Bit of an embarrassing question...

Dr can't do anything about a broken toe. Just tape it and take some ibuprofen. I broke both my pinkie toes within 24hrs of each other. As soon as I could get them in a shoe I was lifting again (~2days). Running and other aerobic activities took longer, but I was fully back in 2weeks with only slight pain once in a while when I would pivot wrong.

susan100df wrote: »

sallygroundhog wrote: »

Could be broken. Go to a doctor.

Only if they want to waste money! The dr really won't do anything but tape it and give 800mg Motrin.

My DH broke his toe. We paid 1000.00 for a crappy shoe. When I dropped a 45 plate on my foot not too long after I just kept off it for a while and it healed fine. I did continue cycling because I wear spin shoes and didn't have pain, but I stopped running for at least a month.

Having broken 4 toes, I'll tell you what the doctor will do: NOTHING. Even if an x-ray confirms that it's broken here's what the treatment will be:
1. "Buddy Tape" the toe to the one one next to it or to a popsicle stick (may take some experimenting to get the tension right, but you'll know when you've got it right)
2. RICE- rest, ice, compression (that's the taping) and elevation
3. find a pair of shoes you can wear without it hurting and live in those shoes for the next 6 - 8 weeks;
4. try to stay as active as you can (helps keep fluids from building up)
5. Save the copay on your doctor visit unless you see signs of infection (e.g., puss or rapid swelling)

do you have any other medical conditions? If you have diabetes.....then definitely go to the doctor!!!

Fit4LifeAR wrote: »

I would normally just say tape it, but last time I did that, my toe bone shifted and I had to have the little sucker set. If it looks out of place, go to a doctor. If it's not, tape it.

Yep, my daughter broke hers. I laughed when she called me to take her to the doctor. Then I saw it. Tape would normally work. But not when it is pointing the wrong direction. Yuch! You need to decide.

Shelley

Strawblackcat wrote: »

I don't know of this is the right forum for this or not, but it affects my workouts in a roundabout way, so I guessed that here was as good as anything else.

Anyway, last night I was getting up to use the bathroom. Being too lazy to turn on the bedroom light, I ended up stubbing my little toe on one of my bedposts badly. Like, really, really badly. Badly as in, I heard a crunch (which isn't really unusual when I stub my toes) and now it hurts to walk on it and it's turned bright red and somewhat swollen compared to the other toes.

Should I see a doctor over this? I honestly hate the doctor and don't want to go unless I have to. For now, I guess I'll hobble through the workday and hope it's just a bad bruise or something and rest it when I get home...

I had this happen before, jammed my toes in between a doorway. I literally couldn't walk at all for about 2 days, was hopping around on 1 foot inside my house if I really needed to go somewhere. I got scared so hopped my way into a car and went to Dr but it turned out to be nothing but a very bruised toe. Felt pain/uncomfortable walking for about month I think. I think always good idea to have a Dr check it out just in case.

Amusing story ... well, I can look back and think it's amusing now ...

I cracked a toe in my left foot against a piece of furniture when I was getting ready for work one morning. A quick change of mind regarding what I was wearing, and I was into a comfortable flat pair of shoes with stiff soles.

I limped around all day, but didn't feel too bad, so I went for a bicycle ride in the evening. My cycling partner at the time, came to a sudden stop in front of me. We were riding really slowly so in any other circumstance, I would have simply put my left foot down to balance myself when I ran into him, but my brain vetoed that idea. "No you are not putting that foot down, it will hurt terribly!"

So I fell over and landed right on my left ribcage.

Now that hurt! And I was having trouble breathing. So I went to a walk-in clinic. I had cracked a rib. While I was there, I decided to ask about the toe too. Sure enough, I had broken the toe.

Then the Dr noticed a fleck of blood on the toe and asked, "When was your last tetanus shot?" "Ummm" I said. Wrong answer!

Next thing I knew, I had a tetanus shot in my left arm completing the disablement of the left side of my body. Left arm, left ribs, left foot.

I took the next day off work to try to recover from it all.

All because of a broken toe.