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Beware -- this entry is not for the faint of heart. If you are not in the mood to read about my gross ingrown toenail and the things I've done to it, I suggest you stop reading here. For those of you who are still reading, I can't believe I got even one person to read about this. Here we go. A few years back, I developed an ingrown toenail that got worse and worse as I could not get a doctor to treat me without insurance. I was warned at that time that this would happen to my other toe also...it was only a matter of time. Well, now is the time. A few years later, I'm a little more savvy, a little more prepared for the symptoms and knowing what can stop it once it gets started. I noticed it was getting worse yesterday, so I decided that a little personal emegency surgery was in order. Have you ever tried to trim your toenail from the side? Not a pleasant experience. In fact, it had me screaming like a little girl when the doctor had to do it a few years ago. My tolerance for pain is significantly higher when it's self-inflicted, so I wasn't too worried about my little procedure. I dug the clippers as far under the side of the nail as I could and -- snap! -- off came the corner of the nail. Unfortunately, there was a good amount of blood that followed (Can you believe you're still reading this? I can't.) and then I remembered that my day to day life required me to walk on occasion, which was a little less pleasant with a little less toenail. For the true massochists amongst you, I have a picture of the toe, post personal emergency surgery. Here you go.
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