[Bonnyboy]

The wife once removed one of mine from on top of the telly

A heavy reel of cable fell on my foot some years ago, my big toe swelled up and the nail went black. The doctor drilled through the nail with a very fine drill ( it looked like a needle ) this was to relieve the pressure of the blood. The nail died and a new one grew back a while later. Have to say, half of the pain was due to the pressure of the blood.

Not nail removal as such I know, but there you go.