What can I do about my toe spasming?

Broke toe as a child, is it too late to do anything about it?

• Can I do anything about a broken toe (and it's side effects), when the toe in question was broken when I was about 3 or 4 years-old? When I was little, I broke my toe (the one next to the big toe) when a mace fell on it (Owww!) This is the toe I'm talking about: : Uuuuu This resulted in a few things:I can feel a bone at the base of the toe that isn't supposed to be there.Toe in question is crooked and has odd swellingThe big toe next to it would swell and itch under the toe nail. I would try to scratch and scratch but the itch (and purple/redness) wouldn't go away, obviously, since it was under the nail. this doesn't happen anymore in recent years.The big toe next to it became much bigger than the one on the other foot. There is a swelling too. However, in recent years, only the little toe hurts. The pad of my foot by the "knuckles" has a swelling which requires me to buy shoe size 0.5 size bigger than I need, and I wear a thin sock on that foot, a thick sock on the normal foot, to compensate. Unfortunately wearing big shoes (on my already big feet) make me clumsy... :PThis pad really hurts sometimes :-( It hurts on and off, but when it hurts, boy, it hurts, and hurts, and HURTS! I'm nearly 25 now. Is there anything I can do to fix it? Also, should I post a gross picture, just for kicks? :-P The only ideas I can think of is to do liposuction on the "pad" to remove whatever gooey stuff is there... And to break the toe again and re-set it straight. (And as a bonus question, does anyone have a faint idea if I'd be able to wear Vibrams FiveFingers with a foot like this? I'd probably have to buy 2 sizes, uh?)

• Answer:

  Your second idea is mostly likely i think for a permanent fix. I think it would be worth it in the long run, but be informed it can be a painful recovery with things like a pin sticking out the end of your toe for weeks. Even at that, I would do it. 25 is way too young to have chronic pain. disclaimer - i have not had this done, but my mom did after she unknowingly broke a toe and had it heal all weird. it was scary looking after the surgery and she required use of a scooter for awhile, but now she is glad she did it.