My mother had it done when her big toenails started to fall off during chemo. She didn't have any issues, but she was frail and not on her feet a lot.

My BFF had it done many years ago after damaging her toenail in some kind of accident. The recovery was very easy for her .. she was also on her feet/walking almost constantly with her work.

DD had a partial removal of her both of her big toenails. She said it wasn’t painless, but it was manageable. She wore birkenstocks for at least a couple of weeks with big bandages on her big toes. Considering the size of the bandages, I don’t think she could have worn ordinary shoes, even running shoes.

Hmm I have to wear closed shoes at work.

You may have to find some in a size large enough to accommodate the bandages...

"Hmm I have to wear closed shoes at work."

Won't they make accommodations for medical procedures? Get something that looks like a medical boot to wear for a week or two.

Pal, knowing you have to wear closed toe shoes, your doc may have a different way of bandaging your toes. Or your workplace may make an accommodation for you so that you can wear open toes shoes while you are recovering from your surgery.

They make closed toe medical boots.

I was hoping to not have to wear a boot either.

The closed footwear is occupational, maybe OSHA.

I was hoping to just have a smallish bandage. When I had the procedure this summer (which they told me could be excruciating post op wise, and I found it "sore and annoying" ) they said I would be almost completely out of commission for two weeks. I thought about going to work after six days, except I was still bleeding intermittently, and I didn't think that would be a good idea in a clinical setting. So I rebound pretty quickly.

My toe hurts a lot when it first bleeds underneath anyway, and I just deal. And I remove the nail myself when necessary. I just want to get rid of the nail bed altogether at this point.

My sister needed to have two toenails removed (she said due to problem created by walking shoes). She was required to wear open toe shoes until they healed. She now regrets having the rest of them removed - don't ask me why, because we are night and day, so I still do not understand her reasoning. She goes to the podiatrist every other month for maintenance.

Allison, did your sister have ALL of her toenails removed? If so, that sounds beyond awful.

We don't really need them, not like we need our fingernails.

That's not me. But it doesn't feel like anything once it's healed. I may need to wear a bandaid or cushion on it to stop it from getting blistered though

@bbstx Yes, she did! I thought it was crazy. She had to go multiple times because he would only do so many at a time. I asked DH why she goes so often, he thinks due to calluses.