hahahaha, oh dear lawwwd, the same thing happened to me when i was about 9 or 10 years old. both of my big toenails were really infected (the slightest touch to either toe was excruciatingly painful) and had to have both of them removed. ugh, the injections into the foot were horrible. and taking the bandages off of the nail-less toes wasn't fun, either. but they've been fine since. hope the OP's haven't gotten that bad!
I'm in the same boat as you. OP, if you're not to the point where it's painful to walk/to the touch, then hurry up and get it fixed because you DO NOT want to get there!
I haven't gotten that bad! I don't play on it either, I'm going to get the supplies I need, and see if that remedy works. But when I walk I have no pain what-so-ever but when I run I do.
There was this one medicin that did the trick and worked perfectly. You would just brush it on your toes. I'm sorry to say it, but I completely forget the name of it.
We haven't gotten free health-care in US, I think that takes place in 2014? I could be wrong..But that doesn't affect me at all I'm fully insured.