A broken toe is an incovenience for a couple of weeks. An ingrown toenail is actually more painfull and lasts much longer. I've broke my right big toe 3 times, mainly because when I played football I only tackled with my right foot.
I've lost the toenail on the same toe nail another 3 times. The last time was last year, when I misjudged the step coming out of the shower. That was actually sorer than either of the times I broke my toe because the toenail grew back ingrown and was bloody agony for months. I've still to bath it in hot water and push the skin back to prevent the nail cutting into flesh.
