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To be concerned about my toe

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Ihaveaquestionn · 05/08/2024 00:47

Solid oak bar stool fell directly across my toes today.

I have EPIC bruising, pain I can only compare to childbirth and a weird tingling/numb feeling underneath the toe.

Pain is currently so bad I can’t sit still or think about anything else despite having taken paracetamol and codeine.

I have iced and elevated it most of the day.

My husband says there’s no point having it seen as they will just advise rest and ice. Thinks I’m over reacting.

admittedly I have health anxiety so am imagining worst case scenarios of blood clots, losing my toe, the bone being broken and not healing properly and causing problems down the line

Pic attached and any advice/reassurance welcome

To be concerned about my toe
OP posts:
TomatoSandwiches · 05/08/2024 00:55

If it were any other toe I'd leave it but your big one needs to be assessed for a break.

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Ihaveaquestionn · 05/08/2024 00:55

@my6 At first I could wiggle it a bit. I can barely move it now without serious pain.

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beccahamlet · 05/08/2024 00:54

You probably need to go to minor injuries with it.

my6 · 05/08/2024 00:54

Ouch looks painful. I would get it looked at. NHS advice is to be seen if its very painful. Can you move your toe at all?

Didimum · 05/08/2024 00:53

P.S Neither of those resulted in breaks and seems like a similar impact level. But I’m not a doctor!

FluentRubyDog · 05/08/2024 00:53

Your big toe plays a massive role in the architecture of your foot and your gait, so there likely would be something they'd do to fix it if broken. I'd get it x-rayed to exclude fracture. Not sure from the picture if it naturally has a slight bend, but if not, it does look broken. The level of pain you described works along that line, too.

Didimum · 05/08/2024 00:51

I’d definitely go to the GP considering your pain level. They will also be best to assess you for the things you’re worrying about. I dropped an electric piano on my toes 12 years ago. Big toes were completely black. My nails didn’t fall off but were deformed for a few years afterwards. Now just a little ridge in them. My mum’s toe was driven over years ago, her nail did fall off. But grew back fine.

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