My Knowledge and Experience From Everyday Life

     I feel like my own life, before taking any professional training about foot care, has given me good experience already. A good start anyway.

     As a teen, I started doing my own pedicures for myself, my mom and sister. I had never had a professional pedicure until i was 34 years old (as a mothers day gift for me and my Mom). It was fantastic!


     I actually haven't paid for another one since, though :) I have invested in various pedicure files, foot soak/scrub supplies etc.


     I have a husband who works all day with big steel-toe boots... This working man has rough-tough heels big time. I love the times I get to give him a good soak, scrubbing, filing and moisturizing.

     My own feet, over the years as an LPN, have been extremely sore. I also had stinky, sweaty feet as well for a long time. I finally invested in good Birkenstock shoes which honestly is the best thing I ever could have done as a nurse. The long hours on your feet need great shoes. The Birkenstock's are easier to dry well between use, and I've never had an issue with smell since either.

     I used to get in-grown toe nails a lot, my worst times were as a teen. I used to cut out the edges of the great toe out rather than cutting just straight across. I since have learned better, but it did teach me what to do to prevent it from re-occurring. I learned how to pack my own toes with cotton and began to cure myself! I haven't had a ingrown nail for a long time now :)



     With my young daughter, when she was 3 or 4 she wore a pair of second hand shoes and ended up getting a wart between her great toe and 2nd toe. One tiny white wart... but she wouldn't let me pick at it. She certainly wouldn't let a doctor attempt to burn it off. For a long time she wouldn't let me even put Compound-W on it. Over time it became 3 warts then 4, all the way up to 10-15 tiny white warts. They even spread to her great toe as well. Awful. Finally we got serious about getting rid of these or they were just going to keep spreading. She is almost 7 now, and we finally have them all gone. Honestly, once a friend gave me a remedy she had used, it was very quick for us to find them now all gone. I am amazed to have conquered those things, and feel that I have good knowledge to pass on.

     My husband developed a thickened toenail on his 5th (baby) toe. It was so thick we could not cut it with our own nail clippers. We began paying for a nurse to come to our home and provide foot care. We were told it was a fungal infection. We bought the special treatment to apply daily. It can be a slow gradual recovery. She ground down the nail (with a dremel tool), making it thin enough to cut normally. We paid for very quick appointments for some time. Finally we lost medical coverage when I became a casual LPN to stay home with my kids. My husband, who is quite handy decided he would put his own tool set to work to thin down his own toe nail. He's only had to do this once or twice now. We keep using the anti-fungal solution as well. I cannot wait to be able to do a professional job and take care or his toe, hopefully curing it too!

     These are my stories so far in life - I can't wait to see what else I can learn and start practicing to help my own family and others with their feet! <3

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