I ripped my toenail out at the nailbed today (do not recommend). Here's the inside of my toe [NSFW]

Gruesome context: This was moderately traumatic. I broke my toe recently and it became pretty swollen and pressed up against the inside of the nail. I've known for a few weeks the nail would probably come off, and have been dreading it as I've accidentally caught and partially ripped off a loose nail before and the thought of nails coming off makes me very uncomfortable.

I checked it today and the nail was clearly very loose at the toe. I decided it had to come off today, to spare me the anxiety about maybe catching it in something again. I used tweezers and my fingers, trying to pry it loose, and got it almost completely off before realising it was still attached at the nailbed. Pulled on it a lot, but no dice - still firmly holding on there. Tried to use scissors to cut off the nailbed attachment, but that just twisted the nail more than anything. Eventually used the scissors to saw through the attachment to the nailbed to fully detach the nail.

I'm now 3 beers deep trying to forget the whole experience. AMA

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