Minor injuries or home with Captain Birdseye?

[Wildflowers99]

Posting for traffic. Stubbed my little toe HARD on a metal radiator yesterday. Hurt a lot, pain didn’t really go away. This morning my foot is really swollen (hard to see in the pic) and is coming out in a bruise. The pain isn’t just my toe but down the foot itself, I can’t walk on it without really limping and leaning on things.

Should I go to Minor Injuries or just stay home with frozen peas? Not sure what they would do for it, if anything. Thanks

Ouch !
Home with Captain Birdseye looks good to me ….

I broke my toe exactly like this. I did go to the hospital and sat for 5 hours to be told yep, broken. But they wouldn't do anything with it.
So I'd probably just stay home, rest, ice, elevate, painkillers, possibly strap it to the neighbouring toe. The bruising will be quite something when it starts properly.

They can’t do anything, so elevate, rest, ice etc

Ok thanks all, will stay home. Toe isn’t at an odd angle and nothing sticking out so no worries there.

Nothing they can do for a broken toe so save yourself the trip.

Yeah, stay home.

The only times you go to see someone for a suspected broken toe is if it's clearly sideways and needs resetting, an open fracture, you can't feel touch (or it's nerve pain), or if it's your big toe. Big toes need extra tlc.

If you want something frozen yet bead-sized to wrap round the toe, I think the Jolly Green Giant's your man. Maybe Cap'n Birdseye can make you a tiny toe splint out of fish fingers?

Even if it's broken, they won't do anything. Ice it, strap it to the next toe and take some pain relief! Rest up and elevate your leg, to reduce the swelling.

Thanks, will post a sporner pic of the bruise in a few days if it’s anything to write home about.