When Bailee was around 3 years-old, she was jumping on our old sofa in the family room. On her last bounce, her feet went behind the cushions and straight down into the sofa. Unfortunately, she also connected with the inner framework of the sofa. End result, she sliced through the toenails on her little toes. Odd that it happened to the same toes on both feet, but that's the way it fell out. It was off to the pediatrician for some Rx. They healed up pretty well, but looked a little strange. No big deal though. Until now.
Now they look really strange, and they've become very painful - especially when shoved into pointe shoes. As Bailee's foot doc said, "Time to take care of this problem at last." And so we did. He removed the damaged portion of each toenail. Bailee, never a big fan of shots, decided she better bring Nemo along to squeeze. Getting shots in your toes is no fun, especially when you're a ballerina with rather impressive calluses on your toes. This photo is right after the shots. Worst part over.
Well, worst part if you're the numbed up girl I suppose. Watching the process was definitely not fun. Removing a toenail, even a part, is pretty extreme. Bailee peeked around her screen to watch him do the left toe and thought it was cool. I did not find it cool.
She had some pain last night, but had a pretty good night. She also walks like a penguin now, which is rather amusing. For the next two weeks we're be soaking her feet in Epsom salts 4x a day so a scab does not form. Scabs are bad in this scenario. So, if you wonder what we're up to ... we're soaking feet most likely.
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