheets and scratching hubby in the night :shock: .....so to save his injured legs hubby took over the care of them.

speedalong wrote:

Hi folks who go to a podiatrist for nail cutting -do you have to pay? Just wondering as won;t be able to cut own nails until after hip restrictions are lifted. Have spent a fortune since op already on surviving ...

Speedalong

You don't have to pay if your GP refers you Speedalong but you can go to a podiatrist privately, think it costs about £25 a session, well it does here.

delboy wrote:

could be just what the doctor ordered Del

rosebud wrote:

.............i don't go to the podiatrist for nail cutting it's for another foot problem but I don'y have to pay. Where I am there is a NHS podiatrist within the health centre and you can self refer. you should probably look into it, nothing to loose!

Hi Rosebud, I agree

dippydoodah wrote:

he's kindly offered to do them for me but im still a bit stubborn and independent (much to his annoyance at times) and dont want to let him just yet... although i may have to if last night was anything to go by. you'd think id just ran a marathon the amount of huffing, puffing and whinging i was doing!! :oops:

caroline x

Hi Caroline, I've found over the years that it's sometimes better to accept help and save your energy for something far more enjoyable

tkachev wrote:

Hi Linda,
Those long handled scissors are difficult to use for me as you need some power to aim and cut which i havent yet managed.
So OH does mine with those clippy thing( I prefer scissors) and yes he catches my skin too.

Elizabeth

I have a glass of wine whilst he does them Elizabeth then I don't notice the nipped skin so much

skezier wrote:

Hi Legs,

I got long handle ones and they seem to be ok for me to use. They are slightly stronger I think than ordinary ones as well. I can use them fine now but have had them several ears so don't remember if I had to get used to them originally...... I might have done bu they are only an extra 6 or so inches...... I wonder if they do longer ones now Luv Cris xx

Maybe you could attach a couple of bean canes Cris to extend the handles

Thank you all for your replies, I've decided I'm going to get some of the pliers and see how we go with those.

Luv Legs

frogmorton

Ouch!!!!!

Dont like other peolpe near mine so I do them after a bath and wehn I am at my most flexible.

use to have a lovely pair of scissors, but foolishly (some might say half-wittedly) left them in hand luggage on the way to AMERICA one year and got them (and nearly me!) confiscated :shock:

Irreplaceable they were

Love

Toni xx

jaspercat

Hi, I pay for a podiatrist, she comes to the house, I must say that she is very good, not cheap, but trying to cut my own is a nightmare, I like most other people have very thick toe nails, trying to use the nhs is dreadful love Jaspercatxx

lindalegs

frogmorton wrote:

Ouch!!!!!

Dont like other peolpe near mine so I do them after a bath and wehn I am at my most flexible.

use to have a lovely pair of scissors, but foolishly (some might say half-wittedly) left them in hand luggage on the way to AMERICA one year and got them (and nearly me!) confiscated :shock:

Irreplaceable they were

Love

Toni xx

Did you think you'd need a quick trim on the way out ?:?

I don't like other people to do mine either Toni, but these days I have no choice :roll: ......bet it's the highlight of my hubbies week when I ask him to do them ....not

I grit my teeth and give him free rein

Luv Legs

lindalegs

jaspercat wrote:

Hi, I pay for a podiatrist, she comes to the house, I must say that she is very good, not cheap, but trying to cut my own is a nightmare, I like most other people have very thick toe nails, trying to use the nhs is dreadful love Jaspercatxx

Hi Jaspercat,

Hubby is cheaper and he cleans (detoxes) between my tight toes and afterwards massages my feet with body lotion which is wonderful.

Luv Legs

border

I too have someone come to the house to do my toe nails. Even soaking them in water they are still difficult to cut and I cannot really bend dow and cut them. I do have to pay somebody though.

lindalegs

border wrote:

I too have someone come to the house to do my toe nails. Even soaking them in water they are still difficult to cut and I cannot really bend dow and cut them. I do have to pay somebody though.

Thanks Border, I think we'd all be quite happy if we could paint something on them and they'd drop off never to return again :shock: .....I don't reckon they serve any purpose at all

Luv Legs

speedalong

Thanks Rosebud - worth a try if necessary - I hate having my feet touched - they are SO ticklish!!

Speedalong

hileena111

Hi
I go to the podiatrist just to get my nails trimmed because before the op I was finding it hard to bend down and was hacking the end of my toes LOL I asked the GP for a referral and got an appointment.
They say my feet are fine but they will trim my nails every couple of months.....thats not bad {for nothing} and inbetween times they said use a large nail file {broad and long} I got mine in BOOTS and file them, even if I only managed to do one or two a day to keep them short until my next appointment......it would have a nightmare that 6 weeks post op....they didnt get filed even LOL

Love
Hileena

dolittle

Hey, Legs .... that sounds luvly - massages them with lotion too! Do you think he'll come over and do mine?

My OH got a referral from the GP - he's got gouty hands and me RA. So he went and had them done at the NHS clinic. She said she couldn't take him on as a permanent patient and he should get his wife to do them. He explained I couldn't. Then get your son or daughter to do them .... I would if I had one or the other but I haven't. Then I can only suggest that you ask your neighbour to do them for you. You couldn't make it up, could you! I promise you it's true.

I can just see him padding down their path with a big white fluffy towel wrapped round him (he's not slim!) and a pair of fluffy bath slippers with scissors in hand. Doorbell rings ... 'excuse me, I've just had a bath. Will you cut my toenails for me, please.' Our neighbours laughed their heads off.

We go every couple of months, we have to pay - it costs £40 for both to have our toenails cut.
Dolittle

lindalegs

hileena111 wrote:

Hi
I go to the podiatrist just to get my nails trimmed because before the op I was finding it hard to bend down and was hacking the end of my toes LOL I asked the GP for a referral and got an appointment.
They say my feet are fine but they will trim my nails every couple of months.....thats not bad {for nothing} and inbetween times they said use a large nail file {broad and long} I got mine in BOOTS and file them, even if I only managed to do one or two a day to keep them short until my next appointment......it would have a nightmare that 6 weeks post op....they didnt get filed even LOL

Love
Hileena

Here Hileena, they make you wait 3 months and I occasionally use the large nail file but some of my toe nails are so thick and I also have a shy toe that hides behind another ...yet the blighter still has a nail which grows :roll:

Luv Legs

lindalegs

dolittle wrote:

Hey, Legs .... that sounds luvly - massages them with lotion too! Do you think he'll come over and do mine?

My OH got a referral from the GP - he's got gouty hands and me RA. So he went and had them done at the NHS clinic. She said she couldn't take him on as a permanent patient and he should get his wife to do them. He explained I couldn't. Then get your son or daughter to do them .... I would if I had one or the other but I haven't. Then I can only suggest that you ask your neighbour to do them for you. You couldn't make it up, could you! I promise you it's true.

I can just see him padding down their path with a big white fluffy towel wrapped round him (he's not slim!) and a pair of fluffy bath slippers with scissors in hand. Doorbell rings ... 'excuse me, I've just had a bath. Will you cut my toenails for me, please.' Our neighbours laughed their heads off.

We go every couple of months, we have to pay - it costs £40 for both to have our toenails cut.
Dolittle

You mean they didn't suggest you stop a passer-by in the street ...sure they'd be only to happy to cut his toenails for him Dolittle :roll: ....some people don't live in the real world do they :?

I'll send hubby round and all he charges is a blueberry muffin and a pot of coffee ........which sort of body lotion would you like rubbed in?

Luv Legs