What happend to my toe?

So after the Thanksgiving break was over I made an appointment with my Dr.'s PA. I like her, shes nice, and usually knows what she is doing! Well.... I go there for her to look at my toe at this point getting rather infected. The toe nail is only attached at the cuticle. The rest is all detached. I have not been able to have ANYTHING touch it. Even socks! (Not the pic above) So I sit on the nasty paper laid seat and wait. She comes in greets me as usual and then she looks at the toe. She very quickly tells me that she needs to numb up the toe and pull the nail off. UHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am cool with the pulling the nail out its the numbing part I am NOT OK with! Because last time I checked in order to numb something it involves a NEEDLE!!!!!

I DO NOT DO NEEDLES!

So I start to hyperventilate and tell her NO way! She tells me yes, it wont Hurt! STINKIN LIER!!! I tell her Uh! Yes it will!!!!! So after a while I tell her to go get my doctor. (Him being fully aware of my needle phobia!) He sees who the patient is (me) and tells her that I am a big girl and to do what I want. (At this point I want to stick my tongue out at her.. but I don't because I am a big girl) So she cleans my toe with the dye stuff and gets her little grabby things ready and with shaky hands attempts to pull out my toe nail... WELL she didn't clamp the grabby thingy!!!! So second attempt.. she asks me if I am ready... i ask her are YOU ready! She clamps the thingy and the nail comes right out. Didn't hurt at all... until 5 seconds latter!!!!!! WOW! But I am glad I did it w.o the numbing. It would have hurt either way but this way I avoided the whole stinking a needle in your already painful toe!