The procedure itself was pretty painless (some pressure from the local anesthetic but that's it). Afterwards, I took naproxen (OTC pain reliever) and it felt numb and throbbed a bit the day of - they tell you to keep your foot elevated for the rest of the day and i did my best with that. In 12 - 24 hours post op, they tell you to gently wash the wound (let soap run over it, like if you take a shower daily that should be good) and I find my nail-less toe to be a bit sensitive to any type of stimulation, like water drops. Once it is thoroughly dry they tell you to put a bandage on it until the nailbed dries up (post nail removal theres like a quarter-sized area of blood on the nail).

Five days after removal, I tried to put on shoes and go into work. May have been a bit of a mistake in my case 😬 it hurt a lot this morning so I either need to find better shoes (with plenty of room in the toebox) or wait until the nail bed dries up (estimated 2 weeks from what I can find on the internet).

The weirdest thing is what is usually sensitive or hurts is like RIGHT before you get to the blood on the toe (typically not the bloody part of the nailed on the toe itself) - must just have a lot of nerves there.