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[honeybun]

Is it just me or does anyone else find it difficult to cut them because they have got so much thicker and harder.

Does anyone use a chiropodist.

I recently discovered the difference between a chiropodist and a podiatrist, so im really not sure what to do.

I don't have bad feet but I don't think I'm doing the best job by trying to cut my nails.

Thoughts anyone.


Honeybun
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[Joyce]

Not noticed a lot of difference with mine apart from the effort of cutting them with aches & pains. 

[star35]

Mine have also got thicker and harder not all of them just two on each foot.I was also thinking of visiting a chiropodist.

[getting_old]

I've been going to a chiropodist for a number of years now because I have problems with my feet which cause corns etc. and she does cut my toenails for me but I also do them myself and haven't really noticed them getting any thicker, but I am less flexible so have difficulty reaching them.

[Scampi]

My big toe nails are like hooves!!!  I've thought about taking them to a chiropodist, but for now I cut them (after issuing a shrapnel warning!) and file them a little thinner!

[Joyce]

I discovered toe nail clippers which have a rotating clipper head, 360 degrees. They are big & chunky too.

[Rebelyell]

Honeybun - what is the difference?

[honeybun]

Anyone can call themselves a chiropodist will little or no training. But a podiatrist has to be fully qualified. That's why you only get a podiatry appointment with the NHS.

Only know because hubby gets his feet done on the NHS as he is diabetic and he asked the difference.

Honeyb
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[Limpy]

I've been finding mine harder to cut.
Things got much easier when I invested in new, sharper nail clippers!

[CLKD]

Have them done 'professionally' to get them into shape and get advice? - mine grow so quickly these days 

Thanks for the explanation too!

[Linsey44]

Hate cutting my toenails, yes they are getting thicker.

Find it easier to get a podiatrist to do my feet every so often.  Also go for pedicures a few times a year and they cut them.

Then usually over summer months every 3 wks i get my toenails  filed shaped and painted in a salon a tenner well spent.  It covers up,all the horrible ridges in your nails.

Linsey

[bramble]

I go to a chiropodist every couple of months. Used to go because I had stubborn corns but now just go to get my nails cut properly. A luxury I know.

Bramble

[SadLynda]

like sparkle, my problem is being able to see the b*ggers.  Both DH and I now have to take glasses to the bathroom, he cant shave without his and I can do very little without mine, even with I struggle to see my nails.  Always do them after a bath.

[Dulciana]

I sometimes get the corner of a nail jabbing the pad of the toe next to it, which hurts when I walk.  When I take my shoes off after I get home, it's obvious that it's been making the toe pad bleed.  I've had this twice recently, different toe and different foot each time.   No extra thickness to speak of, just sharp corners.   

[CLKD]

I get that too, usually 'cos I've forgotten to cut the nails