How to tell if my toe is broken?

How can i tell if my toe is broken, or stubbed?

  • So about an hour ago, i stubbed my toe pinky toe on a door frame, and it hurt very very bad. It got worse as time passed, if i even touched it a jolt went through my body that hurt really bad, my toe had excoriating pain for awhile that i ended up bawling my eyes out. so i put it in warm water, that helped a lot! the pain has gotten so much better. I cant move it a lot without it hurting, if i bend it down to far, it will hurt so bad! if i bend it up, it hurts so bad! its red swollen and is beginning to bruise. Its hard for me to walk, im limping., MY FINAL QUESTIONS: Is it broken or sprained or just hurt? If it is broken, what can i do about it? Thank you (:

  • Answer:

    Only an x-ray can tell for sure, but given the amount of pain you're experiencing, I suspect it's broken. Go see a doctor. Early this summer I tried dealing with one of those by taping it to the toe next to it and toughing it out. Six weeks later the pain was as bad as ever, so Iwent to a podiatrist for that x-ray. Turned out I had a spiral fracture in that toe that split into a Y near the top, so I had to spend six MORE weeks clumping around in a foot cast until it healed. Stubbed toes hurt, but they don't make you cry uncontrollably every time you touch them. It's the doctor for you tomorrow. Until then, cold is supposed to be better for you than heat, but you be the judge of that.

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Well, if it is broken, there's nothing the doctor will do for you besides tape it to the next toe and tell you to take tylenol. It sounds like it could possibly be broken.. it's up to you.

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