Today heard someone telling another in the elevator that he got fungi toenails from (he said he's sure) the swimming pool facility. Does that happen a lot?
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The fungus is hard to avoid but keeping your feet clean cool and dry will avoid problems. I've heard nailbed fungus is very resilient to treatment.
On a personal note, 2 years ago my omnipresent athlete's foot got a secondary drug-resistant staph infection. That was very nasty stuff, my foot abscessed, and some people lose toes or worse in similar situations. I missed 2+ weeks of work and was on IV antibiotics and some painful treatment cleaning out the abscess. I threw away all the socks and shoes I had worn and bought some flip-flops that I ALWAYS wear around the pool/lockerrooms now. I also have been diligent taking care of my feet.
The fungus is hard to avoid but keeping your feet clean cool and dry will avoid problems. I've heard nailbed fungus is very resilient to treatment.
On a personal note, 2 years ago my omnipresent athlete's foot got a secondary drug-resistant staph infection. That was very nasty stuff, my foot abscessed, and some people lose toes or worse in similar situations. I missed 2+ weeks of work and was on IV antibiotics and some painful treatment cleaning out the abscess. I threw away all the socks and shoes I had worn and bought some flip-flops that I ALWAYS wear around the pool/lockerrooms now. I also have been diligent taking care of my feet.
