snowman
Diamond
- Joined
- Jul 31, 2004
- Location
- Southeast Michigan
So a dumbass move on my part, I ran out to the shop for a few minutes in my work shoes (no steel toe) and dropped a vise on my foot. This was about three weeks ago.
Pain was immediate, duh. Swelling...yup. Knowing that my dad had done this a few times, I give him a call. He tells me the doctors told him to watch out for numbness and extreme discoloration, and if helps, tape to buddy toe....beyond that, he said that the doctors always told him they never actually do anything for it. (which seems to be supported by other people, and information online) I've never had any discoloration past what I would call minimal bruising, and I bruise easily.
For the past two weeks I have felt a lot of pressure that simply squeezing the toe would relieve. When squeezed, I'd feel a nice little snap, like you would if you were cracking your knuckle.
Today, I noticed the toe is now about twice the size of the rest of my little piggies...and even though this little guy supposedly missed out on the roast beef, I have my suspicions that he's been hitting the all you can eat buffet in the midnight hours.
I've been taking ibuprofren as needed (usually after being on my feet for too long, there's no avoiding it) and the occasional tramadol if really bad and I need to sleep.
Just imagine this site has a decent amount of experience with such injuries. Should I actually suck it up and go to the Dr at this point and have them tell me to continue doing what I have been even though none of my symptoms suggest any complications except the continued swelling?
Basically...all I'm asking is that if anybody has had any complications of similar injuries that aren't described by the standard "see a doctor" symptoms of an open fracture, badly displaced fracture or technicolor metatarsals?
Pain was immediate, duh. Swelling...yup. Knowing that my dad had done this a few times, I give him a call. He tells me the doctors told him to watch out for numbness and extreme discoloration, and if helps, tape to buddy toe....beyond that, he said that the doctors always told him they never actually do anything for it. (which seems to be supported by other people, and information online) I've never had any discoloration past what I would call minimal bruising, and I bruise easily.
For the past two weeks I have felt a lot of pressure that simply squeezing the toe would relieve. When squeezed, I'd feel a nice little snap, like you would if you were cracking your knuckle.
Today, I noticed the toe is now about twice the size of the rest of my little piggies...and even though this little guy supposedly missed out on the roast beef, I have my suspicions that he's been hitting the all you can eat buffet in the midnight hours.
I've been taking ibuprofren as needed (usually after being on my feet for too long, there's no avoiding it) and the occasional tramadol if really bad and I need to sleep.
Just imagine this site has a decent amount of experience with such injuries. Should I actually suck it up and go to the Dr at this point and have them tell me to continue doing what I have been even though none of my symptoms suggest any complications except the continued swelling?
Basically...all I'm asking is that if anybody has had any complications of similar injuries that aren't described by the standard "see a doctor" symptoms of an open fracture, badly displaced fracture or technicolor metatarsals?