That's always nice to know...
But I know what it's like, it happened to me too, only I didn't remove it, it straightened out with just regular treatment. I couldn't afford to miss any games during the process, so I just had a bunch of painkillers before games. Didn't work as I hoped they would, though...
Oh, you have an ingrown toenail too? Cheers!
(though mine hasn't completely grown feral... yet )