Now it's all swollen and painful and ouchy. Plus, it's really hard to walk.
I also have a fantastic bruise on my back - from the same incident.
Just thought I'd share my hurts.
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
(((imogen)))
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
ow that just makes my toe hurt. Poor you.. Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Owie! I feel for you, I really do.
Except I've never broken a big toe. I've only ever broken little toes. You know, the one on the outside.
I broke the right little two three times (first time, a single break, second time, three fractures and one dislocation, and the third time, three dislocations and too many fractures to count - it was shattered.)
And I broke the little one on the left twice (first time, three fractures, second time, five or six fractures and two dislocations.)
Both little toes are no longer little. Every time they break, the repair job results in them getting bigger and bigger. And the more dislocations and fractures, the longer they take to heal. Ugh!
So*, like I said, I feel for you. Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :
My sister once broke her big toe when she kicked me.
Hobbes Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
Ick quid!
Mine isn't that bad - it's still in place, no dislocations or anything.
Just a nice clean break and a heap of swelling and funny colours.
My back has now gone greeny-purple. The excitement never stops.
Hobbes - me too. Except I was (unintentionally) kicking the couch, not you.
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
oohhh - ice and ibuprofen and TLC. Take it easy and feel better soon.
Posted by Tater (Member # 7035) on :
quote:My sister once broke her big toe when she kicked me.
Good heavens! That must have been quite a kick. Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
Shan, the frozen peas are coming out hourly.
Nurofen. Mmm, nurofen. *hobbles off to get some*
Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
It's when you break'em that you remember you have'em, huh? ouch...
Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
Ugh... I broke my toe last summer. SUCKED. It's still a little sore to this day. *hugs*
Posted by Anna (Member # 2582) on :
I'm so sorry, Imogen, that must hurt...
Posted by Beanny (Member # 7109) on :
Eeeek! Ouch! Look at the bright side, though: it could be worse (quid...)
Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
quid, if you don't mind me asking, what the heck are you doing with your feet that you fracture your toes like that?! o_O
Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :
quote: Both little toes are no longer little. Every time they break, the repair job results in them getting bigger and bigger. And the more dislocations and fractures, the longer they take to heal. Ugh!
I bet you leave an interesting footprint.
Posted by Theca (Member # 1629) on :
Do you have shoes to wear over there, quid? That might help. Seriously, I hope you're getting enough calcium. 1000mg minimum a day remember, then 1200-1500mg after menopause.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
One time, long ago, I was in a fight with a friend of mine (verbal) when he slammed the door in front of me, right as I was going to pass through -- my foot taking the lead. My big toe went through the space under the door -- but the big toeNAIL did not! Ripped the toenail right off.
That is pain like I have never known before or since -- I would take the birth of all three of my children all over again, at the same time, over the pain of that toe on that night.
okay - so this isn't a broken toe story - but since we were sharing............
FG
Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
Farmgirl, it hurt just reading that! Posted by Theca (Member # 1629) on :
Farmgirl, did your scream of pain end the fight in your favor? Ow.
Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
*ouch*
My toe is cringing in sympathy. Luckily the nail took no beating at all - the impact was on the side and bottom, so that's where all the swelling is.
I'm wincing just thinking of your toenail, Farmgirl.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
quote: Farmgirl, did your scream of pain end the fight in your favor?
Yes, I think it did. He felt bad.
And, I believe, we were fighting over... a toothbrush! *sigh*
FG
Posted by Xavier (Member # 405) on :
I've broken the big toe on my right foot once. It also cracked it open a bit, and it got all nasty and pussy. It ended up getting infected .
Not fun.
Not fun at all.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
O_O
YEOWCH! (that was to everyone's stories, not any one)
Feel better, im!
Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
Having a broken toe doesn't sound like any fun. I hope your toe heals quickly. Though I've never broken any of my toes, I did drop a rolling pin on one of them Monday, so now it's bruised and painful. Since we're sharing owies, I must complain about my stupid elbow and its stupid tendonitis and my stupid doctor's office that can't see me for 2 weeks to give me a cortisone injection.
[ June 01, 2005, 11:41 AM: Message edited by: ludosti ]
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
Eeeeek! *hugs imogen* Get better superfast, ok??
Many good thoughts coming your way! *shudder*
*hugs again*
Posted by 0range7Penguin (Member # 7337) on :
Not fun, not fun it all... Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
Ugh you guys, I'm going to be cringing all day thinking of toes and toenails. I have a phobia of hurting my toes which is why I think I'm such a baby when I stub a toe or drop something on one. I can't imagine ripping a toenail off, or breaking, or shattering, or fracturing....*shudders*
Was it Jay that had the thread titled "I busted my toe like a grape" earlier this year? Just the imagery in that thread title made me gag for days. I still can't think of it without tensing up. Ow!!!
(((all those with injured feet and tendonitis)))
Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
Ouch. I hope you feel better soon. Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :
Owww...broken toes hurt.
(((shudder)) Farmgirl, I find the idea of a ripped off nail so painful!
Posted by UofUlawguy (Member # 5492) on :
Did I ever tell you the story of having my toe operated on in a small-town Honduran hospital? No?
I'll spare you the details.
Posted by Dragon (Member # 3670) on :
(((imogen)))
I feel like there should be a story behind these injuries... Broken toes AND brused backs don't just happen randomly.
or at least, I sure hope not!
get well soon!
Posted by Pixie (Member # 4043) on :
Doors are dangerous Farmgirl!
My little brother was chasing me a few years back and slammed the door when I ran out of the house. All of me got through except my righthand ring-finger. Remarkably, it didn't hurt at all until my mom pulled the door open. The doctors said I was lucky the tip was still attached. What was unlucky was that they didn't give me enough morphine so I felt the first stitch and passed out. I was silent up until then, and I don't even remember screaming at that point, but apparently my family heard me in the waiting room . Needless to say, I felt rather vindicated after reading an article a few years later that said that certain redheads need more pain medication and anesthesia than the rest of the population -stupid nurses: I had told them I could feel the gauze they were cleaning it with! Anyways...
I hope you feel better soon imogen .
Posted by larisse (Member # 2221) on :
imogen... the salvation of all broken toes -- a pair of birkenstocks. The molded sole helps greatly.
How do I know this, you may ask? Because I have a lot of experience in these things. (I am a mondo clutz.) I have broken my little toe once and sprained it twice, due to doors no less. I have also folded my right foot like a taco. That particular injury didn't hurt at first. It was only after a well-intentioned soul placed a cube ice pack on my foot that it began to hurt like a... well... you know. Up until that injury, I had no idea sprains came in degrees. Mine was a second degree sprain.
And last summer, I broke the metacarpal bone in my left hand; the one leading to my ring finger. I snapped it clean sideways. My pinky finger went sideways too, but there was enough give that it was just sprained. At first, I didn't think it was broken cause I could move it. It was extremely tender, however, so I splinted it. That turned out to be a smart thing because when I took off the splint that night the hand was bruising badly on both sides of the finger. That's how I knew something was definitely wrong, and I needed to go to the doctor for some x-rays, which revealed the break. (The splint kept the doctor from having to reset the bone, btw.) That was a fun summer.
Hope your toe heals quickly and thuroughly. You get that husband of yours to wait on you hand and foot.
{{{{{imogen}}}}
Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
quote: I feel like there should be a story behind these injuries... Broken toes AND brused backs don't just happen randomly
No, but winter socks, slippery polished floor boards, sharp corners of coffee tables and couch legs (*hevay* couch legs) do.
I sent my Mum a photo of my bruise. It's really quite spectacular now - about 12cm high and 8cm wide, all purple and pink and white (ick).
She said she'd look for some socks with non-slip soles on the bottom, like little kids wear.
Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
And *ouch* you guys! (The stories)
Thanks for the good wishes.
Husband has been interstate - grumble - but he's back in about an hour so I will expect lots and lots of sympathy. And cups of tea.
Posted by Dragon (Member # 3670) on :
ooh, that sounds like a nice one!
I had a great bruse, probably close to that big, on the inside of my thigh from falling off the wire the wrong way. I kinda wish I'd taken a picture of it now... just to see if it was really as bad as I remember it being.
Posted by unicornwhisperer (Member # 294) on :
((imogen))
I totally understand!
I broke my big toe when I was 10, I was playing ballerina. I actually liked it because I got to go to school with a slipper on that foot and I didn't have to go to P.E. <that was a big bonus! I also got to lounge around with my feet up and toe in a heating pad.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Theca - I haven't broken any in a long time. Must be at least six or seven years, thank heavens! It also wasn't a calcium problem, as far as I know. I was sleep deprived during all those years when I broke my toes. Combine that with loose ligaments (pretty much everything dislocates very easily), and toss in a good helping of dissociative disorder (meaning a lack of body awareness), and it's no surprise it happened so often.
Calcium. Thanks for the reminder.
You know, it's funny. I've never broken any big bones -only little ones. I've also broken one of my littlest fingers and cracked a bone chip from around my eye. That's it. *knocks on Fahim's head in lieu of wood*
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Seriously, I hope you're getting enough calcium. 1000mg minimum a day remember, then 1200-1500mg after menopause.
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. Needless to say, I felt rather vindicated after reading an article a few years later that said that certain redheads need more pain medication and anesthesia than the rest of the population -stupid nurses: I had told them I could feel the gauze they were cleaning it with! ![[No No]](graemlins/nono.gif)
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