big toe pain persisting months after jamming it

by michael
(las vegas)

i jammed my big toe very badly about 3-4 months ago, it was swollen & bruised a few inches passed my toe even (just to explain how hard i hit it) i'm sure it broke it, it was swollen for about 2 weeks afterwards and still stayed bruised about another 2 months until it disappeared completely, but the toe still hurts. it doesn't hurt nearly as bad as it did, it's just enough of a pain to be slightly annoying. what i'm wondering is if this is normal for jamming/breaking a toe? is it just because of how badly i jammed it? when should i expect it to be completely healed?

Hi Michael,
This is the problem with fractures of bruises that go unproperly treated they may result if chronic pain.
I would suggest you see a podiatrist, have an xray and get a good assessment of what is actually going on.
Marc Mitnick DPM