Did you get any improvement with your condition, as I have two toenails badly affected and want it fixed. :)
Had two laser treatments. No luck with them at all.
I too have toenail infection for years, was not doing anything about it because of the posible liver damage. GP sent me to dermatologist who urged me to take lamisil pill & lamisil cream. He did NOT prescribe monthly blood tests. A substitute Dr caught that one! I was on the stuff for 6 months...noticed legs and feet were yellowing. Went to new Dr, took me off lamisil immediatley and ordered tests (fecal occult and blood) . Right now she's called me back after receiving test results....scary, found blood in stools. I am keeping fingers crossed. Wish me luck I think I will be needing it! I wonder sometimes if these Dr get a kick back from drug companies....?
Don't take any of those pills. They are dangerous and they don't work. CGROSS, above, recommended Vick's Vaporub. That is the very same thing my sensible doctor recommended. I don't have toenail fungus, but I do get athlete's foot. The Vick's works just fine. Also it is cheap. Also you can save yourself doctor's visits.
I TOO AM BEING ENCOURAGED BY MY DERM TO TRY LAMASIL ORAL MED FOR FUNGAL NAILS THAT I HAVE HAD FOR DECADES. I WOULD LOVE TO GET RID OF IT, BUT HAVE MY RESERVATIONS. NOW READING THIS I THINK I WON'T DO IT. HOW I WOULD LOVE TO GET RID OF MY PROBLEM. HAS ANYONE DONE THE LASER THERAPY?
I am so upset, I too have a fungal infection in my fingernails my Dermatologist gave me 90 days of Lamisal last spring and 3 pulse doses of Sporonox when the Lamisal did not work, I also took Doxycyline and Cipro 3 mos each successive from Jan 08 to August 08. Nails have been this way for 20 months now, still no better by the way, But my liver enzymes are now high, AST44 and ALT 187. She never checked my liver tests my family Dr did, I have right upper quad pain and possibly a failing liver. Is there a lawyer in the house? Be warned!!! I am not a drinker either and I am a 37 yr old female. Bets wishes, I have tried Vicks Vapo rub topical use consistently, it is actually working better than all of those drugs!! Search it on the web, that is how I arrived at the idea, let me know what you decide to do.