Trim and Chat Foot Care

Coming soon to Missouri! 😄

Good evening Trim and Chat followers, I wanted to thank everyone for the 9 years of letting me help with your feet. The last three years have been very difficult for me with having my Dad pass away from his heart attack at age 58, my paternal grandmother pass away, my husband lose his job due to COVID, all of the COVID issues, my complications from surgery in which I almost died. Yes, I almost died this past fall. I didn't tell many people that information.

Now, a new adventure. My family and I will be moving to Missouri in the coming months. I'll continue to see my regular clients up until the move. Unfortunately, I cannot see any new clients. If I can figure out a way to come back once a month, I will. However, I'm unsure how that will happen so I'm searching for others who could help with toenails too.

I'll post any new information when I have it. Thank you all so much, again ❤️

Greetings Trim and Chat followers! I've recovered (FINALLY) from my surgery this past September. It was a very long 5 months. I've been getting in touch with clients. I'm slowly working my way through the list.

I understand it was frustrating not having me available. It was important for my health to focus completely on recovery. I appreciate all the well wishes, kind words and prayers. It's so exciting to be able to see people again!!

Kijsa "Ky"

Hello again, I am still in the hospital at this time. I won't be at the Expo today. My first time missing it in I believe 7 years 😩 Have fun. I miss you all!

Greetings again Trim and Chat Followers,

I've had several complications post surgery. I am currently in the hospital at this time. I'm anticipating a longer recovery time needed once again. It may be the 2nd or 3rd week of November to get back to you lovely folks.

Say some prayers for me please.

Hello and Happy Fall,

I'm currently recovering from surgery. I'll begin seeing clients the first week of November. Unfortunately, I don't pre-schedule appointments due to my husband's work schedule.

I will however be attending the Go Show at the DECC October 27th. Come check out my booth- Trim and Chat Foot Care.

Thank you everyone!

https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/obituaries/obits/7182772-Milton-Carl-Sundquist

I'm so.sad to hear of his passing. I'm so glad to have known him and spent time with him. What a great guy 😭❤️

Obits | Duluth News Tribune Milton Carl Sundquist, died on September 4th, 2021. He was

I recieved this email earlier this week from a client's family member. This is why I started my business; to make a positive difference in people's lives ☺️❤️

This client does have venous insufficiency, which his health care provider is well aware. Take note of the extra skin/quicks that grow nearly to the end of his nails. Extra care is taken, if cut, the quicks (blood supply) will bleed!! I gently push the quicks back to trim the nails. This client is also diabetic with neuropathy in his feet (decreased feeling in his feet). Neuropathy can be very dangerous. For example, he may step on something, but not feel it. This can cause an infection. Venous insufficiency and diabetes= not good!

This client also developed a callus, which I only filed a bit. Some clients do see a podiatrist regularly to have their calluses removed. Scalpels can be used to "shave" the calluses. Although I'm certified in foot care and a Registered Nurse, I don't use a scalpel to shave calluses. You never know what can be lurking under those calluses. This could easily develop into an ulcer and cause further issues. In this case, I encouraged my client to check his feet daily using a grabber and a hand mirror. I also should clarify, I always encourage my diabetic clients to check their feet daily if able. If unable, someone needs to be checking their feet. He does not have any vision issues so he's able to check. I also emailed the picture of his callus to him so he could send it to his health care provider if needed.

This client had either stubbed his big toe or dropped something on it- the purple/black bruise under the nail. Generally these bruises take time to grow out with the nail before disappearing. This client I see regularly (as you may be able to tell).

I've had several clients agree to before and after pictures yet again- thank you all so much! Check out my new pictures on my page!

Thank you to this client for allowing me to post before and afters! This was another client that I'd last seen in December.

Thank you to this client for allowing me to share the before and after. This client is primarily bed bound. In this case (as well as many other clients), a lot of dremel work was needed to decrease nail thickness.

Another thank you to one of my client's and his wife for allowing me to photo document before and afters as well as a brief description.

It had been 6 months in between appointments for this client. Take note of his big toe on the right foot. This nail started growing into the side of his toe- ingrown as we call it in the medical field. Generally in these circumstances (if severe enough), a Podiatrist or Nurse Practitioner is needed to cut and remove the entire ingrown area. In this case, time was an issue as the nail had gotten too long. Increased pressure was put on the toe while this client wore his shoes. His wife also stated that he had been "picking" more and more at his toe. He also applied medicated cream several times a day, which was not appropriate to put on his toe.

This client did complain of tenderness where the nail was ingrown. As you can see, the toe is swollen and red. There was no warmth or foul odor. Luckily for us, as I trimmed, the edge of the nail causing issues did remove easily and my client felt instant relief. Although I am Registered Nurse with a certification in foot care, ingrown toenail removal is beyond my scope of practice. Again, if further removal is needed a doctor or NP should care for this as the area would need numbing and further cutting into the nail and skin.

However, there was pus and bleeding where the nail had come out. I did clean the area best I could. My nursing at home recommendations included: daily foot soaks with warm water mixed with 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar for 20 min at a time, applying a small amount of an antibiotic cream and a clean toe covering to protect the toe. These recommendations are meant to decrease swelling, pain and increase comfort.

Mostly importantly, I advised daily monitoring and did recommend they seek assistance from Podiatrist, Dr. Glenn Meints if further removal was needed. If worsening, this client may need oral antibiotics. My client's wife was also present and did acknowledge understandings of all recommendations.

Follow-up appointment with me again for nail care in 2 months. No lotion was applied to the affected toe today.

A big thank you to this client for allowing me to take before and afters! A good debriding, trimming, filing and lotion. It's important to be safe when trimming as the quicks can grow to near the edge of the nail. In that case, I safely use my orange stick (wood stick) to gently push the quick back and trim safely! More before and afters to come in the next week or so ☺️ Happy Thursday folks!

As you all may notice, I'm rather awful at creating posts/updates. I've been brainstorming a bit. Would my followers, looky Louises (and Lous) like to see before and after pictures of clients toenails? If so, I'll check with a few clients to see if they'd be willing to do so! ☺️