Is my baby toe broken, or just bruised. I need to know ASAP b/c I'm going to cam!


Question:

Is my baby toe broken, or just bruised. I need to know ASAP b/c I'm going to camp in 2 weeks?

Well, I just came back from out of town and i was unpacking yesterday when i tripped over my suitcase and stubbed my baby toe really hard on the handle. It hurt REALLy bad for the first 30 min, and now it is subdued. It doesn't hurt if i don't move my toe, and it doesn't even hurt to walk really. It feels a little stiff and awkward, it doesn't hurt unless something touches my toe. It is a little bit swollen on the lower part of my baby toe, but no discoloration. However, it hurts like Craaazy if i move my baby toe up, down, or to the side. I can wiggle it, but not all the way around. It feels weird in shoes so i'm wearing a flat-footed orthopedic shoe right now, and i've been resting, icing etc. But I'm really worried, because I'm going to camp in two weeks and its horseback riding and requires exertion. What should i do, and do you think that my toe will heal on time, and whether i should get it checked out?


Answers:

A doctor can not do that much for a pinky toe, as in splinting it. He can make sure that it's aligned properly though!

If you tape it, don't tape it too tightly; toes and fingers can be taped to the one next to it for support but always make sure you don't cut off circulation in such a thin digit, and don't push it too tightly to the one next to it or it'll grow crooked.

A good home remedy for bad bruises and small broken bones, as long as the skin isn't broken, is comfrey; take some of the root, grate it, put a little cold water on top and let it sit for a few hours, it should get a bit slimy. Then put the slimy stuff on the broken bone for example with a thin cloth or just tissue paper. The comfrey will help it heal and also if the cloth or paper is thin enough it'll harden as it dries so it'll give a little support as if it's a very thin cast. They used this for all breaks in Medieval times, today I'd definitely recommend a doctor for larger breaks but it's still good for these nasty small breaks the doctor can't splint much better even now.

It still takes a while to heal though, the first pain goes down pretty quick but it'll be several weeks before it's completely better. No matter what you put on it, bones take a while to grow back together.




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