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pat-rickdaigle
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yea i got one and the fucker is THROBING..hurts so fucken bad. i tried putting a hot needle to it but it wouldnt go through..any suggestions?
Dec 8 2006 11:51PM
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Holte
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start downing asprin and wait for it to fall off.
Dec 8 2006 11:56PM
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chipkalback
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cut your toenail so there isn't white part on the tip, also, try tightening your 2nd to top and your top buckle more on your boot.. also, try taking it to a LEGIT shop and see if they can heat-stretch the shell.. i don't know where you're from but if you're ever in boulder, co go to larry's boot fitting. he will make your boots fit like a glove! i just got my 06-07 foil's stretched, as well as custom insole's made, and they feel amazing now
Dec 9 2006 12:31AM
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chipkalback
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also, soak your foot in some hot (not extremely hot but very warm) water and dump in a fair amount of epsom salt. keep it in there for a while and the fluids from under your toenail will start to release. it might help to squeeze your toe a little bit too.
Dec 9 2006 12:32AM
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carve_89
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ouuch
Dec 9 2006 12:36AM
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IRockLizzys
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Word... best cure ever. You should consider getting your boots custom fitted, your feet shouldn't be moving that much.
Dec 9 2006 1:04AM
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spere
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there are better things to use, such as a hollow needle i found a the vet, but i used a sharp tipped knife and rotated it to make a hole in the top of my toenail, releasing the fluids. i have also seen it done with a utility knife/razorblade device. good luck pat

happened to me first day this year but no longer, i got spks! the toebox really does help
Dec 9 2006 1:33AM
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CJHski
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onetime i droped a ski boot on my toe and then like a month later it just fell off.
Dec 9 2006 2:21AM
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tbag
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electric drill !!!!!!!
Dec 9 2006 4:48AM
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.David.
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dude.. hot needle for sure. Keep doing it. You won't burn your self, just keep reheating it and pressing it through.. You better do it today too, tomorrow will be too late.
Dec 9 2006 4:53AM
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KZA
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stab through the front of the nail, right underneath. thats what i did last sunday and i skied yesterday no problem, i just stabbed it got all the blood out and soakedit in cold and hot water swtiching.  its gonna throb like shit for like 4 or 5 days though so be prepared
Dec 9 2006 1:34PM
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SlickRick.
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i never heard of stabbing it w/ a needle. sound pretty sick
Dec 9 2006 6:12PM
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KZA
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yeh it was ill, and fuck needles i just used a mechanical pencil. There was blood to like the edge of the nail though so there was like no skin under the nail really so just stabbe that shit
Dec 9 2006 6:15PM
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Aenigma
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I've always just used a drill with a small bit on it, but then again I live in Montana.  Whatever you do, don't go too far past the nail.

Dec 9 2006 6:16PM
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bobs
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thesalt and water one actualy works but it doesnt replace a needle and gettin that shit out. Hurts like a bitch but you gotta do it.

Dec 9 2006 6:31PM
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chipkalback
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haha medically speaking.. i think the salt and hot water thing might be a little safer than using a mechanical pencil or something.. but it's up to you! either way.. your boots are either way too big, or too small in areas.. again, try getting them custom fitted with insoles and/or heat stretching
Dec 9 2006 11:42PM
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potatofarmer
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for real. drain that shit
Dec 9 2006 11:48PM
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860
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I don't know about that, if you stab the skin between your nail and toe its like the worst pain ever. Thats how Sied tortured Soyer on Lost. Don't you guys watch TV?!
Dec 9 2006 11:51PM
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wAy2sTeEzY4u
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if yur hard up u can use yo teeth and byte dat shit off dur.
Dec 10 2006 12:03AM
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wdbo.
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heat up a paper clip till it's red hot it'll go right through
and then get boots that fit
Dec 10 2006 12:33AM
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dorikin
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for some reason that kinda grossed me out haha. I just imagined you twisting a humongous butcher knife into your nail.
Dec 10 2006 1:11AM
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Mr.Capone
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if I have 2 half black toenails and I go skiing tomorrow will I be screwed...?
Dec 10 2006 2:04AM
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STACKS
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cut it off
Dec 10 2006 2:06AM
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Armanzoid
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Marinate it in epson salt like a fine steak.
Dec 10 2006 2:25AM
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waynewong
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no big deal...I loss my big toenails every year and I ski brand new custom fit boots every season..its just the way some of our toes are, and it has nothing to do with boot fit.

Your gonna lose your toenail, it will take a long time, but someday in april you will be chilling in a hot tub, trying to lay some game down with the lady and your toenail in all its dead sickness will float to the top of the tub...

Dec 10 2006 11:48AM
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.David.
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^and that's Wayne Wong.. He's been doing this for many years.
Dec 10 2006 12:36PM
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Aclique_Clothing
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PICS!!!!!
Dec 10 2006 12:38PM
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chipkalback
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i wouldn't say 'it has nothing to do with boot fit' .. obviously that's the main reason why he's having trouble.. like i said before.. it sounds like your boot is either a.) way too big, b.) way too small, c.) way too loose, causing your toenail to jam up into the front of your boot

i'd really encourage getting either custom insoles and/or your boot heat stretched by someone who knows what they're doing

both of those things helped me immensely
Dec 11 2006 10:24PM
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ctown
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heat-streched

which way? length wise or vertically?
Dec 12 2006 2:20AM
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edmonton_skier
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clearly whoever "custum fits" your boots must suck at this job
Dec 12 2006 2:30AM
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shralpingthegnar
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ohhh that's going to fall off, try boots that have less volume that worked for me
Dec 12 2006 4:21AM
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chipkalback
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mine were stretched both ways a considerable amount

obviously there's only so much stretching they can do before they compromise the integrity of the shell but they do have some room to play around with. but it all comes back to getting them fitted correctly by someone who knows what they're doing in the first place, then fine tuning them if need be by stretching, insoles, etc.
Dec 12 2006 11:25AM
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TimothyLord
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yeh my naik fell off last year.
Dec 12 2006 11:47AM
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CEDARIMAGE
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just let it go it will eventually fall off. tape it if it hurts
Dec 12 2006 11:52AM
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Mex_LineJib^a
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do the salt & water thing and wait for it to fall off... but id does take a long time... i got mine about 4 months ago and i still got a tiny bit of black nail sticking out from my toe, but maybe it is cus i haven't clipped my toe nails in like a month..
Dec 12 2006 11:54AM
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psychkub
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That happened to me recently but I didn't do anything. Now I just have a black spot under my nail, but it doesn't hurt.
Dec 12 2006 11:57AM
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nosedive
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Cut the nail as far back as possible and watch blood and puss bubble out for about 30 minutes. Then continue to push down on the toenail to drain the rest of the juice. Then in spring, twist the toenail from the last strand of skin connecting it to your toe and put it on your friend's dinner plate.
Dec 12 2006 1:07PM
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nosedive
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You might want to go to your boot fitter and get the toe grinded out a little. My right big toe was a mess last year in my new boots until I got the toe grinded out. I have been 5 times this year and I still don't have black toenail yet.
Dec 12 2006 1:11PM
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wrenegade
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When that happened to me I got this little hand drill from a clinic designed for this purpose. It was suggested to me that I use a hot needle but that scared the shit out of me. I didn't want to be pressing down on it going almost there, almost there, almost there, then BAM right through my whole toe. I found the tiny hand drill a little easier to control.
Dec 12 2006 1:13PM
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