Ingrown toe nail surgery

Hey there, just wondering whether anyone on here has had surgery on an ingrown toe nail. I'm due to have surgery on November 30th on my big left toe and the doctor I saw for the consultation asked me whether I would a) rather have the whole toe nail removed or b) have both sides removed. I apparently have to decide rather than he telling me which to for from his own opinion and advice.

Now my toe nail and therefore toe is in a bad state, infact it's awful and very painful and starting to get me down. I can barely walk and I can only wear my wide trainers and no other shoes currently. One side is ingrown and the other is infected by a fungal infection. I've had tablets for both problems and months of waiting and finally found out that surgery is the only option. I am on antibiotics so there is no infection on the ingrown side as well and there it doesn't become infecred prior to the surgery.

I was told that if I have my whole toe nail removed I am never likely to have a whole toe nail grow back so it won't look too pleasant even when fully healed. If I decide to have just each side of the nail removed than I am not guaranteed that either problem will not return. I don't know which to go for, so has anyone been through something similar?

Thanks.

GP did mine in March, removed one side of it. It's grown back thicker and has started growing into the toe again. Went back to GP who did it, she told me to soak it in warm water twice a day for 30 mins a time, and somehow jam a pedicure something or other underneath it to raise it. There's no way it's going under, the nail is growing into the toe. Ended up cutting that part off myself as she said there's no way she's doing it again.

Knowing what I know now, if she'd given me the option to remove the whole nail & the bed (so that it'll never grow back), I'd take that.

Just a personal opinion though.

Good to see a blade on here and this is so like my story its untrue - I had everything which you describe - and I have severe problems with my feet anyway - I had the surgery on the sides and yes you'll have to take it easy.

Have whatever surgery you feel comefortable with - I had the 'clips' - as in I had a bit taken off each side which may not work - it could be described as more of a delaying procedure - its entirely upto you how you wish to go for it - other than that dont worry the surgery lasts around 15 minutes.
I had it partially done on the sides of both