Is my big toe broken or not?!


Question: im 13 years old...i walked into my kitchen and a big wooden bench tipped over and fell on my toe. i was crying for 15 minutes or so and it bled where the toe nail meets the skin. i cant bend it without massive pain. it looks swollen to me and a little bruised and puffy towards the bottom. do i see a doctor? my mom told me to ice it for as long as i could but the water got way too cold that i couldnt handle it anymore. please help me...im in so much pain.


PLEASE ANSWER THIS ASAP!!!!


thanks...


Answers: im 13 years old...i walked into my kitchen and a big wooden bench tipped over and fell on my toe. i was crying for 15 minutes or so and it bled where the toe nail meets the skin. i cant bend it without massive pain. it looks swollen to me and a little bruised and puffy towards the bottom. do i see a doctor? my mom told me to ice it for as long as i could but the water got way too cold that i couldnt handle it anymore. please help me...im in so much pain.


PLEASE ANSWER THIS ASAP!!!!


thanks...

It might be broken or just badly bruised. Doctors don't 'cast' toes, you just have to be careful with it until it heals. Of course, that means that you are going to constantly keep banging it, because that's how it always goes. LOL
Seriously, just have mom go down to Walgreens, CVS, etc... And buy an orthopedic shoe. It looks like a blue sandle with velcro straps. It will protect your foot from other hits until it heals. You can continue to ice it with frozen bags of veggies, or just soak it in cold water. Try taking some tylenol for the pain. Good luck. It will get better.

It COULD just be badly bruised. See how it goes and if by tomorrow morning it looks a lot worse you can go get it X-rayed. There is not much drs can do for broken toes anyway. They usually just tape it to the next toe for stabilization.

No, ice it, and then tape it to the toe next to it to keep it as still as possible. Do not go to the Dr for that (like I did once) All they can do is tape it, and then they will charge alot of money for doing something you could have done yourself. It will hurt for a while.

Go to Physician Big toe is big problem make sure not fractured big toe is different than the others have it checked! You have growth plates and other concerns go!





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