Alright, now I need some orthopedic help!

[Cataholic]

Everything is pointing in the right direction (well, on my FEET anyhow, lol). I can't wait to get home and get these shoes off, thats for sure.

[Edwina's Secretary]

I have broken my little toes....and yes....it will proably feel better with some pressure on it...Scotch tape excluded....but there is nothing that can be done for it....

[Cataholic]

Oh, Lillycat! I **told** you there wasn't any reason to go to the MD!

Me AND my PT medical friends concur with the original dx and treatment.

[catfamily]

I would get right to the Doc's asap just in case.You don't want to find out that you waited too long and now have pain forever when it could of been avoided.I am probably wrong but I'd go

[caseysmom]

What would you do if it was Jonah? You would call! Most likely they can't do anything...but still...hey glacier...that sounded like it was really gross!

[Glacier]

.hey glacier...that sounded like it was really gross!

It was gross!! I kicked the bed in the dark.The noise my foot made was disgusting! I've never screamed like that in my life. At the time I lived alone in a condo. My neighbor told me later that he considered calling the cops. He was quite sure that I was being attacked until he saw me hopping out to get in my boyfriend's truck!

[caseysmom]

Wow glacier you have a strong leg, I figured it was a sledding accident or something.

[lizbud]

Wow, sure sounds painful. I've stubbed my toes before, but nothing that
bad. How in the world did you ever get a shoe on that foot? It hurts
to even think about it. I was told it takes a whole lot to ever break a toe,
but I'm sure the pain isn't any worse.

[sasvermont]

You should tape your little toe to at least one or two toes - for support. And then change the tape every few days (to prevent stinking...)....and wait.....I have broken mine at least three times.....other toes too.....its fun.

[Dorothy39]

YIKES Glacier!!!! ( just thinking of that noise makes me queezy)

Yes, I have to confess, I've broken 2 toes on 2 seperate occasions!!

I made my husband go to the nearest store and buy some Epsom Salts!!

I even had a water blister on top of the toe , after it turned a very dark shade of blue, then purple and then black.

Wow, did it hurt!!! After soaking it in warm( sort of hot) water with Epsom salts, the bruised color went away~~ I continued soaking twice ( maybe 3 times a day?) and took Tylenol for the pain. I bought some ugly slip on shoes (without heels) so I could limp around better.

Sorry you are feeling all that jazz!!!!

[Randi]

Ouch!! A kind of bandage to keep it in position is good idea, and also keep it elevated. Hope the pain goes away soon!

My sympahty, and purrs from Fister

[Cookiebaker]

Maybe get Jonah to "kiss it all better"????

Sounds painful, and I hope you feel better soon!!

[Cinder & Smoke]

So ... who's taking the rap for your (probably) Busted Tootsie ~

* The New Camera
* The Kid's Cart
-or-
* The Kid

??

Tis true the usual "fix" for a busted toe is to strap / tie / tape it to it's un-busted neighbor ...
Although I kinda *doubt* "Scotch" Tape from the Office is the suggested flavour!

"Scotch" Tape won't *breathe* and will prolly turn the once good toe's skin into a rainbow of ugly colors.

Ask the Pill Pusher at Wally's Mart what to use for tape.

As for the Doctor or Not question ...

Find an "Outpatient Clinic" that your insurance will deal with ...
might be the cheapest way out yet assure youself that a JOINT isn't involved.
Toes "break" in strange ways ... you want to be sure this is a "simple" break
and not one that will cause pain in the future.

Dunno if one of the X-ray "specialty shops" will shoot a pix of the foot / toe
without an MD Doc's referral.
You might call a couple of the X-ray shops and ask if they'll shoot the pix AND
explain what the film shows - i.e. "read" the X-ray for you.

Do you have a CANE yet?

/s/ the Bionic Boy