Is my foot broken?!
Question:
Is my foot broken?
Yesterday myself and two others were sitting on a porch swing when it broke. My foot was under the swing when it happened so I landed still sitting on the swing with my leg bent under it. When I stood up my foot was really numb and buzzing. About five minutes later it really started to hurt, so I stayed in bed for a few hours and iced it. Later that night I was able to walk. This morning the area is swollen and brusied, but I can walk. It doesn't hurt very bad unless I press on the area (the bone that extends from my big toe). I'm wondering if I should get an x-ray. I think my parents would be upset if they had to take me to get one and nothing was broken, so I want a second opinion before I ask them. I don't think they are convinced it is broken, but thats exactly what happened last time when my arm was broken. :(
Answers:
Probably not if you can wiggle your toes up and down. If a bone was broken on top, you would not be able to move your toes (or toe) up and down.
It's probably just a bad bruise.