Foot Woes

So: after two weeks hobbling around with an infected toenail after stabbing my right big toe on a mystery furniture piece, I am getting minor surgery done this morning having partial toenail removal. I am on antibiotics since Friday, plus painkillers. Whee!
The Husband insists I should have let him perform this surgery at the time of injury with his trusty pocket knife and a bit of leather to bite on. I retort every time that we were and are not in the Mojave Desert...