who else here just broke their toe??

A lot of people watching this video must be having a bad time lol

I have broken three toes and all healed perfectly with no intervention at all. No tape, no boot...but I did wear comfortable jogging shoes (with lots of room) and a firm orthotic.

I broke my little toe last month, taped it to buddy toe. Untaped it after 2 weeks, still had pain. So taped it back again. After another 2 weeks the toe was good as new.

I tried a walking boot for my little toe fracture but it increased the pain because it's too tight around the toes. It's not effective at immobilising the toes either because they can still twitch or curl. A stiff-sole fracture shoe seems a better option.

“Make sure you go to the dr to get a boot” Ok sure, lemme just drop 2 grand really quick on our broken heathcare system because my bed leg fucked me up this morning

i just dropped a 50lb bucket on my toe and pretty sure i just broke it

My doctor gave me the buddy take advice. It's been a week and not getting better. Just ordered a tall walking boot. THANK YOU!!

You have changed my world. I broke my little toe two weeks ago and have buddy strapped it, because that is what my training always said to do. I have been in pain for all of those two weeks, until I put my foot into a boot. The pain stopped and now hopefully the break will heal. Thank you :-)

I watched your video and instantly unwrapped my buddy tape and put on my stiff snow boats, they are so-far working great as a simple replacement, thanks for the quick and useful help

Thank you for this. Made me understand what exactly should be done. Broken big toe here 😅 I got a splint that goes behind my calf and under my foot and orthopedist wrapped it and my foot with a bandage. I came to another city, went to a different orthopedist yesterday who added buddy taping to my treatment but it was killing my healthy toe. it was so squished and painful, so I opened it. After watching this and seeing the boot I realized I could tape my splint to my foot instead of full wrapping that compresses my foot and makes me unwrap it every few hours and doesn’t let me sleep. I’m so happy and comfortable. I’d probably wrap it again during the day. But I’ll get a good night sleep now

Interesting!!! I just watched a video posted by a podiatrist suggesting buddy taping for a broken toe. Here's the thing. I broke the big toe on my right foot 18 months ago. Primary Dr. (who couldn't get me in for 2 weeks after the injury) suggested buddy tape or do nothing, stating there's not much you can do for a broken toe. Well, it's been 18 months, my big toe is still swollen. I have a boot in storage from previous STAR on the same foot. I'm going to get that boot out of storage today and do as you have suggested. If I don't see a change, I'm going to INSIST my primary write a referral to an Orthopeadic. Thank you for this video! P.S. There's no pain associated with the swelling because when I received my STAR (7 years ago) The STAR saved me from unbearable chronic pain from a shattered ankle. However, the procedure damaged the nerves in my foot and toes. I don't "feel" things correctly in this foot (if that makes sense) and my Big toe acts paralyzed (intermittently). Sometimes, I can't even feel if I have a shoe on. I have some funnies stories about that! Weird, I know. Regardless, my big toe should not still be swollen. My original surgeon is in MS. I'm in CA.

Literally broke my toe last night. I definitely needed this video

I broke my big toe and I'm struggling to walk I can't go doctor's because of covid

Today is February 16 2024 4:25 am. I just just got back to the house from the ER. I broke my toe on my left foot. I will be call of tomorrow to make an appointment. If they do not offer the walking boot I will buy one myself. This is my very first time with a broken bone. I want it to heal properly. Thank you for your video

I have a non-displaced fracture in the proximal phalanx of my fifth toe. It happened 2 months ago (March 8, 2017) after stubbing. I saw a doctor in a walk-in clinic the next day. He sent me for the xray and reported the fracture results. He said no treatment is necessary and I could go on a trip to Disney a few days later. So I ended up walking around on the foot a lot -- I wore crocs and had little to no pain. A month later, I still couldn't wear shoes and had a follow-up xray saying the fracture showed no signs of healing. My family doctor said to buddy tape and rest the foot for 2-3 weeks. I came across this KZfaq video and bought myself a short walking boot and saw a podiatrist, who said to wear it for 4 weeks. I did as I was told and then (checking with my family doc again), removed it. I had some pain the first few days, but it's getting better and the toe looks good. However, on my most recent xray (at 8 weeks), the fracture is still visible. I'm following up with my podiatrist, but would it be advisable to continue wearing the boot?

Good luck with the toe but if you boot it, I wish you better luck with dealing with the joint damage a boot does to your hips after wearing one for 6 weeks. I would much rather had a sore toe.

just had x-ray for left foot 2 broken toes hospital after x - ray recomended boot thank you

I went to the doctor and he taped it but gave me a walking shoe (low cut) and not a boot. But, it was a stiff-sole shoe and seems like it's helping.

Broken 5 already. Did buddy tape and it worked. Healed but he is 💯 right.

After a confirmed break the Urgent care gave me a sandal, but after watching your video I went to a thrift store and got a boot. My pain relief was immediate! Will use the sandal for showering. Thank you for posting this video!

Crap, I just broke mine yesterday and ordered a immobilization shoe, but it's not the tall boot. It's the second toe by the big one abuse it sticks out past the big one. Will the shoe work or do I need the tall boot?

Thank you for this. I badly stubbed my fourth toe and unfortunately a podiatrist in my area is simply out of my price range without health insurance ($250 just to be seen, plus $160 X-ray, and additional cost depending on what needs to be done for my foot - boot is $350, etc), so I went to an urgent care center where they taped my toes together and it resulted in far worse pain than I had before. I've stopped taping and ordered the boot you recommended, but unfortunately it won't be here for a few more days - so in total I won't begin wearing the boot until 1.5-2 weeks after the injury happened. When I went to the urgent care they physically inspected my toe, said it was probably a hairline fracture, but didn't take an X-ray because they said it wouldn't make a difference for treatment so suggested I didn't need one if I wanted to save money. I didn't have swelling or discoloration, simply ongoing pain that's been getting worse daily since I stubbed my toe and it hurts to bend it. Is it necessary for me to get an X-ray to make sure?

I really want to go to our local walk in centre but my dad just says it's a bit of bruising u will live! I'm literally crying right now it hurts just sitting down. I'm not sure if it's a break or not but that's why u wanna go c the doctor's or get an x-ray or SOMETHING

I don't know if I broke or fractured my big toe and cannot afford a doctor at this time. I appreciate this video, and will try a boot if I can find one cheap or free. Otherwise, I'll stay off my foot as much as possible

thanks so much for your advise I had that tape on my toe for about two weeks, no wonder why I still have pain. I got the tall boot and i really comfortable.

While playing football I twist my toe completely, so I like touch it it's still twisted but not as much as it was before. And now it swelled and it have been 17 our past

I just banged my toe and I think it might be broken. How long does it take to heal as I have an audition for a west end musical in 2 weeks

Who has a good story for their broken toe? I accidentally left the basement door open to do laundry. My old, senile dog (who normally avoids stairs) decided to follow me... she fell superman style all the way down. By the time I ran to the stairs she had already landed. Kicked my pinky toe on the last stair... badly. She is fine, thank God!! My toe however.....😢

You saved my life! I knew something was wrong with just buddy taping and using the walking sandal. Exercising is really important to me so I didn't want to end up with a toe that didn't heal properly. For a broken pinkie toe that stopped hurting after 2 days, would you recommend a tall boot or a short boot.

Excellent advice. I broke my fourth toe a month ago and got no treatment for it. It still hurts today as much as the day I broke it.

I think it is an overkill. My doctor told me buddy taping is enough to let my broken pinky toe heal on its own

My pinkie toe just did a 90 degree break and it was gnarly. Thankfully I have a boot, but I also taped because it kept trying to go back the wrong direction. 😢

Thank you this info is very helpful, I have been suffering with a broken toe for months I thought it was maybe lingering pain from severe toe cramps

So what to do if a month past and the bone is swallen and hurts a little?

I broke my toe a while back and was told to buddy tape it and it hurt for weeks after

But my mom would never take me to doctors or buy a walking boot-

My toe next to my big toe has been broke for about 3 years. I just thought I stubbed it didn't swell up however I noticed it's now the top part of the toe knuckle it's bent so it actually points almost to the right and so I guess the tip is broke and I can't Walk on it I actually walk on my heel but I didn't go to the doctor because when I had my Bunyan surgery the doctor put a pin in my toe and I told him not to do it because I'm allergic to metals and of course he did it and I had an allergic reaction. So he had to go in and remove it and I had a cast on for an additional 6 weeks Then I still had a lot of pain shooting up my leg so he said he was gonna go in and do a wash because maybe taking out the metal it left some debris in my foot because I was still in a lot of pain outside of my Bunyan so I had 3 surgeries for just a simple Bunyan removal..... That was probably 20 years ago and it still hurts but that's a separate issue but that kind of put me off from going from getting this toe looked at. I'm 60 years old I don't drive I don't go anywhere because I have osteoporosis and hip issues so I play it safe and stay home And I haven't stubbed my toes anymore but I have to walk on my heel on that foot so I'm very conscientious of it but it's annoying sometimes

It's my big toe. It's swollen and killing me. It's purple.

Thanks for sharing the info. Dropped a heavy dresser on my big toe 2 times in a row. 😅 Went to the doctors 2 days after, and got an x ray the next day. They didn't offer or recommend any boot tho. I'm exhausted & feeling more pain using a cane all day. Almost ready to crawl everywhere. From the start I wanted to be cautious and wished I had crutches so I could avoid using my foot completely. But we don't have any. Hoping I can get a boot and/or crutches sometime soon. I don't want to cause any more damage or delay healing.

I just spoke with my primary care doctor and they blew me off and told me to just buddy tape it as well. I can't even bend or wiggle my pinky toe and I had a spiral fracture in the same toe several years before.

Can anyone shed some light on this ...... I had been buddy-taping the two toes next to my big toe and almost immediately started feeling that I was aggravating my big toe and the entire area near it. It wasn't long before that was all inflamed. Then that subsided. But now I'm having trouble with the entire foot and I'm blaming it all on overcompensating... Mostly because of this taping issue. Does this sound familiar or common to anyone?

Thanks doc it helped alot

Doctor, pls, I broke my little toe 6 days ago. Went to ER, they did X-ray and confirm my predictions. They buddy taped my 2 little toes together and told me to see a podiatrist, together with a sandal. I went to the podiatrist who buddy taped them also, with a silicon separator btw them and sold me a small boot. When it was my turn to do the buddy toe, I didn’t use the separator anymore because it was too big. I used a little peace of cotton, instead. Last night I woke up with pain and removed the dressing and let the foot in the air. I took ibuprofen and could sleep a bit. I don’t want to use the boot for sleeping. Can I just skip the dressing and use the boot with a sock ? Thanks a lot !!

Thank u so much, she took me to the doctor but they said my broken toe needs a buddy tape for 4 weeks

Smashed my big toe into a iron block months ago, and ever since i can't do lunges(the exercise) and hurts when i go for long while. Guess i will have to get a walking boot. How long should you wear it?

Great video. Thanks for posting. I broke my fourth toe four weeks ago. Buddy taped it until the pain got worse then saw a orthopedic surgeon. The hospital properly taped it and I have been using a walking boot for two weeks. Have been elevating, resting and icing the foot. But, will the delay in treatment delay the healing? When should I stop using the boot? The doctor suggested that I go without now, and that walking will help it heal. Does that make sense if the toe still hurts?

I stubbed my last two toes this morning and as the day went on, I noticed that the pain was increasing. I took my sock off and was horrified to see that my last two toes are black and red! Yikes!!

I stubbed my little toe almost a month ago. I finally went to my primary doctor as it was my only option to be seen without waiting an additional 2 weeks. My little toe is fractured and she put me in a soft shoe. Is this going to work as well as the large boot.

Broke my big toe. I just used a boot that my wife used in the past for a foot injury. Luckily my wife and I have the same sized feet!!😂. I didn’t need to see a doctor, but I did so anyway just to see if I had broken something. Big toe was broken. The doctor just taped my big toe, and told me to keep using the boot. We had the boot stored in our garage after my wife had used it for her injury, and I’ve been using it. Works very well. Dr. prescribed an anti inflammatory/painkiller, but I threw it in the garbage. Doctors always prescribe all kinds of toxic crap full of side effects. I said no thanks! I only went to the doctor to see what the damage was. Otherwise, I didn’t need the doctor for anything. My insurance paid this doctor for doing absolutely NOTHING. Whatever. But the boot works well.

Thank you so so very much. I just broke my pinky toe on my right foot. I have a condition that I don’t know where my feet and hands are in space in time. So I’m constantly injuring my feet and I have the very boot you said to have so it’s on my foot And I think you so very much

Broke my big toe while running the 400 meter dash but thought I just popped my toe like how I pop my knuckles 😐

Did not break or stub toe next to big toe. But it hurts😢

Broke my little toe 5 days ago, think I can go skiing on it in 2 days?

Very informational video, is two weeks enough time off to start running/swimming again? I'm a lifeguard and start working in 2 weeks since the inury? I've been wearing a shoe that they gave me, it's not a walking boot, but it's a shoe to take pressure off

me: *sitting with a buddy tapped stubbed toe*

i need some advise... if you are reading this, I have a kind of lump on my 3rd toe so i am going to the doctors tommorow also my 2nd and 3rd toes are red and a little purple. Should i got to (What we call in UK) A&E aka emergency room is it broken???? thx for reading x

They now have shoes for this instead of a boot but get it checked i big broke my pinky toe and dislocated it

I recovered completely from a broken toe (heard it snap and it was wonky) in about 7 weeks. After 5 weeks I was able to do a 25km trail race on it but it was uncomfortable on the rougher sections. I was barefoot or in minimalist sandals the whole time. Couldn't figure out if tape helped or not so did it intermittently.

How long do you wear the boot ? I got three broke toes and the workers comp dr is telling me to put on steel toes and go back to work on week 5 and I still can’t bend my toes or feel them and get sharp pain if I put weight on them

I broke my little toe 2 and 1/2 weeks ago, I asked for a boot but was told they don't give them out because of blood clots. Have been taping my toes. Now have lower back and ankle pain, is it worth getting a boot at this stage?

I just want to say I knew better than the doctors, because I knew I should have had a boot. They couldn’t even tell it was broken (I went to two doctors and got 2 different x rays). They gave me pain killers to go back to work, but my body was trying to tell me something was wrong. I now have a messed up toe. What do I do now?

I broke my toe but I have been taping it and wearing a special shoe that is hard on the bottom and it seems like it’s getting better

I fell from a ladder 7 hours ago. and I have 1 finger that is purple with red, at first it hurt like a tingling cramp. If my mom finds out about this, she hits me because it will cost her the same as a kidney on the black market... thank you sir, I don't know, I saved 10,000 dollars to treat my little finger

I have had pain for months now following a weekend of dancing!

How long does it take to heal?

I fractured my pinky toe five months ago and it still hasn't healed. I have pain and swelling almost daily. The orthopedic surgeon I saw told me I could Buddy tape it, but still walk around like normal, drive etc. if it still hasn't healed in another three months he recommended surgery. All this for a pinky toe and everyone tells you something different.

I have a broken pinky toe on my right and they told me just to buddy tape it and on my left, I have a heel contusion if they say I have to get a boot would I be in a wheelchair cause im in a cast on my left foot

the issue with relying on walking boot is that muscle wastage is real.....my specialist advised me that movement and blood flow is important. My pinky toe is broke and I have a boot but still can feel my broken toe is still mobile.

Yeah I will try thanks xx

Thanks for the info. I have 3 broken toes from a car accident, the smallest toe and the 2 small ones next to it. The Orthopedic I went to see in Botswana placed me in a walking boot half the size of the one shown in this video on the day of the accident (23 May 2016). the swelling and pain is still very much prevalent even though I never once removed the walking boot for sleeping/showering. I went to see the Orthopedic for a check up yesterday and he advised 1) I start taking it off when I sleep and shower, as well as when I'm at home. 2) I start moving my toes and start trying to walk with the boot on and sometimes when its off. I haven't had the boot on for 20 plus hours and the swelling isn't going down. I have a very bad blister on my heel from constantly resting my foot on it especially during sleep. and underneath the sole of my feet (slightly underneath the middle fractured toe), it seems to have hardened and it hurts when I touch it. Is everything going okay? Swelling is still quite bad and its been 3 weeks.

So I have a broken toe and I have a boot but when I take it off my feet are numb and my toe feels fine. Is that because I’m not putting pressure and haven’t used it for a while or what?

I am at a loss. I have a comminuted fractured great toe that happened 11 weeks ago when I table crashed down on it. I have been to the orthopedic a few times. Said to stop wearing the protective shoe (not boot) i have been wearing and don't tape it up. Leave it loose. Well, here I am 11 weeks of agony. My nail is still bruised and my toe is swollen most days. I don't know if the there will be a new nail but this one is not loose yet. I really don't know what else to do. Do I really need to wear a boot up to my knee? I already have back and hip issues and I had surgery on both knees. Thanks for the video. And hope you have some insight for me.

I fell and broke my pinky toe ..3 weeks already wearing a special shoot through a podiatrist .

Hi Dr.Huppin thank you for your video. On February 16 I stubbed my toe against a wooden box and I thought it was just bruised badly and swollen but when I tried to put weight on it I felt tremendous pain. So February 23 I went to the emergency room and I found out my left big toe is in fact fractured. In the emergency room he taped up my toe and gave me this hard shoe that keeps my foot from bending and he told me to follow up with an orthopedic doctor. So March 10 I finally go and see the doctor he looks at my x-ray and says that there is really nothing they can do that I didn't need to come in at all.. I told him that I've been taping it and walking with the shoe they gave me. He tells me that I don't have to tape it and I can wear my regular sneaker and I was just dumb founded. I told him I can't wear my sneaker because it hurts to bend my foot. He says yes it'll hurt but you can wear a regular sneaker it'll heal on its own but probably will always have pain and swelling. I asked him is the fracture all the way cut through the bone and indeed it is completely broken. So I thought to myself how can I heal while not wearing anything that is stabilizing my foot and with out any protection. I saw the x-ray and its broken diagonally. I do understand that it heals on its own but shouldn't it be secured from movement? He said that I don't have to follow up with him either so I am completely on my own. What is the best suggestion for me? May I ask why isn't a broken toe put into a cast? I do have to take the train which requires me to go down the stairs hence forth there is no way I can use a regular sneaker because it hurts like hell. Also my job requires me to walk around so I am not really sure what to do... : ( Your help is gladly appreciated!

I may have broken my toe (the one next to pinkie) a couple of days ago but I haven't been able to see a doctor because my husband had the car for work. Today is Friday and my clinic is closed and Monday is Columbus Day and will still be closed and I don't want to sit forever in an emergency room. It no longer hurts (unless i try to move it) but is still bruised. I was going to tape it but then I saw this video so maybe it's pointless to do that. I hope by the time I do get to see a doctor about it they will still do an X-ray for me.

Thank you for the video!!!

Thank you so much, very clear info.

i right leg middle toe is darkness and i can't walk smoothly

I got something call buddy taping then a surgical stablizing shoe and it’s got broken toes

I mean coming from someone who has osteogenesis imperfecta and broken over 60+ bones....buddy tapping is fine because your crazy if you think im walking on anything else except my heel. I'm definitely not toeing off as you would with normal walking

"Go see a doctor" - You know some of us have no insurance, live at or below the poverty line, and live alone. I have ZERO option to see a doctor, or even get help around the house.

That's why my whole foot hurts up to my leg!!!! They gave me a walking shoe! It's literally a Sandler with an ankle strap and a dorsal flap, no other support My urgent care diagnosis is displaced closed phalanges, it's the 4th toe Next to the pinky that's broken...but my second toe is immobile, I can't flex it at all sense the 4th toe was broken

Thanks for the advice. Today i hurt all five of my toes on my right foot while in a karate class. It still hurts like hell. I just finished soaking it in a tub of hot water with epsom-salt and a whole bottle of rubbing alcohol to draw the soreness out. I think im going to see my doctor as you suggested.

I stubbed mine on a hoverboard but I have track so...yeah can’t be going around in a boot

I stubbed my toe next to the pinky toe. Of course at first I thought it was just stubbed but it just got worse over the next few days with swelling and bruising. I asked a friend who works for a podiatrist and others and they all said to just buddy tape it. I am a master swimmer so I thought great, i will buy waterproof tape and still swim! I finally went to an urgent care center today and the fracture is at the base of my toe and he gave me a walking boot. I thought it was overkill but after watching your video maybe not!

I INJURED MY MIDDLE TOE OVER A WEEK AGO NOW. I TOOK A FALL AND I TAPED 2 TOES TOGETHER. BUT I HAVE AN AWFUL FEELING MY TOE IS DISLOCATED. BECAUSE ITS STICKING OUT A BIT EVEN NOW WHEN I REMOVE THE TAPE AND MY TOE STICKS OUT THE WRONG WAY. I DONT WANT TO SEE A DOCTOR IF POSSIBLE. ID RATHER TREAT IT MYSELF IF I CAN. THANKS FOR YOUR VIDEO. I AM EDITING HERE. FIRST UP IM AN ELDERLY PERSON AND THINGS DONT HEAL AS FAST IN THE BODY WHEN YOU ARE OLD. I DID SEE A DOC FIRST AND HE TOLD ME NOT TO GET IT X RAYED AS THAT IS WHAT I WANTED TO DO. SO I ENDED UP GOING TO A FOOT DOCTOR AND HE AGREED I SHOULD GET MY TOE X RAYED. GETTING IT X RAYED WAS AWFUL. MY TOES WERE TAPED BACK EXCEPT FOR THE BAD ONE AND IT HURT A LITTLE AND MY LITTLE TOE WHICH HAD ONCE BEEN BROKEN SOME YEARS BACK WAS UNCOMFORTABLE BEING TAPED THE WRONG WAY WHILE MY BAD TOE HAD TO GET X RAYED. ONLY GET YOUR TOES X RAYED IF ITS AN EMERGENCY BECAUSE SINCE MY OTHER TOES INCLUDING THE LITTLE BROKEN TOE FROM YEARS BACK, I SUSPECT IT HAS DONE SOME DAMAGE. NOW MY LEG OF THE BAD TOE IS SORE EVERY TIME I WALK. I WAS TOLD BY THE FOOT DOC THAT MY RECENT INJURED TOE HAS BEEN FRACTURED. SO I HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT TO HEAL BY ITSELF. BUT ITS STILL STICKING OUT THE WRONG WAY. SO IM NOT TOO HAPPY ABOUT THIS. 10 X RAYS WERE TAKEN. I HAVE TO ASK MYSELF "WHY TEN X RAYS?" THATS A LOT OF X RAYS JUST FOR ONE TOE. THE RECENT INJURED TOE IS THE MIDDLE TOE, THE OLDER INJURED TOE WAS MY LITTLE TOE. AND I SUSPECT THE MAN WHO DID THE X RAYS MAY HAVE CAUSED SOME DAMAGE TO THE LITTLE TOE BY PUSHING IT DOWN THEN TAPING IT SO HE COULD X RAY MY MIDDLE TOE. I HOPE THE SORENESS IN MY LOWER LEG GOES AWAY. IT DIDNT GET SORE LIKE THIS TILL AFTER THE X RAYS FOR MY MIDDLE TOE. IF I HAD MY TIME OVER AGAIN AFTER I INJURED MY MIDDLE TOE I WOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN THOSE X RAYS. THERE ARE WARNINGS ABOUT GETTING X RAYS. THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU HAVE ANYTHING X RAYED.

What do I do while sleeping? The boot is Awesome throughout the day. I however can’t sleep with it though. I must be scrunching my toes while I sleep cause I wake up and it hurts pretty bad. The boot on all day and it feels great. What do I do?

Just broken my first bone ever💯

Ugh! The urgent care gave me a low shoe for my broken right great toe.

Hi...My daughter hurt her pinkie toe 5/22 (over a month ago)...I had it xrayed today and it is a fracture. It is still swollen and hurts only when pushed on. Her primary said to put her in a walking boot for 2-4 weeks. Please confirm this will help even with so much time that has gone by.

Ugg I think I broke my toe but already my brother has had a X-ray this year and literally one day ago got another one So I don’t want my mom to have to pay for another X-ray! And my brother just thinks I’m being dramatic and is like ( you just stubbed your toe!)to me and probably thinks I’m jealous

I broke my middle left toe into 3 pieces, the back was broken in a way that swooped around the back in a spoon shape. I was a comminuted proximal fracture. It was also originally dislocated, odd story, my puppy relocated it for me on accident. I was walking forward and my toes went around one of her back legs & she turned and relocated it. Anyhow, I broken it in April, so almost 5 months ago, because of some crazy insurance mix ups it has taken a long time to really get it looked at. I finally just saw an orthopedic surgeon's PA. He said everything looked fine from the most recent x-rays, they were super milky colored and difficult to see the cracks... BUT I am still in pain. I did get a boot ASAP after it happened. I didn't even get to see how bad the break was until about a month or so ago... I had one specialist say I needed surgery & the other said that was absurd and surgery would not have been necessary at all... I was super cautious ⚠️ the whole time because I was so scared of surgery... I know swelling in normal for a long time, but the pain is so confusing for me, I was only told to try and normalize the use of it, but it still really hurts... I also was told the boots can cause arthritis, so because of that I tried to only use it when absolutely necessary. My body naturally forces me to walk on the side of my foot, I don't even notice till it hurts... I FeeL stupid & confused about what to do... I have been of from my hobby job as a server, at a restaurant this whole time & am too scared to go back yet... I also noticed at times buddy taping hurt it bad, I got a stinging pain afterwards... Anyhow love your video just saw it now for the first time! I used to live in Washington right near Seattle! Miss the cloudy weather!

I wish I’d known this I have 4 broken toes that was told too Buddy tape and they healed non union .Happened years ago now I think their going too have too be rebroke!

also it is a little but swollen but not bruised or red just swollen and it hurts really bad to bend it and to walk

But what if you can’t get a walking book or go to the doctors???

I was kicking the football and slipped a little, then my big toe hit the turf at max force. Idk if it’s broke tho it only hurt if i bend it

When is a post op shoe appropriate?

How long does it take to heal once you’ve got a boot? I just saw a Ortho Dr. on Monday morning, I broke the small little toe a week ago. Im visiting my brother in nyc in December and I’m praying my toe heals by then. 😩

Great. After seeing this I don't know if my pinky toe will heal properly. I broke my pinky toe 2 days ago (confirmed via xray) and my dr buddy taped my toe. I've been in a lot of pain and I know bruising is normal but my toe next to it is also bruised and with every step I'm hurting. Wish I saw a podiatrist instead.