Old is Gold, Sometimes

Sometimes, really old is gold. My neighbour's mom did what MBBS and MS doctors weren't able to! I had a problem with my big toe nail. Even the slightest of contact to it hurt a lot. Unable to bear the pain, I went to a general doctor. He said that it was ingrowing toe nail, where the toe nail instead of growing out, grows into the skin. The only solution to the problem according to him was to remove the entire toe nail with the roots. I asked if it was ok to get it removed. He joked saying I will miss wearing a nail polish over it. However, he said I will have to be careful going forward without the nail. He gave me pain killers for a week. I waited for 15 days in vain.

I went to another doctor for a second opinion. He identified it as "goru chuttu"(some fungal infection of the nail due to excessive exposure to water). He gave me ointment and a few medicines and asked me to come back in 10 days. There was slight improvement but the problem still persisted. In the second visit, he said that the nail has to be removed, but the roots will be kept as it is and the nail will grow back in a couple of months.I researched over the internet as much as I could. I finally made up my mind to get the nail removed from the second doc. 

On a casual chat, my mother in law told about my problem to my neighbour. Fortunately, her mom, an Ayurveda specialist for goru chuttu was in her house then. She suggested that I should try the medicine once and assured that it is very effective. I gave it a shot. She applied some medicinal paste on my nail and tied betel leaf around it and gave a small dressing. 5 days is all it took. I was so happy. What the highly educated doctors couldn't do over 2 months, she did in less than a week. I will surely remember her whenever I look at my toe. Thankyou Sarada aunty and a big big thanks to your mom!