I've done that. Slipped on river rocks, toenail caught, bent back. I taped it down, hoping it would fall off, after about 10 days, still hanging on by a thread, so I grabbed some pliers and yanked it off. (The toenail, not the toe!) Hurt like holy freaking hell, and bled for more than an hour. Yep, that was something special, and BRPorsche, I feel for ya, brother.