Ouch!!!

[crosslandkelly]

Crossing the landing from the shower to the bedroom last night, I stubbed the two middle toes of my right foot, on the wife's blanket box.
After a few minutes of hopping around and cursing, I checked for damage. Nothing broken, but this morning they are swollen, and a lovely shade of purple, with the swelling and bruising going halfway up my instep. My wife has gone out to get some Arnica, as she swears by it, but I'm less sure about it. Does anyone here have any experience with it or know about it. Thanks in advance.
Colin.

 

[Johnnyboy1971]

We used to use Witch Hazel jell for bruising when we had been sparring.
Think it was called Witch Doctor and worked a treat.

 

[Oakleaf]

Just dont eat it, let the dog lick it off ( we KNOW about you and the 'toe thing' ) or apply to broken skin. That aside - its good stuff and very effective. I've found best to go to Equine Store type place and by a jar of something like Naff brand Arnica Gel for horses. About a tenth the cost of getting a fiddly little tube from the chemist.

Add in a tub of Witch Hazel and you're set to deal with most things short of brain surgery!

Also found the horse places do 'I Can't Believe Its Not Cod Liver Oil' - about a third the price of cod liver oil.

 

[Tonyuk]

Ibuprofen gel works well for swelling, so do the tablets. Which hazel also works well as mentioned. Hope it gets better soon!

Tonyuk

 

[John Fenna]

Arnica is great stuff - I swear by it!

 

[nic a char]

that's booger - been there...
Yes Arnica is vg

 

[crosslandkelly]

Thanks guys.

 

[Damascus]

Methinks you may have broken something by the discription of the bruising, nothing lost getting it checked!

 

[santaman2000]

Crossing the landing from the shower to the bedroom last night, I stubbed the two middle toes of my right foot, on the wife's blanket box.
After a few minutes of hopping around and cursing, I checked for damage. Nothing broken......

That's good. If you'd broken that blanket box your wife might've been the one hopping and cursing. LOL. Seriously though, I hope you get some relief.

 

[Swallow]

Did the same a couple of months back. Had it checked with an Osteopath. He reckoned there was a 60% chance it was broken. I've been told the NHS won't do anything with broken toes. I don't know if that is true as I didn't check it.

Whatever else it does Arnica won't do you any harm.

 

[Countryman]

I break my toes every year! One or other foot, sometimes both and I have done for the last 9 years continuously. I'm not that clumsy, honest. It's just that I rarely wear shoes or socks as soon as it's warm enough at home.

First time I went to hospital and say about, got triaged and the nurse was kind enough to say. It's a 4 hour wait. We will X-ray you and confirm if it's broken, if it is we will tape it to the next toe.

Faced with that I persuaded her to part with some Micropore tape and did it myself at home.

Ibruprofen and Micropore.

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[dwardo]

Feel your pain. Managed to dislocate my little toe on a door frame, wanst pretty and had to pop it back in,,YUK>

Used to break fingers regularly playing basket ball and besides strap em and lots of pain killers there is nawt they will do.

Whiskey and heal fast.

 

[knifeman]

I use arnica and it amazing! Usually works better if you apply it instantly but it works at anytime


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[Janne]

Ice the toes and foot. Check if any toes are broken ( sounds like not). Take it easy, sit in front of the telly and demand to be helped.
Tell wife to move the goddamn box as next times this happens it will be thrown out through the window.

 

[bearbait]

Ice the toes and foot. Check if any toes are broken (sounds like not). Take it easy, sit in front of the telly and demand to be helped.

Hope it doesn't turn into Man Flu...

 

[Macaroon]

Ice the toes and foot. Check if any toes are broken ( sounds like not). Take it easy, sit in front of the telly and demand to be helped.
Tell wife to move the goddamn box as next times this happens it will be thrown out through the window.

Be careful throwing the box from the window - fingers hurt as much as toes!

 

[crosslandkelly]

Thanks for the kind words all.

That's good. If you'd broken that blanket box your wife might've been the one hopping and cursing. LOL.

That's for sure.

Ice the toes and foot. Check if any toes are broken ( sounds like not). Take it easy, sit in front of the telly and demand to be helped.
Tell wife to move the goddamn box as next times this happens it will be thrown out through the window.

That would be suicide.

Hope it doesn't turn into Man Flu...

Hahaha, great clip, again that would be suicide.

Just had another look at the foot, and I have to say that the Arnica seems to work, looks a lot less bruised and the swelling seems to have reduced some.
Not as bad as Countryman's pinkie though.

 

[Harvestman]

Looks like a fracture to me. A sprain wouldn't produce that level of brusing and swelling. At least, that's what my doctor said two months ago when I busted my ankle and it swelled up and went purple.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Looks like a fracture to me. A sprain wouldn't produce that level of brusing and swelling. At least, that's what my doctor said two months ago when I busted my ankle and it swelled up and went purple.

Oh well, if it is fractured, it'll be out with the microporous tape tonight.

 

[santaman2000]

Did the same a couple of months back. Had it checked with an Osteopath. He reckoned there was a 60% chance it was broken. I've been told the NHS won't do anything with broken toes. I don't know if that is true as I didn't check it.

Whatever else it does Arnica won't do you any harm.

I break my toes every year! One or other foot, sometimes both and I have done for the last 9 years continuously. I'm not that clumsy, honest. It's just that I rarely wear shoes or socks as soon as it's warm enough at home.

First time I went to hospital and say about, got triaged and the nurse was kind enough to say. It's a 4 hour wait. We will X-ray you and confirm if it's broken, if it is we will tape it to the next toe.

Faced with that I persuaded her to part with some Micropore tape and did it myself at home........

To be honest I was wondering what they actually could do anyway; seems like immobilizing it and pain relief are really about it.