takes 6-8 wks, much swelling /bruising and pain ,take arnica regularly to bring bruise out; there is nothing that can be done ,just rest as much as poss big shoes/sandals/slippers.
know ,banged my little toe on bible box and it went sideways, put it back and waited. it really does take time but gets right. |
Originally Posted by ljptexas
Hey, girl. I've been there, done that!!! I broke 1 (can't remember which) in my house, going around barefoot. It will turn all kind of beautiful colors! My kids said "that's what U get for going barefoot all the time". But it does heal!!!! Nothing can really be done but wearing the 'in style' blue boot.
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if it is hugely painful, go see a doc. otherwise, "buddy tape" it to your other toes/foot with old fashioned adhesive tape, or the strapping tape that athletes use. wear hard soles shoes to support it--not just bendy tennis shoes. ice it--15 minutes every hour. elevate it. don't try to wear heels. and take an anti-inflammatory--aspirin, ibuprofen, tylenol, whatever you can tolerate. elevate it. remember that if you walk too much on it, it will tend to re-bleed into the area when you take anti-inflammatories. and elevate it. every time you sit down. it can take up to 8 weeks to heal, so be good to yourself. and if it is "bent" the wrong way, or rotated on itself at all, get thee to a doctor!
(been there, done that--both feet, different times. luckily, the old nurse wears clogs, and that helped. bare feet are not one's friend when one is in a hurry...) |
sore as all get out, but eventually it will heal
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Over 20 years ago I broke on of my toes on my left foot when walking down the hall in the trailer we lived in at that time. I broke the number 3 toe on my left foot. I have webbing that connects to both the 2nd and 3rd toes on both feet. I caught my toes on the corner of a floor model TV cabinet. The doctor couldn't set it or tape it. So I wore a flip flop on that foot for the time it took to heal. Then after it had healed if I stepped on something the wrong way, it would hurt for years after. Go get it evaluated to know exactly how to treat it.
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they heal
I have broken 3 |
My little toe took about 8 weeks before I could wear a shoe other than my Birkis. My big toe took almost six months to feel almost normal. Sorry, it just takes time.
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