Well, I am going to bet that you are all thrilled that I have not used an actual photograph of this for the blog's illustration. I didn't want to gross you out.

I seem to have developed a weird fungus on one of my pinky toes. I am not sure how it started, but it has become quite annoying. It has actually ended up pushing up the toenail so that it hurts when I am wearing shoes. I findally decided to break down and try and get some treatment for it.

I know that there are some prescription medication to deal with such a thing, but I have also heard all sorts of horror stories about the side effects of such meds so I know I really don't want to go down that road.

Instead, I decided that I wanted to try something over the counter and something that was topical rather than oral. Ray really kindly decided to check out the necessary product at CVS in order to provide some relief for my discomfort. He picked up some anti-fungal liquid that is applied by a little mini-applicator, which is better known as a brush. I use that to spread the stuff on the ickiness under the nail.

So far, it seems to be doing a pretty good job. I have been using it for a couple of days, it already seems to be putting a dent on things ... literally! It is made up of 12.5% of undecylenic acid. I am assuming that means it is literally burning away the nasty fungus. I am not sure that I care too much about what it is made up of as long as it is working.

For those of you interested, this stuff can be used to treat r"ingwordm and athlete's foot so as to relieve itching, scaling, cracking, burning, redness, soreness, irritation and discomfort which may accompany these conditions." So far, so good. Hopefully, my toenail will be back to normal before I know it.