Possible wetsuit issue

yoooo ledzep we saw u the other day
nakedspearfisher and I that is

 

i have fungal infections in my toe nails, and it is from having my toe's jammed into my boots, and prob some pee and some other nice marine bacteria living in there.

Best thing you can do is wash your wet suit gear every session.

 

and have you experienced this recently or did you read this somewhere?

 

Yea! Your absolutely right!!! I always had perfect toenails until I surfed my first winter. Now I have had a gross big toenail fungaled out for the past 8 years with no cures, other than having it removed. My dam nail is even distorted now. Oh, how I luv surfing...

 

Yeah what he said

But what's life without a few small problems? Totally gnarlically worth it though!

 

i sympathize. I am pretty sure i will have gnarled up toe nails for the rest of my life... wash out those wet suits!

I have not found any cure and have tried plenty. You can take prescription lamisil, but that is really hard on your liver, and half of the time doesn't work anyway. I've heard a bleach/water solution is worth a shot...

 

my dad has had that toenail thing.. im not sure if this heals it or not, but when i lived at home he used to soak his feet in a epsom salt and warm water solution.

 

yea i try to tell my friends all the time to wash out there wetsuits but they dont listen
i guess ill just have the freshest downstairs

 

do you play a sport cause you can get all kinds of stuff from locker rooms

 

ever get smashed?

 

Hey for the toenail thing: two or three times a week massage in a little Vick's VapoRub on and around the nail after your shower and over a few months it will help heal them up. I have had bad nails from wearing combat boots for 20+ years and now they are clearing up and straightening out. It may take up to a year to see the nail clear all the way through...doesnt take much, just a light coating and work it into the area around the nail. Also will keep Athletes foot away.

wear a rash guard under the wetsuit, dont pee in it and use desitin on the rash for a while. see if that clears and relieves it bro.

 

Lamisil works 70 % of the time- you would need to take it for 12 weeks- which will require a blood test to check your liver enzymes 2 differ times. ( the begin. of rx, one month after starting ). Any one w/ a hx of liver or kidney problems may not take the oral from.

 

good morning...how you feelin today? tinkerbell is a bit under the weather. she crashed as soon as we got home. had a good time. what is your schedule next wkend? if no waves maybe I can put you on some redfish and trout....when do you get back from NY? Thanks for the good med info....I have yet to experience any rash but pfox got a nasty one on his armpit(from wetsuit)...he said it was like it got infected and could not wear deoderant for a wk

 

dang, i never thought that that is where i got that toenail fungus,but for the other area's of the body i have no idea...have you ever though of the clap or herp's!?!

 

If you wash your under-carriage and rinse your suit after you surf, fungus won't be an issue.