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HELLO,
I AM HAVING SEVERAL LITTLE PROBLEMS ACTUALLY. I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD SEE A FOOT DOCTOR OR A DERMATOLOGIST.

HERE'S WHAT I HAVE GOIN ON:

--BRITTLE AND BRAKING, CRACKING TOE NAILS
--DRY, CRACKED HEELS THAT SPLIT
--THE AREAS AROUND MY HEELS (ON THE EACH SIDE ALONG ALMOST THE WHOLE FOOT) ITCH LIKE MAD--OFTEN! AND WHEN I SCRATCH, EXCESS SKIN COMES
OFF.

I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN SOAKING MY FEET TO SOFTEN THEM UP AND THEN I SAND THEM WITH 80 GRIT SAND PAPER TO GET OFF EXCESS SKIN AND THEN I LOTION THEM.

-- I VERY OFTEN GET BLISTERS ON MY FEET, NOT PAINFUL BLISTERS, ITCHY BLISTERS, USUALLY VERY VERY SMALL LIKE THE SIZE OF THE TIP OF A BALL POINT PEN. THEY ITCH SO BAD I CAN'T STAND IT AND I END UP POPPING THEM WHICH INSTANTLY RELIEVES THE ITCHING.
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THOSE ARE FROM? THEY ARE JUST LITTLE WATER BLISTERS.

--MY FEET ITCH AND CRACK ON THE BOTTOMS


I HAVE NO ITCHING ON OR BETWEEN MY TOES THOUGH.
CAN ANYONE HELP ME WITH ANY OR ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS. DO I JUST HAVE BAD FEET?
I'M DESPERATE!!! THANKS SO MUCH.

Suzanne Belyea, DPM, C.Ped.
I would suggest you see a podiatrist and have a visual examination and possibly cultures taken. It sounds like you have a toenail fungus and athletes foot. Athletes feet can be caused by a fungus but you may also have a bacterial infection. You will need a perscription medication to treat your nails and feet.
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