Broken toe

[archerships]

I think I broke the big toe on my right foot last Friday. Walking is painful and slow. It's amazing how much a seemingly minor injury can incapacitate. No wonder our ancestors died young. According to the Internets, most broken toes heal within 6 weeks, so with luck I'll be back in top shape by Burning Man.

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Comments

[jhogan.livejournal.com]

ow, jeez dude. no doctor?

[crasch.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if it was just sprained or if it was broken, so I was waiting a while to see if it spontaneously cured itself. If the pain persists without improvement in the next week or so, I'll have it looked at.

[istar.livejournal.com]

Ouch! I hope you feel better soon. Echoing jhogan, you might want to get it looked at... One of my friends in college had a bone fragment from an old broken toe causing pain for a long time. He eventually had to have the fragment surgically removed.

[crasch.livejournal.com]

Thanks! And thanks for the info!

[exvapi.livejournal.com]

If you think it's broken, tape it to the next one so it heals straight. That's all the doc would do.

[crasch.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[smjayman.livejournal.com]

+1, and take 800mg of Advil 3x/day.

[crasch.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[debramcp.livejournal.com]

Oh no!! I hope it heals quickly...

[crasch.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Debra!

[browascension.livejournal.com]

I had a similar issue a few years ago. I thought it was broken, so I favored it for a week. But it happens that if you walk oddly for a while you might could damage other parts of your delicate footly apparatus. So I had it x-rayed by a podiatrist, and he said the bones were all intact and that I should walk normally even if it hurts a little. So I did, and everything was back to normal eventually.

And by the way, have you considered applying for funding from the Ministry of Silly Walks?

[crasch.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Paul! The toe is feeling much better now.

The Ministry of Silly Walks turned down my funding request, alas.

[laughingstone.livejournal.com]

Happy toe recovery! I think I fractured my next to big toe while preparing for christinas bachelorette party. And it's sorta crooked now. But it walks okay!

[crasch.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[vivian2112.livejournal.com]

Owie. Seriously, what everyone else says. Recover quickly!

[crasch.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Vivian!