@keva74
Here is what I found in Mayo Clinic Patient Care & Health Information >Diseases & Conditions
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/nail-fungus/symptoms-causes/syc-20353294

@keva74 In responding to your other post I came across this. Have you treated the fungus and is it getting better? It takes a long time. I had that last year too. There is an oral medication that is supposed to be the best treatment for it since the topicals really cannot get through the thick nail. I was not able to take the oral treatment because it conflicts with the immunosuppressants I have to take from having had a liver transplant.
I went to two different podiatrists. I went to the first podiatrist for the laser treatments. I had fungus on a few toenails and that helped all but my big toe. I really did not care for that practice so then I switched to a different podiatrist and he treated it with a topical. It is gone now.
When I googled this, back when I had the problem, I came across a home remedy of soaking your foot in water with some bleach added to it. I also saw suggestions to use tea tree oil. I did not do either of those but I am in a chlorinated pool for about 5 hours a week and I can't help but wonder if the chlorine in the water may have helped too. It's very difficult to get rid of fungus with topicals.
I am curious to hear if you did get rid of the fungus, and if so how you did. Being on immunosuppressants makes me more susceptible to anything of that nature. When I go to my health club my bare feet NEVER touch the floor, I am scrupulously careful about that. My PCP said you can get it from your feet being damp when you put on your shoes but I am skeptical of that. Wouldn't the fungus have to be there somehow for it to then develop?
JK