Your toenail and foot care. Do it yourself, or have done?

[LadyEmeraude]

Some go to clinics or their foot doctors, Senior Centers.
Some take care of themselves and as best they can.
Some like to have done, at Salons for Pedicures.

 

[LadyEmeraude]

I used to have occasional pedicures done at a local salon
every few months. Now I do myself, all my footcare and
toenails.

 

[Paco Dennis]

About once a month, I soak both feet for 20 minutes in warm Epson salt water. Dry, then Misa, trims, cleans each nail. We have a cheap Dremel type tools to grind the nails if needed. Once they are finished I put "Tea Tree Oil" in/on each nail. I also wear compression socks to help my foot problems.

 

[Aunt Bea]

I do them myself but Medicare would cover the cost of a podiatrist because I am diabetic.

 

[Rakaia]

I can still do my toenails but I need a podiatrist occasionally.
Funnily enough today i was contemplating getting a manicure, both my hands are arthritic and my left has tendonitis, I'm right handed. I'll be checking the price tomorrow.

 

[Jules]

I do it myself and admit I don’t do a great job. Neither do any of the salons.

I don’t understand people that allow their nail polish to chip half off. The point of polish is make your hands look nice. Since I live in a glass house, I shouldn’t be throwing stones.

 

[officerripley]

I wish I could afford to have a pedicure done but as fast as my toenails grow, I'd have to go in twice a week.

 

[Aneeda72]

Myself

 

[papa tiger]

Being retired I try to go 18 out of 24 hours without shoes & sox.

 

[Eupher]

Oh Lord. The answer to this question is an unequivocal "NO". In my adulthood, I've gone to a podiatrist exactly 3 times. The first to deal with achilles tendonitis. Then ingrown toenails, one of which was pretty nasty. I am not kind to my feet.

 

[That Lady in PA]

Pedicure every 6 to 8 weeks.
She scrapes off lots of dead skin that I can't reach properly.

 

[shedevil7953]

I am a Prednisone diabetic 2 so Medicare pays for it every 3 months except my co-pay. It got too difficult for me so now I'm on a schedule with a podiatrist.

 

[Paladin1950]

That's one of the bad things about getting older. It becomes harder to change your socks, put another pair on, wash you feet, clip your toe nails. You have to get these devices to help you change your socks and clip your nails. Man, when I was 19 years old, my body was much more flexible.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

I've got all this hardware fusing the bones my back, so I can't reach my right foot, barely can get the left. And as a diabetic, I get a podiatrist.

 

[MaidMarian]

I do a nice pedicure on myself and polish the nails. Yoga keeps me limber enough to reach my feet easily.

 

[LadyEmeraude]

I remember when I first joined SF, I posted a pic
of my feet and toenails, as per the topic, I'd had
a pedicure though, so they looked nice lol

 

[Olivia]

I do them myself but Medicare would cover the cost of a podiatrist because I am diabetic.

Really? l didn't know that. But l'm fine doing it myself.

 

[katlupe]

I go to a podiatrist regularly.

 

[Fyrefox]

I do it myself as best as I can, although toes are not as cooperative and accessible as fingers. I’ve seen some guys wearing sandals in public, however, who were true nightmare fuel… *shudders*

 

[Pappy]

Although I shake a lot, I do my fingernails myself..Still have all my fingers..
My wife and I go to a pediatrist together for the toenails.

 

[Jackie23]

I get a pedicure about every 6 weeks, very dry skin is a problem with my feet and legs too.