Broken bone question?!
Question: Broken bone question!?
I ran into my dad's chair yesterday and stubbed my pinky toe yesterday!. It hurts REALLY bad right now, I haven't cried, although I almost did when it happened and today!. I almost screamed!. I can't walk on it when I try it hurts so bad I'm almost in tears!. I wrapped it in gauze and just putting gauze around it hurt!. I can bend it a little, but it hurts really bad if I try!. It's red and puffy!. I don't want to wait in an ER all day for nothing, like I did when I sprained my foot and then have my sister call me a "baby" and a "hypocondriact" for the next year!. Could it be broken!? Is there anyway presumptively to tell if it could be broken besides the 'if you can bend it' thing!? Because I can bend it a little, but it's very painful to do!. I REALLY don't want to go to the ER for the whole day!. That was like--it took my whole saturday up!. :((Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Yea, it's broken!. But there really isn't a lot they can do for a broken toe!. They'll just tape it to the next toe!. They'll probably give you Tylenol for the pain, that's what they usually do!. The best thing to do is stay off it for a day or two, keeping it elevated and ice pack it!. I've broken several of my toes!.!.!.!.!.!.!.BOY DOES IT HURT!!! So I know exactly what you feel!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
well its most likely to be a sprain!.!.!.!.!.because it takes alot more than a stub to a chair to cause it to be broken!.!.!.!.although there is a slight chance of it being broken or just a shattered bone!.!.the best thing to do is to see a doctor and quick before it gets any worse!.!.!.!.take my words and use them to an advantage! good luck and hope you feel better!Www@Answer-Health@Com
sounds like its broken to me, but there isn't much they can do about a broken toe!. usually they'll just tape the broken one to a good one and be done w/ it until it heals!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I dont think it is broken!.!.if it was broken it would be black and blue!.!.!.!.!.!.i do however believe it could be a fracture!.!.!.i would go to your doctor!.!.!.i dont think you should need to go to the ER just a doctor office with an X-ray machine!.!.!.and if it isn't a fracture it is always better to be safe than sorry!Www@Answer-Health@Com