Broken toe - will it ever heal?
07-04-2011, 09:18 AM
#91
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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.
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.
07-04-2011, 01:18 PM
#92
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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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07-04-2011, 04:03 PM
#93
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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...)
(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...)
07-05-2011, 06:43 PM
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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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