Fungus Cure

If you've heard the saying "time heals all wounds," you may have considered that it isn't entirely factual. An infected wound might not heal before it kills you regardless the time you give it. But, like most sayings that stand the test of time, there is definitely an element of truth to this one and if you're hoping for a toenail fungus cure, you might want to pay attention.

In any medical situation, time counts. Whatever medicines your doctor prescribes, exercises your physical therapists assigns or processes your mental health professional advocates, there's the variable of time. Antibiotics need to be taken for the entire cycle, not cast aside the moment you feel a little better. Physical therapy requires that exercises be performed at home, not just during the one or two visits you make to the clinic every week. Coping tools must be incorporated into one's life, not just nodded at during the hour you spend once a week with your psychologist. Any real solution to any number of medical ailments requires repetition, absorption and commitment over time.
 
In the case of a toenail fungus treatment, the time to a solution is utterly frustrating. Even were there a magic bullet that could kill the infection in a single dose (there isn't), the embarrassment of that ugly, discolored toenail is with you until a healthy nail has grown in its place. To add insult to injury, toenails grow slowly (compared to fingernails), which only serves to prolong the physical and psychological discomfort.
 
Another factor associated with time and toenail fungus infections is that, should you stop treatment before a new and healthy nail has grown in, you run a pretty good risk of becoming infected again by any surviving fungus under your toenail. The dermatophyte responsible for toenail fungus infections is a hardy little guy. It only takes one surviving spore to repopulate the colony under your nail and you'll find yourself right back at square one with the clock reset to zero.
 
Whether you opt for a prescription medication, an over-the-counter topical toenail fungus treatment or any of the home remedies some folks swear by, you are certain to fail if you don't allow the necessary time required to affect a permanent cure. In the case of prescription treatments, follow your doctor's advice to the letter. Don't stop the treatment prematurely or you'll enjoy another summer in closed-toe shoes while your friends run barefoot at the beach.
 
The same applies to home remedies and over-the-counter solutions. In the case of the latter, don't exceed the dosage recommended but remember this simple guideline; until you have a healthy pink nail where that brown or yellowed nail used to be, you aren't out of the woods. And to get there requires a good toenail fungus remedy and (say it with me) time.