have i broken me toes

[jimbob]

hi i got me foot ran over by fork lift my 4 small toes are hurting like mad by not bruised or swollen so they cant be broken can they

[dotty.]

Yes probably, when did the truck go over them? You should go to casualty and also get it in the accident book if it happened at work, and the H & S executive ne3ed to have a report.

[jimbob]

yesterday so u think they can be even if not swollen or bruised

[jaydah]

apply ice to stop swelling & pain. Less swelling is easier for hospital to treat if broken toes.

[Dris]

o jim -im watching for the answers (the only thing I havent posted on- thought I was becomg a twit lol).I fell 6wks ago doing the fandago with our cat but fell and staved my (r) hand but my pinky toe (r) was brused for one day then I couldnt weight bear but can now but still has on the joint a hugh 'knuckle' and its till sore all up the o/s ofmky foot.and I can only wear boots,
Sorry im not hi-jacking cos you are way worse than me (im empathisning and am interested in your replies).
Hope youre better soon xx

[dotty.]

that sounds like a broken toe too Dris, apparently we break our little toe several times over our lives.
Do you remember back in 2007 I had 3 broken toes after dropping a plate glass shelf on them at work?
If you did this at work has your employer made a record of the incident and notified the H&S executive?

[Sqad]

No bruising, no swelling.....very unlikely that they are broken.

Ibuprofen 600mgms twice daily..............monitor the situation.

[dotty.]

The bruising on my 3 borken toes took days to some out and I was in agony with them, the second toe was actually detached and re-attached, but the big toe never healed right as the splint was feeble, just fastened it to the nest broken toe : (

[jno]

gee, Dris, did the cat type that? I once had a painful small toe but the doctor said there wasn't much I could do about it even if it turned out to be broken. (She was a rather non-interventionist doctor.) I have to say I'd be surprised if toes could break without any swelling or bruises because it's still quite a bit of local trauma. But even if it's just pain I would have thought it worth getting a doc or walk-in centre to have a look.

[jimbob]

wouldn't say worse off then you dris my babe just more unlucky ha ha

[jno]

mmm, yeah, like wot Sqad said while I was typing^^^

[ethandron]

i dropped our frozen christmas turkey on my toes about 12 years ago. although i didn't go to the doctor or hospital about it, i'm pretty sure i broke the toe next to the big toe. it swelled up and was very painful, with bruising going about 4 inches along my foot. couldn't get my normal shoes on for weeks but just wore sandals. i've learned since that nothing much would have been done had i actually gone to the doctor or hospital with it, apart from maybe strapping it to the big toe. took quite a long time to properly heal and has healed a bit wonky.

[Dris]

at home Dot but think it was broken -its misshapen now and stiil painful but nothing like as much-bizarrely was only swollen and brused for less than one day -couldnt even get he stmpathy vote lol
jno -cheeky s0d lol
Everyone else think I have to live with it but im concerned about arthritis et al as my feet are the post prefect specimens of feet you'll ver see and I hate feet but love mine -could have been a foot model:)

jimbob -neigbour strap them if you can-go even to your local casualty to get it done -I would.Saves extra excertion on the toes and a chance to heal whether they are broken or its muscular.Hope youre better soon -its actually quite painful:(

[Hopkirk]

Don't your employers insist on you wearing safety shoes?

[wildwood]

If it is one of those warehouse forklifts with solid (not pneumatic) rubber 'tyres' you should certainly seek medical advice.