Guest SweetSorrow004 Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Last night I stubbed my toes and the thing i stubbed it on went between my small and fourth toe after i knocked it. My pinkie toe was really swollen and in big pain even without any pressure at all on it. I can't put weight on my heel, on the toe or outside of my foot becuase it really makes it hurt. Nor can i pointe it, put a shooe on or flex my toes. Today its the same pain, still slightly swollen and blue/purple. I cannot touch or move my pinkie toe. I've followed up with RICE, and everything. What could i have done? Is it too early for a doctor's visit? I have schoool monday, i watched class today, etc. I have no clue what to do anymore. You don't realize how much you need an unpainful foot untill you have one Quote Link to comment
duhitsnicolette Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Well I had kind of the same problem my pinkie was swollen and bruised and it hurt to do anything on it, so i went to the doctor and they told me i broke my growth plate in my foot. Quote Link to comment
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duhitsnicolette Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 I would see one soon I saw one the next day! Hope this helps! Quote Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 See a doc very soon! With that much pain coming from one blow, we could be looking at all sorts of damage. ER if nothing else is available. Quote Link to comment
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Babsaroo Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Major Johnson is right...you need to see a physician as soon as possible. Almost being able to walk on it isn't a good sign and you want it to heal correctly. Quote Link to comment
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Administrators Victoria Leigh Posted March 25, 2006 Administrators Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Don't panic, it could be just a sprained little toe, and will get better relatively quickly. However, if you still cannot walk on it in a couple of days, I would definitely get it checked out. If it is a sprain, or even if that toe is broken, there is really not much one can do about it except ice it and not wear shoes! (Actually, I danced with a broken small toe, but not on pointe.) However, the problem is that without a physician's diagnosis, you don't really know what is wrong and it's always possible that it could be something other than a sprain or a break in the little toe, as someone said above in the post about broken growth plate. That is why it's always good to find out, even if there is not a lot that can be done about it other than wait for it to heal itself. Quote Link to comment
tututrina3 Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 I hope you can see a doc if it's not better by Monday! I hurt my toe at a July SI, with similar symptoms. A doc x-rayed it; no break, but it was dislocated. He sent me to a dance physical therapist/chiro who put it in place. I was off pointe a month, but danced on flat [gently] a week after the accident. My regular teachers were glad I'd seen a doc & rested [from pointe], so it healed well for the season & was fine for variations by September. Some people siad," There's nothing you can do for a toe." but I'm glad I saw that doc. Once the toe was "re-set" {manually & gently} it felt much better. Don't worry though-it'll heal! Quote Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Keep up the RICE until you see the doctor, then follow his/her instructions from there out. Quote Link to comment
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Mel Johnson Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 Can't say. We can't examine it. The doctor can. Bug the office to give you an appointment. SOON! Quote Link to comment
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