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injured big toe

by Diane
(MO)

On 4/22 I jammed my big toe into a wooden box. Can hardly walk on the foot. Bruise on top of knuckle and underneath of my big toe. It is swollen as well as the next two toes and top of foot. Was told by nurse friend that she didn't think it was broken because it wasn't bruised as much as it would if I had broken it. When I walk on it, it feels like there is a rock stuck in the bottom of my big toe. It is also starting to itch on the bottom of my big toe. Constant throbbing.




How should I take care of this and why the sudden itching urge?

Thank you.

Hi Diane,
Your nurse friend is wrong. The amount of bruising has nothing to do with whether or not it is broken.
You must have it x-rayed to determine whether there is a fracture or not.
The itching is from the inflammation that is going on.
Do yourself a favor and go get an xray.
Marc Mitnick DPM




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May 26, 2009
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by: Diane

I am a diabetic and two days ago I injured my little toe. I jammed it against a foot stool. The pain was awful. My foot turned blue and it hurt to try and bend my toes down, I still can't move my little toe sideways without it hurting really bad. I don't know if I jammed my toe or if I have broken it. The top of my foot is swollen a bit and the more I am on my foot the worse it hurts. Do you think I need to see my doctor?

Hello,
Lets put it this way....as a diabetic, you have no choice but to see a doctor. This is not something to fool around with.
Marc Mitnick DPM
May 04, 2009
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by: Anonymous

Thats for sure, my 15 yr old son had a severe oblique fracture of his big toe....I didn't take him to the Dr for 4 days as there was virtually no bruising so I thought it couldn't be broken! Boy was I wrong!

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