Toenail Status Report

After mashing my big toe very badly, I thought I would surely lose the nail. However, after a few days of pain and swelling, the toe looked much better and I thought I would keep the nail. But the other day I was checking things out and I noticed fluid moving around under the base of the toenail, after which I discerned that the nail was only attached to the toe at the very tip. I anticipate losing the nail by this weekend. The toe is a little itchy, which I hope signals the growth of new skin and a nail underneath the old toenail. My fear now is that I damaged the nail bed and will never have a proper toenail there again.