I tied my shoes too tight during a 🏃‍♀️ race last year, and as a result lost a toenail a few weeks ago

Even though it wasn’t painful at any point I lost my mind when it first happened and was late to a party as I dawdled around my apartment freaking out about being able to touch the soft skin under the nail. I carefully protected it (from what I don’t even know). 

But now that it’s been gone awhile I don’t care anymore and it’s kind of fascinating. When you lose a nail an almost shadow nail forms. The skin changes. I am watching myself heal from an injury I have never experienced before. Is this how people who break a bone for the first time feel? Will probably be another 6 months before I have anything resembling a nail there.

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🙊 ok noted i shouldn't romanticize broken bones
what did you break?!

OMG. I am so sorry. That is one awful break. I hope it was your non-dominant arm. 😭

broke my left humerus bone straight in half from slipping on ice right before COVID

0/10 would not recommend, took around 8 months to have an arm again (sorta) and 12 months total before normal range of movement

still don’t have symmetrical left/right strength in my deltoid, trapezius, and bicep among other muscles