I think I broke my fucking toe.

[Baitball Blogger]

I've stubbed my toe before without more than the sting after the initial hit. But this time it started swelling and throbbing painfully. That's never happened before.

Any tests out there to be sure it's a break? If it is, does that mean I have to hold back on my exercise regime?

[Lady Freedom Returns]

1. Can you move it at all?

And which one is it? The baby toe breaks easier than the big toe

[Baitball Blogger]

2. It's the middle toe, wouldn't you know it.

It is responding to ice. The swelling went down quickly. I can bend it, but my daughter played an athletic sport and I know that kids have been known to play with broken bones, so movement isn't a strong indication.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

3. depends on age when it comes to how important movement is.

I have seen kids with broken tows move them all day long.
Movement is also an indication of swelling. But ice is helping? Don't leave it on to long! Some new studies say it can increase swelling. Have you taken asprin yet?

[Baitball Blogger]

5. I think we have aleve and advil in the house.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

7. It can help with the pain.

It will be hurting soon. If it stays off color and do not hurt, you may want to see a doctor.

[Baitball Blogger]

9. It's feeling better.

I've never had it blow up that way.

Thanks, appreciate it.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

4. Is it still it's regular color?

Any purple lines appearing?


If the is IS helping and if there are lines, those lines should be decreasing. If they are increasing, get the ice off.

[Baitball Blogger]

6. It is looking its normal color.

It was turning purple before I iced it.

[Baitball Blogger]

8. Thanks Lady Freedom.

I appreciate your help. It's feeling a lot better.

[progressoid]

10. Alerting

Fucking toe?

No sex threads!

[Baitball Blogger]

11. It was said in the heat of the moment.

For a while, I thought I was about to see my toe morph into two.

[MichaelSoE]

26. When I saw the topic I thought to myself ... At least it didn't say "Broke my toe fucking" :)

[gkhouston]

33. And no Dick Morris bait, either.

[mykpart]

12. I broke my toe one time.

Stubbed it on Stretch Armstrong. The ER Doctors did absolutely nothing for it other than to tell me to take aspirin for the pain. And I think ice the first 24 hours, then heat. It was my middle toe and it swelled to the size of my big toe and turned black, but it healed without orthopedic intervention. I did have to wear sandals the first day or two, though.

[Baitball Blogger]

13. Same toe, same response.

But I put ice on it immediately and elevated my foot. It went down fast.

[TeamPooka]

14. nothing you can really do for a true broken toe. Feel better.

[Baitball Blogger]

15. It's still sore this morning.

I'm guessing I'll be on the cycling machine, instead of treadmill for exercise at the "Y".

[MrScorpio]

16. So, I gather that you're not going to be using that toe for fornication anytime soon nt

[MiddleFingerMom]

18. Remember... you STILL need to practice safe sex.

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[Baitball Blogger]

28. This was the most confusing post because I scrolled upward,

and couldn't for the life of me figure out where you were going with this. Literally.

[MiddleFingerMom]

29. In college, we threw the coolest multi-media arts party ever. One of the things I did was...

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In the proud footsteps of Bukowski, I decided to take my role over the top. I was supposed
to shake hands with another character. On the way to the party, I decided to stop at a drug
store and get a pair of latex examination gloves -- I planned to look at them after shaking his
hand, shaking them off, and apologizing.
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(heavenly chorus here)
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This was the day I was introduced to finger cots. JUST like condoms, only tiny enough to fit
snugly over your finger if you had to administer a suppository or something. The drugstore
sold them separately at about a dime apiece. I got 5 -- thinking I would do all my fingers on
one hand.
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The drug store was busy. When I got to the register, I threw these itsy-bitsy little condoms
down on the counter (the line stretched to my right and the people waiting could see that
counter). The teenaged clerk behind the counter just STARED at the finger cots.
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This went on for a few more times before I anxiously and (faux-)angrily said, "Would you
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The people in line BUSTED UP!!!
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The clerk gingerly took my money between thumb and fingertip and put my change on the
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[Baitball Blogger]

31. Now that would be a funny pledge requirment.

Walk around campus wearing a finger and cap and getting signatures from various people, like treasure hunt.

[FloridaJudy]

17. The best treatment for a broken toe

Is "Buddy Taping". Get some surgical gauze or a very small ace bandage and tape it to an unbroken toe next to it to keep it straight.

Medically, there's not much else that can be done for a broken toe. You can't exactly put a cast on it. I've broken my toes several times in the past; I'm a hopeless klutz that bumps into furniture and drops heavy objects on my feet. Just give it time and some over-the-counter pain killers.

[TuxedoKat]

19. This is good advice

otherwise is may grow back a little crooked, which has happened to me. Wear soft, cushioned shoes for awhile too, it will help with the pain.

[TeamPooka]

24. well said

[Scuba]

20. Um, I think you're doing it wrong.

At least I've never heard of toes being involved.

[Rambis]

21. The fucking one?

Get it checked out not that they can do much with it but get clearance to exercise. I exercised on a bad ankle which ended u p in a surgery and two year layoff. Pain means you have problems and it might not heal correctly which could have long term implications. Good luck

[hack89]

22. Do you have other body parts you can fuck with?

or do you have other unique anatomical issues you don't want to share?

[nolabear]

23. I dropped my laptop edge-on on mine a while back. I feel your pain! Tape it to the next toe.

That stabilizes it while it heals. That's about all anybody ever does for one. I hate it when that happens!

[lastlib]

25. Good thing it wasn't your "walking" toe.....

Sorry to hear about it, hope it's not too painful.

[MichaelSoE]

27. Good one ... coffee almost shot out my nose

[Hassin Bin Sober]

30. I was just commenting in another thread about a friend who...

... spent six weeks in the hospital from an infection caused by a broken toe.

Granted, he had undiagnosed and untreated diabetes which certainly didn't help matters.

In his case, he dropped something on his foot. The bone shards are what caused the infection.

I suppose the risk of bone shards is one of the reasons the ER will x-ray your toe. Years ago I stepped on a big nail in a board. Besides the tetanus shot, the doctor ordered an x-ray to rule out a bone chip. Now I know why.

Like others have said up thread, there isn't much to do about a broken toe. But infection IS a risk.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1017&pid=85093

[Baitball Blogger]

32. After I taped it using sporting tape, I was able to go on without even noticing the pain.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

34. alerting. asking for medical advice. wait. what. where am I? DU3?

never mind.

carry on.