Published on 12, July, 2020
I am after some advice and wondered if any of you had been through a similar situation. My 12 year old son has an ingrowing toe nail which has got really bad and needs operating on. The NHS appointment was going to be at least 4 months away so we tried the Foot Clinic. He, understandably, had a complete melt down and it was impossible to give him the local anaesthetic injection and had to give up. He is not reassured by getting some ointment to numb the area. He HAS to have the operation. Any advice?
I'm so sorry to hear that. Considering it's been four years since you started the thread, please update us on how this unpleasant situation ended. I'm asking because my nephew has the same situation, and I'm eager to help him, but unfortunately, I don't have medical knowledge at all. An acquaintance told me to buy some super cool syringes at guys from https://medbasic.co.uk/ . I'm hesitant and doubt there is a big difference between syringes. It seems to me to be more kinda money extortion. Any help would be highly appreciated! Many thanks for considering my request!
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How is your son now? Is everything ok?
Hi NAS35270,
I'm sorry to hear about your son's toenail and operation, hopefully someone in the community will be able to share a relevant experience of theirs, if they see your post over the next few days, but you may also like to contact our Autism Helpline team who can provide you with information and advice . You can contact the team via telephone on 0808 800 4104 (Monday to Thursday 10am to 4pm, Friday 9am to 3pm). Please note that the Helpline is experiencing a high volume of calls and it may take a couple of attempts before you get through to speak to an advisor. Alternatively, should you prefer to send a message, you can do so via their webform:
https://www.autism.org.uk/services/helplines/main/questions.aspx
I hope you find something that helps.
Heather - Mod