Do they make a certain kind of band-aid for a toe?

What can I do to make my pain go away from my cut toe?

• So yesterday right before bed, I was walking from the bathroom to my bedroom until I stupidly tripped over something kinda sharp and i cut a medium sized layer of skin directly in front of my small left toe. It hurts like ****. Anyway, the pain is pretty intense when I walk because the way my small toe curves downward.. it's like when I walk, I'm walking right on top of my little toe where the cut is and ot really hurts. Since the incident, i haven't been able to wear sneakers because the way a sneaker crunches my toes together makes walking unbearable so my temporary solution is literally bandaiding my cut toe and walking with flip flops. It's kinda worked so far.. like you know, it's bearable, but what can I do about the pain?? Is there any kind of product I can buy where I can place some kind of gel or something under the bandaid that is like a pain killer... or a better questions, how long until you think it will take for my ripped skin to heal fully?? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ANY AND ALL OF YOU INPUT!!! THE PAIN IS REALLY UNBEARABLE AND I REALLY APPRECIATE ANY HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!…

• Answer:

  Are you taking painkillers? Paracetamol tablets or equivalent at the correct dose should help the pain. Try to rest and keep your foot elevated if you can, this will help with blood flow and promote healing. Apply an antiseptic cream with a local anaesthetic effect a couple of times a day, Germolene or something similar. Keep the cut clean and dry, no long soaks in the bath. Try and let the air get to it, band aids are OK in the short term but might make the cut "soggy" and liable to infection so take it off, maybe at night when you aren't putting any weight on your foot. The cut should start to heal within 2-3 days, if not get a nurse to have a look at it.