My big toe got smashed REALLY bad. What should I do?!
Question: My big toe got smashed REALLY bad!. What should I do!?
One of the glass domes covering a ceiling light fell right onto my big toe!. Crazy freak accident that could have been waaaay worse!. Anyway, it smashed my big toe really bad before it broke!. I am not cut, but my entire toe is purple and throbbing!. There is lots of blood coming from under the nail, so that can be good right!? The blood not getting trapped!? I am pregnant and can't take any pain killers, but I am icing and elevating it!. Anything else I can do!? Is it good that the blood is coming out!? Thanks Www@Answer-Health@Com
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You don't need to go to the hospital!. You probably don't even need to see the MD unless you are in a lot of pain or you start to notice any signs of infection in the next day or two!. What you are doing is perfect!. Just keep the area clean also - you don't want bacteria getting under the nail to start an infection - the nail is obviously loose from the bed since blood is escaping!. Keep doing what you are doing and if you start to see any pus or if the pain doesn't start to subside in the next 2 or three days and swelling doesn't go down, you might have some infection setting in and you would need to see an MD for antibiotics!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Well, if you can walk on it, i think you should go to the doctor's office!. the hospital is too extreme!. icing and elevating is a very good idea!. the blood coming from under the nail may be a sign that the toe nail is loose, so i would go to a clinic or doctor's office!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
not to scare you
but if its bleeding from under the nail, that usually means your toenail will fall off!. this has happened to my mom many times!. it will grow back
icing it and elevating it sounds goodWww@Answer-Health@Com
but if its bleeding from under the nail, that usually means your toenail will fall off!. this has happened to my mom many times!. it will grow back
icing it and elevating it sounds goodWww@Answer-Health@Com
go to the hospital!. like right away!. also if you cant get to a hospital ice it a lot!. maybe try bandaging it!. like with an AC bandage!. try not putting a lot of pressure on it!. hope that helps!Www@Answer-Health@Com
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I dropped one of those 45lbs!. weight plates on my big toe once, my sister (who has been a practicing R!.N!. for about 5 years) told me that even if it was broken, the most a doctor would do is wrap it up and tell me not to walk on it if possible!.
My toenail didn't fall off, but I experienced a big purple toe/toenail as well!.
It's gonna leave a mark for a while though, my toenail itself wasn't fully cleared up of the dried blood for about six months!.
If you're really worried about it, go to the doctor whenever you can, for now just try to stay off of it, cause I'm sure that bending it hurts like hell right now!.
Cut short: A toe doesn't require much care to heal, unlike a complicated joint!. Just keep it immobilized for a while and it'll pretty much take care of itself!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
My toenail didn't fall off, but I experienced a big purple toe/toenail as well!.
It's gonna leave a mark for a while though, my toenail itself wasn't fully cleared up of the dried blood for about six months!.
If you're really worried about it, go to the doctor whenever you can, for now just try to stay off of it, cause I'm sure that bending it hurts like hell right now!.
Cut short: A toe doesn't require much care to heal, unlike a complicated joint!. Just keep it immobilized for a while and it'll pretty much take care of itself!.Www@Answer-Health@Com