I think I have broken my toe.

[waterfalls]

I stubbed it yesterday on a doorframe, and it is agony still, I cant bend it, and cant put any wait on it, it is my middle toe, it is purple but not swollen, and I cant put my shoes on, not even trainers............ouch

[NotQuiteCockney]

Ouch.

Put it up. Take maxdose of iboprofen (unless it's counterindicated for you? I think asthmatics are meant to avoid it).

Is it bent? If not, it's probably not worth going to A+E over. Tape it to the next biggest toe, and just ignore it, as much as you can.

[waterfalls]

Meant to add, I heard a loud crack as it hit the doorframe.

[waterfalls]

No, its not bent, thank god, though dts are'nt helping they must of stepped on it at least 4 times today.

[bran]

Ohh, I did that to my little toe when I was a teenager, it does hurt like mad. My dad strapped it to the next toe for me and it was a lot less painful once it was stabilised, but I still couldn't wear closed shoes very comfortably (it was summertime when I did it so I wore sandals).

Do you have a pair of sandals that you can open right up (with buckles/treking type)? You could wear them with a pair of socks, ugly I know but better than the pain.

[waterfalls]

PMSL & sandals and socks would rather put up wuth the pain I think, lol

[Flossam]

I've done the same (well except I hurt mine when I fell over many xmas eves ago) . Nothing you can do except strap it to next one and take ibuprofen. Put some frozen peas on it to reduce the swelling too perhaps.

[waterfalls]

Thanks girls, I managed to hobble to the corner shop earlier (in black slippers) on my own, god knows how I am gonna manage next week, pushing a double buggt to school and back.

[waterfalls]

double buggy even.

[NotQuiteCockney]

If you take maxdose of iboprofen, every day, for a few days, sleep with the foot raised (put a pillow, or several, under it), and keep it up as much as possible otherwise, it should help it heal faster. Oh, and rest it as much as you can (ha ha ha).

[waterfalls]

ha ha ha indeed

[carol3]

hi, hope this helps my ds1 broke his toe a few months ago, it looked swollen and bruised and was very painful so i took him to a and e but they said they don't bother x raying toes now as the treatment is the same for bad bruising or broken bone just keep it strapped to next toe for one to two weeks and try put foot up when ever if ever you sit down