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[chess]

First, a practical thing: does anyone know much about chiropody in Cambridge? I appear to have ingrowing toenails which keep being ingrowing again after I attack them viciously with toenail-cutting implements, and I'd like to find someone competent to work out what's gone wrong, but I don't really know how to go about this without it costing lots of money.

Second, http://www.politicalsurvey2005.com/ is a very good website, and reminds me why I am distinctly puzzled how otherwise perfectly nice people can vote Tory, given their vast preference for the 'hanging/flogging' and 'free market' end of the scale. The free market is not very nice (it promotes inequality which makes people resentful, it means some people starve whilst others live in luxury, it is *not very nice*) and punishing criminals rather than trying to rehabilitate them is also not very nice. I probably have more cogent arguements why each is a bad idea, but fundamentally I object to them because they are Not Very Nice.

Thirdly, it's springtime and sunny, but everything still feels and tastes like dust and ashes to me. I just walked out of church this morning and went home because I felt I was harming the important things that were going on there (lots of prayer for the summer mission and some people going out to do primary healthcare stuff in rural India) just by being there. I'm not really sure what's wrong; I just have that big cloak of cobwebs back.

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[angelofthenorth.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

I think I know those feelings well. Ingrown toenails are treated on the NHS. However, they're really annoying, and the only thing to really do is let them grow out, which can take several months and is very painful to boot. Get corn pads or something to take the pressure off, and keep the area clean and free from infection. Drink lots of water, eat lots of fruit and veg to help the immune system, and wear open-toe sandals if you can. The toe may look ugly, but keeping it cool like that really helped.

I suffered from them for 10 years or more. I had half a toe-nail removed in my early teens, but it's all well now.

[ringbark.livejournal.com]

If the toenails are infected, then surgery is essential. Get it done straight away rather than waiting. The pain will affect every part of your being if you don't. I speak from my own 1980 experience.

[angelofthenorth.livejournal.com]

I had one clear up without surgery, and it's in far better shape than the one that did have surgery. The surgery meant I had to be off school and couldn't do games for some time. Growing out took longer once I figured out how to do it, but ultimately healed far better.