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| - Context: I had an ingrown big toenail on my left foot since 2011 (I know) and another ingrown big toenail on my right foot for a year. While the former started to heal itself, the latter was getting worse and worse to the point where last week I accidentally stubbed my toe and my entire top half of my foot was immediately covered in blood! Not fun! So, finally, I decided to get it taken care of.
Scheduling: On Monday, August 1 I called in to ask about my insurance and was then able to make an appointment for the next day! The receptionist was helpful and friendly and advised me to come in a little early for paperwork.
The Visit: Upon arrival, August 2, I filled out some paperwork and despite there being several patients in the waiting room, I was taken back within 10-15 minutes of waiting. Dr. Noorda came in and was super friendly, welcoming and professional. We talked for a few minutes about my toes and he got right to work. Like other reviewers said, he was super patient yet efficient. We talked while he sprayed my left toe with some icy cold spray and then quickly chopped off the corner of my toenail, which was like a 4 on a pain scale of a 10. He explained everything he was going to do, which was nice, and then sprayed my right toe icy cold as well before injecting three tiny needles to numb my toe. He left the room for a few minutes (long enough for me to catch a pidgey!) and came back when it was all numbed up and cut out the ingrown nail.
Overall: The whole trip to the office took almost one hour, which I felt was super quick. I had a really great visit and everyone in the office was so friendly and helpful! I was encouraged to come back if the nails became ingrown again and I definitely will come back without a doubt if I have any more issues! The entire process was so quick, easy and virtually pain free, I genuinely feel silly for not coming in sooner to get my painful ingrown nails taken care of sooner. So, if you're where I was and are hesitant to go in, just do it. Once the numbness wore off my toe barely hurt (especially in comparison to when it was ingrown!) and I was literally walking around pretty much the entire rest of the day and night running errands and catching Pokemon. Thank you so much for all of your help, Dr. Noorda! :)
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