do it yourself surgery

hmmmm I think the holiday walking has taken a toll on my poor feet. My big toe was bigger than normal, the nail a deep purplely black and it seemed only to be getting larger. In the time honoured tradition of McDonough's (ok just my dad really) - it was time for some do it yourself surgery. Rohan thinks I'm taking this Dr title a bit far now.

Anyway according to google (the source of all pertinent medical information) - I had a blister under my toenail which could be aided by releasing the build up fluid under the nail. But where to find a suitable medical tool?

I searched around emery's flat until I found a safety pin.

Perfect.

A bit of a dip under hot water (rohan is telling me this won't actually at all sterilise it), a piece of paper towel and surgery was ready to commence.

Pop. I won't go into the details.

Suffice to say, all is looking good now. But if my toe drops off at some point in the future - you'll all know why :)