Stubbed my pinky toe 3x within a space of a month back in March, None of the incidents made my toe bleed, bruise or swell up just the usaul pain which went away after a day.
However, since the last time I stubbed it ive developed a swollen lump on the side of my toe but dismissed it and so did others who said its nothing to worry about. Whenever I kneel or squat or put pressure on the toe it huts and I have too stand back up again, Whenever the toe is stretched away from the others it hurts and its getting to the point now where im fed up of the pain and I think this is more than just a stubbed toe, but due to not having any bruising when I stubbed it no action was taken.
I also havent taken any action because its really hard to see so for instance in natural daylight its hard to see from a distance but if you lean up close you can see the swelling. For a few days now ive noticed where Ive been off my feet for 20 minutes or so and the other toes go back to normal colour this toe remains swollen and what also happens is that the lump protudes and you can see the outline of the bone and it looked black, However as I said under natural daylight you cant actually see that it`s black and this is hard to see so this is why it has taken me so long.
To add insult to injury yesterday I tripped over my shoes and caught my pinky toe, Was just a brush and I think my toe got caught back and its been painful ever since. The throbbing yesterday was intense and painful and its still throbbing today and it feels stiff and tingely.
Im not after a proper diagnosis, I just dont want to waste doctors time to be honest especially with whats going on knowing they cant do anything to treat it.
I`ve attached a photo below
I`ve attached a photo below for you ladies to gander at my toe, The black stuff was tape from budding taping it.