Is anyone awake??? In absolute agony!!

[Mammaof]

All day today I've had a pain under my big toe, right on the ball, but tonight the pain is excruciating, I can't bend my toe fully and have to hop to get around. Its really swollen and horrendous to touch? Does anyone know if its possible to break a bone Here?? I've never felt pain like it
I've added a photo to show the swelling

@Iborgia it wasn’t OP that was sarcastic. That’s a really nasty post.

Um "tell me about it"

That was her was it not?

She just came back, told us the outcome, and then gleefully joined in with the pp.

Really can't be bothered what is thought of my post (which is obviously is going to be deleted), but it was bloody rude of her, and definitely not the way you react to people who have previous (painful) experience and try and help.

@lborgia

Um "tell me about it"

That was her was it not?

She just came back, told us the outcome, and then gleefully joined in with the pp.

Really can't be bothered what is thought of my post (which is obviously is going to be deleted), but it was bloody rude of her, and definitely not the way you react to people who have previous (painful) experience and try and help.

Iborgia, I didn't see your deleted post, but I did see the other posts. You were not the only one to suggest gout, and I don't think there is anything wrong with suggesting gout or anything else that is reasonable, after all the OP came on here for advice. However, if I remember your post correctly (and please forgive me if I don't) you suggested it was gout and then went on to say that she could put weight on that foot as although it hurt it wouldn't do any damage to put weight on it. I think that you then went on to say that she should see her Dr about it, sorry but I am not sure if you said if it doesn't get better, but my impression was that you meant it wasn't necessary to see a Dr straight away, when most people were telling the OP that she should go to A&E immediately - as that was the only safe advice that could be given, because none of us actually knew what was wrong with her. I am sure that you were trying to be helpful, but in suggesting to her that she could walk on it without it causing any damage could have caused her a lot of damage if her stress fracture had turned into a much worse break because of her weight baring. Luckily the OP was either sensible enough to not weight bare on it, or it was too painful for her to do so, but it was probably a mixture of both reasons.

Under those circumstances I am not surprised that a pp exclaimed about how some people can give such dangerous advice (although she didn't actually put it in those words), however kindly they mean it, and the OP just agreed with her. I cannot claim that I have never worded any advice so badly that it could actually cause harm to anyone, I obviously hope not, but we are all human, and depending on all sorts of factors, we can all make silly errors. I prefer to own up to, and apologise for my mistakes rather than write a presumably nasty reply.

My friend apparently had stress fracture diagnosed in A&E with x ray, but then turns out it was gout after all! So be mindful of this. Kept getting food pain and wondering why she had broken her foot again but the x rays were a red herring. It could be worth going to your Gp if this reoccurs and they can do bloods to check for gout.

@TurkeyRoastvBubbleandSqueek - thank for taking the time to try and resolve this, I absolutely understand your point about whether suggestions are useful or not.

But. That isn't what I was riled up about. Usually, the OP will come back, say what is wrong, we all commiserate, and she thanks everyone.

The only reference she made was that one dismissive phrase.

The only info we had to go in was what she told us.

I didn't say she should walk around the house as if nothing had happened. If it was gout, then walking on it would not then be a problem. I said that, if it was gout, nurofen would be the best pain killer. It is kind of up to the OP what she does with that.

Interesting post after yours too.

Thank you for your considerate reply to my post @Iborgia, and I am sorry that I seem to have misinterpreted your suggestion to the OP. I think that Mumsnet as a facility is absolutely marvellous, and I wish that it had been around when my children were little ones - although without having the internet that would have been quite difficult! But of course the big problem with all these forms of communication is that people can misunderstand what we mean, and without having the immediate reaction from the person you are 'talking' to, either or both sides might not realise that the other person has misunderstopd them, or even taken umbridge.
I do think that had the OP not been through quite a stressful situation that she might have replied to the other comment with something like "oh no, that is fine, everyone has just been trying to be help me like I asked". But if she had managed to misinterpret your advice like I did initially when I thought you were advising her that she could walk on it, then her off the cuff remark (I wonder where that saying comes from 🤔 - sorry I digress) might be at least a little understandable, and hopefully forgiveable. Anyway, please don't let it put you off giving advice again, I think advice from people who have experience of whatever any OP's problem is, can be invaluble.

Oh, and yes @Iborgia the next post after my original one to you is interesting. I wondering if that poor person managed to have both conditions at once. Maybe even the gout made her walk more awkwardly which caused whatever the reason for her stress fracture was!

I said tell me about it as I had already updated to say it was a fracture and not gout. Not sure why your getting yourself so wound up.
I had bloods done at the hospital which ruled out gout.

Thank you so much to all the people who helped me through the night I had a lush spa day 😆 hopefully my foot won't take too long to heal. Just to clarify I did have bloods which ruled out gout ❤

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