It's something I never dreamt about. Writing about fungal nails—then being struck with them myself.
After all, I've been writing about fungal nails for Capital Podiatry for a few years now and I never thought I'd get them myself!
I blame the times when I forgot my thongs and showered at the gym.
Maybe it was because I'd seen so many photos of fungal nails, but I immediately knew what was causing the yellow spots on my toenails.
I booked in with Mark at Capital Podiatry for my first fungal laser session.
Some of the photos I've seen are horrible—cracked, thick toenails—so I wanted to get onto it as soon as possible.
After all, one of the things I'd been writing was that the treatment is much more effective if you start early—at the first sign of infection.
Mark ran the laser over each toenail, going back and forth in a cross hatch. He stopped when it started to feel hot and then started again.
I could just feel the laser doing me the world of good!
And then I booked in six weeks later for a second session, to make sure we were stopping the fungal spores in their tracks.
Now, six months later, my nails are perfect again, and just in time for summer.
It's such a good feeling to be able to confidently wear sandals now that the weather is warming up.
The whole experience has really made me appreciate having healthy nails.
(Liz Hoyland, Marketing manager, Capital Podiatry)
