I was just dr. googling for a toe pain thing and came across something that made me laugh.
step 3 for ehow instructions on dealing with an ingrown toenail (I don't think good docs would approve of the advice, so I'm not going to link):
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Optional * Try this home remedy. The night before you will be removing the ingrown toe nail, wrap your affected toe with a piece of wheat bread. Make sure to leave it on throughout the night. This will soften the area so it won't make it as difficult to get through to the nail.
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what I want to know is why wheat bread? did someone try other kinds first, and that one was what worked? how many kinds??
perhaps you'll be laughing so hard as you're *wrapping your toe in bread* that you'll stumble and stub it and dislodge the ingrown part?