How long will it take for broken or fractured toes to heal??or will they ever??!


Question: How long will it take for broken or fractured toes to heal!?!?or will they ever!?!?
On the 4th of July i tripped over a cement block!. I was walking in a pitch black yard and before i knew it I went down like a ton of bricks and messed myself up pretty bad!! Besides the various brusies all over my body, I hurt my right foot really bad! I couldn't walk on it for about 2 days!. I didnt go to the doctor cause i have tons of hospital bills and i heard theres not much they can do for broken or fractured toes,( besides tape them up or give you a special shoe) so i figured i would just try to let it heal on it's own!.!.!.!.but it's been almost a mnth and it sill hurts and i'm suppose to start a new job next mnth which reqiures alot of physical activity!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.so my question is how long does it usually take to heal!? or will my poor toes ever heal right!?!? I went made a doctors apt!. for Monday, but if anyone knows or has been through this please give me your advice, It's greatly appreciated thankyou!!Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
You are correct the majority of the time the only thing that can be done for a broken toe is to tape it to the next toe, along with some ice and elevation!. Sometimes more is required if it is broken further back in your foot, but I doubt this is the case since you are walking on it, and it seems to be a few weeks old!. I broke my second toe once, and it took about 3 months to seem healed all the way, that was about 6 years ago, and unfortunately the tip of it is still crooked!. Try to wear looser shoes that don't constrict your toes, and when you can prop it up with some ice!. This should help speed your recovery!!

Hope this helps!!

Holly RNWww@Answer-Health@Com

Just buddy tape them, tape them to the next toe!. Even though you already know that a doctor might be able to tell you if its severe enough for surgery!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

They usually don't reset toes because they heal on their own!. Mine took around 6 weeks for the pain to go away!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

6 to 10 weeksWww@Answer-Health@Com





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