Broken toe - visit hospital?

journ

Have you taking anything for the pain ?
You could phone the hospital or NHS Direct
I really hope you will be ok

rachnbri

I broke mine walking into my aunt's sofa! My whole foot went black:eek:

Just strap with micropore tape it to the toe next to it with some gauze between the toes (for comfort). That's what the hospital did for me when I went, then gave me a rather patronising lecture about how I could have done that myself (I was 16!).

Mine still doesn't bend properly 14 years on!

Nenen

You really should ring NHS direct for properly qualified medical advice. I went to A&E when I caught my little toe on a doorpost and was very glad I did. They splinted it for me... you really shouldn't do this yourself without advice first as if you do it incorrectly you could do permenant damage. Much better to be safe than sorry... 3 or 4 hours in A&E now is far better than risking years of difficulty!

Merlot

I broke my big toe when a customer dropped a flat packed table on it, the box was open and he wanted to know the price, he lifted the box up so I could scan the barcode....my next word was "s*it", it really hurt. I went to hospital and they bandaged it up, then went back to work and got a verbal warning for swearing on the shop floor....


Where were the injury lawyers for u twenty years ago?

ailuro2

Merlot- you'd probably have to wear steel toecaps now.

To the OP- can u visit your GP and let him/her take alook, just to put your mind at rest there's nothing else wrong. No-one here is allowed to give out medical advice, remember. Stops injuriesRus suing the forum, I think!!

vaio

ailuro2 wrote: »

Merlot- you'd probably have to wear steel toecaps now.

Yep, that's why steel toecaps were invented

To the OP, get yourself off to A&E, they might be able to do nothing, on the other hand they might be able to do something that will prevent trouble later on (reduce a dislocation for example)

inkie

If you don't want a physical journey to the A and E, then give NHSD a call 0845 46 47. Or do you have a minor injuries unit or NHS Walk-in Centre near you - they are better suited to the problem that you are describing. I'm a nurse, and my advice to you would be to go and get it checked out, and take it from there - they advice may well be self-care, but then you have been told that by a health professional who can do a full assessment of your needs.

Chutzpah

Just to echo what others have said about calling NHS Direct, I would always do this if I was in doubt about anything (like I was the other day when I decided to chop my finger up as opposed to the potato I was meant to be preparing).

Walk-in centres are also a god send as you don't feel so guilty about either wasting people's time in A&E or wasting an appointment at the doctors. Just turn up, they tell you to man up and deal with it and everyone's happy!

Ginger_Prince

Sallys_Savings wrote: »

I know this may sound a really daft question...but...if you break your toe does the hospital actually do anything?

Sallys Savings

Did you go to A&E? did you call NHS Direct?

Can you walk? Did they amputate?

I am suffering a similar problem, I went to the doc and it was either broken (take anti-inflamatories) or it is gout (take anti-inflamatories). Either way it'll get better soon-ish!
I am also being sent for a blood test to check Uric acid levels...

Main diagnosis trouble was no specific bone cracking moment just lots of physical work jumping around over three days that might have done it and exacerbated it...
Thanks
GP

Oldernotwiser

Nenen wrote: »

You really should ring NHS direct for properly qualified medical advice. I went to A&E when I caught my little toe on a doorpost and was very glad I did. They splinted it for me... you really shouldn't do this yourself without advice first as if you do it incorrectly you could do permenant damage. Much better to be safe than sorry... 3 or 4 hours in A&E now is far better than risking years of difficulty!

I quite agree and people shouldn't be offering medical advice as it's against MSE rules.