really, why is it always my toes?

[mickeym]

Or my feet? Seriously.

Matthew had his dumbbells laying out, and I bashed my foot right into them as I was walking past. Left foot, bare of course because I'm inside, in my nightgown. I think the littlest toe might be broken -- it's bruising up pretty nicely (so is the area in between it and the toe beside it) and it looks kind of... at an odd angle. I mean, I don't know for sure, since I can still move it, after a fashion. But either way, I suspect wearing shoes come Monday is going to be problematical.

I told Matthew that while I know he didn't leave things deliberately where I might bash into them, this is exactly what I've feared would happen. Hopefully he'll do better now, keeping his things picked up and out of the way.

Ouch :(

Comments

[rivers-bend.livejournal.com]

Oh no! Be sure to put some ice on it, at least a few times an hour all day if you can. :( :(

[mickeym.livejournal.com]

I have no ice :( But I do have it elevated.

[rainbow.livejournal.com]

Yowch. *hughughug* Ice, arnica, and keeping it up above heart level, yes?

[mickeym.livejournal.com]

Well, I have it as up as possible. That's a start...

[thehighwaywoman.livejournal.com]

Owie! :(

As I recall, there's not much you can do for a broken smallest toe. Try rest, elevation, and ice?

*sends love & comfort*

[mickeym.livejournal.com]

Yeah, really the only thing to do is tape it up if it's too uncomfortable, and elevate it. I don't have any ice, but I'm trying to stay off it and keep it up.

*snuggles*

[nopseud]

Ow! Fingers crossed that it's only bruised, and not broken.

[mickeym.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I don't think it's broken, because it's not swelling independent of my already-swollen feet. So there's that. But owie :( It's pretty traumatized, whatever else.

[fannishliss.livejournal.com]

OH NO! so sorry about your hurt toe!!

Last week when sadcypress fell down i looked up what to do.

Like everyone says, RICE.

Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation.

Instead of ice you can use a frozen vegetable?

"compression" i think is like wrapping it with an ace bandage -- not too tight, but a little bit.

anyways, here is a unicorn for magical healing properties. bless you!

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Oh ouch! I hope it's feeling a little better this morning.