Toenail fell off and there was another one underneath. WTH?
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Anonymous
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It was my pinky toenail. I took off my boots and socks when I got home and noticed that it was hanging off. I didn't even know it was loose. I just pulled it gently and it came off. There was another nail underneath. Nothing hurts. Weird.
Has this ever happened to you? |
Anonymous
| Perhaps you are part reptile. |
Anonymous
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That's how it's supposed to work. When a toenail is injured enough to fall off, it will stay in place to protect the toe while a new one grows.
My big toe was injured almost 10 years ago and has been in a constant cycle of new growing toenail under old dead toenail since then. Hopefully yours is all healed up now and will return to normal. |
Anonymous
But there was no injury (OP here), at least none that I remember. I don't even wear uncomfortable shoes. |
Anonymous
| Happens to me all the time. I'm a runner, and the constant impact of my toenails against my shoes causes them to fall off. It doesn't hurt. Most runners have similar stories. |
Anonymous
| that's your twin OP |
Anonymous
| Just be glad there was a nail underneath. |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
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Did you have hand foot mouth? This happened to me
Months later |
Anonymous
| Happens to me a lot, too. God, if only this could happen with my teeth. |
Anonymous
| It's called toe nail fungus. |
Anonymous
Or an injury. |
Anonymous
OP stated very clearly there was no injury. |
Anonymous
| You said you took off your boots and it was hanging. I'd assume you have some friction thought the day with a hard shoe such as a boot. Losing a pinky nail isn't uncommon. |
Anonymous
| It is not toe nail fungus. I've lost several toe nails from running or hiking. As someone else said, be grateful you already had new nail underneath when it came off. |