Summary: Trying to determine whether your toe is broken or just badly bruised can be difficult. Here are a few telltale signs that’ll help you differentiate between the two. Of course, when in doubt, see your doctor.
eHow Article: How to Know if Your Toe Is Broken
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lisette763 said
on 5/13/2009 One thing it does not mention above that surprises me - use crutches for the first week or so to take weight off of a broken or sprained toe rather than hobbling around on the side or heel of that foot.I rammed my 3rd
lisette763 said
on 5/13/2009 One thing it does not mention above that surprises me - use crutches for the first week or so to take weight off of a broken or sprained toe rather than hobbling around on the side or heel of that foot.I rammed my 3rd
dheilke said
on 2/21/2009 So, I supposedly broke my pinkie toe 5 weeks ago. Now if I try to step on it I get these jabbing pins and needles inside my toe. I can barely even move it. Is it normal to be feeling the pins and needles when I step on it?
simkatu said
on 1/24/2009 To anonymous of 4/19/08:
The treatment for your toe would have been the same even if the doctor had given you an x-ray and discovered that it was only severely bruised and not broken -- although I suspect he was right and it really was broken.
You still would have gotten pain pills and you still would have vomited for "7 hours". ER doctors are correct to get people "out of there as soon as possible" especially once they determine that the only treatment for the condition is pain pills.
Anonymous said
on 4/19/2008 I went to the emergency room at the hospital thinking my little toe was broken (since I could not even step on the foot with the injured toe). After waiting 6 hours to be seen by the physician, he confirmed it was broken without an X-ray. He gave me 2 pain killers and dismissed me form the hospital. 20 minutes after taking the pain killers, I started feeling dizzy. To make a long story short; I ended up vomiting for the next 7 hours. It is now a day later and I am walking fine. Moral of the story is the toe was not broken, it was a wrong diagnosis and the emergency room doctor just wanted to get me out of there as soon as possible.