Health: Today, I went to the hospital to get my ingrown toenail removed....

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By papertrains - 20/02/2010 15:13 - Singapore

Today, I went to the hospital to get my ingrown toenail removed. The doctors put me on a little surgery table and told me to relax. They then injected anesthetic into my toe four times and used a pair of scissors to slowly cut through my nail. Only, the anesthetic hadn't started to work just yet. FML

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By Patoose - 16/08/2016 20:54 - Canada - Montreal

Today, I had surgery done to fix an ingrown toenail. When the doctor started cutting the nail, my toe wasn't entirely numb. FML

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By phillij2 - 09/07/2011 00:03 - United States

Today, I got surgery on one of my hands. I opted for a local anesthetic instead of being put all the way under. I soon discovered my hand hadn't gone completely numb when the doctor started slicing into the finger that needed operating on. FML

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By pained - 02/05/2014 00:23 - United States

Today, I had an ingrown toenail cut out, and the pain medication I received doesn't actually help with the pain. Instead, it makes me high, which results in me losing my balance and slamming my injured toe into objects, and then getting sick from that new pain. FML

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By Bad day to be my toes - 08/12/2024 09:00 - United States - Steele

Today, I noticed one of my toenails was getting super long, so I cut it. In doing so, I accidentally ripped it off and it started bleeding. As I went to get something to stop it from bleeding, I got a huge splinter in my little toe, causing a painful infection. I think I should just go back to bed. FML

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By Anonymous - 26/10/2018 17:30

Today, years after I stepped on a nail and had the wound stitched, I got an X-ray. I've had serious trouble walking, and it turns out I had 2.5 inches of nail living in the sole of my foot, stabbing up into my ankle joint. I now need major surgery. FML

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By FitnessFirst - 25/11/2015 00:38 - Canada - Toronto

Today, I painfully watched my doctor burn a hole in my nail to drain the blood underneath. This is the prescribed treatment for the injury of hammering your thumb. FML

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By Anonymous - 03/10/2015 10:57 - United Kingdom - Blackpool

Today, I was clipping my nails. When I got to my toenail, the whole thing somehow ripped right out. I'm in agony. FML

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By ewww - 03/12/2009 05:59 - United States

Today, my husband stabbed me with his unusually long, nasty toenails in the leg while he slept. It took 3 stitches to fix it up, my husband and doctor laughed the entire time. He still refuses to cut them. FML

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By Anonymous - 07/06/2022 02:00

Today, mere hours after getting my knee out of plaster and walking normally again, I stepped on a giant nail, which went through my shoe and came out of the top of my foot. Surgery on the splintered bone, bandages, and no putting weight on it for at least 2 weeks. Here I go again. FML

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By BigToe - 26/04/2011 16:00 - United States

Today, I broke my toe. My mom didn't think it was necessary to take me to hospital, opting to give me some painkillers instead. They were so strong that I fell asleep for an hour during my exam. FML

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Saturday 20 February 2010 23:24

hahahhahaha. You just made my day, Sirin.

S1CKLY 0

Saturday 20 February 2010 23:26

I've had this done 3 times, both feet (first time didn't take). Every time, they did the exact same thing. F$%king hurts, eh?

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Gal_Capone 1

Sunday 21 February 2010 6:00

*throws roses at sirin's feet* GOD BLESS YOU!!! you, oh hilarious one, are what FML is made of!

elevatorFAIL 0

Sunday 21 February 2010 6:03

The same thing happened to me. They told me to tell them if it wasn't numb and that they would shoot more up. Either you were too drugged out to answer, or the doctors were morons.

stella23 0

Sunday 21 February 2010 6:26

Yeah this happened to me. I had both my big toenails fixed but they got ingrown again, so they had to do the permanent procedure. The anesthetic needles are a bitch though, they stick 'em in a few times and wiggle them around. Hurts for days after :(

heywood 0

Sunday 21 February 2010 6:26

The EXACT same thing happened to me when I was in high school. The procedure was only a temporary solution, so a couple weeks later I went to a foot specialist instead of going back to my regular doctor. He used a a device that injected pressurized anesthetic into my toe without any needles. Within minutes my toe was 100% numb and the procedure worked great.

sulhaq 4

Sunday 21 February 2010 7:11

Are you a mute with no hands and a broken neck? Because otherwise I'd say any one of the following signals can be used to tell them to stop because you're in pain: Speak (tongue), wave (hands), shake head (neck). Hell, you have toes so I'm ASSUMING you have legs, just pull your leg away, dumbass.

booyah123 0

Sunday 21 February 2010 9:43

lol seriously eh? i mean its not like they held you down, gave you a swig of whiskey then told you to bite down on leather. you could have said, DUDE! i can still feel that, wait a second!

booyah123 0

Sunday 21 February 2010 9:47

You could have said you can feel the scissors cutting your nail away. I mean c'mon OP, you say that they were cutting slowly with the scissors, so you must be pretty dumb not to realize pain was what you were feeling, then clued in to how your not supposed to feel anything in the first place.

Stotan1228 0

Sunday 21 February 2010 7:22

haha i know what you mean dude. the ******* started mine and then remembered they had to give the second shot for it to numb the whole toe.

NightGod 0

Sunday 21 February 2010 7:41

I actually prefer to have it done without the anesthetic-the shots hurt like hell and take about 2 minutes to get completely done, and then you walk funny the rest of the day, just removing the damn thing takes about 30 seconds if the doc knows what he's doing and it basically instant relief once he finishes.