So yesterday, I'm walking into the kitchen....

[Relic]

...carrying a dresser that I had repainted for my son. I maneuvered it up the cellar stairs, into the dining room, then I'm trying to get around my wife in the doorway while precariously balancing this thing, when *CRACK* I smash my toes into the corner of the wall.
Friggin OWCH!!!!!! So after still carrying this thing while simultaneously hopping on one foot, I get it to his room, then go check my toes.
Hmmm...something's not right. Oh well.. went on with my day, then about an hour or so later I look and two toes are swollen to the size of grapes and all sorts of black and blue. Coool, broken toes! I can milk the crap out of this and get all sorts of sympathy and servitude from my wife If I need a beer all I have to do is start wailing, it's been working like a charm. But that begs a question - would you rather use a Jazz bass or Precision for playing metal?


No, seriously - have any of you ever broken your toes and is it even worth a doc's visit being that they really cant do a thing about it?

[macaroni tony]

Haven't broken any toes yet, but have jammed many a finger and toe. I'm consider going to the doctor just for that, as I have permanently crooked fingers now. So I'd say it's a yes for broken toes

[IconBasser]

[MJ5150]

I have broken fingers and not went to the doctor. You'll be fine.

Just don't pull a Doug Heffernan and get caught hooping it up playing slamball.

-Mike

[Relic]

Originally Posted by IconBasser

Dork!

[bassteban]

Semi-related: My wife went to kick me, just kidding around, but I instinctively threw a quick check kick at her & about broke her toe. I'm pretty much Chuck Norris' stunt double/sensei/hero, yeah.

[macaroni tony]

Originally Posted by MJ5150

I have broken fingers and not went to the doctor. You'll be fine.

Just don't pull a Doug Heffernan and get caught hooping it up playing slamball.

-Mike

Indeed

[CrispyDelicious]

Many years ago, when I was in my early teens (let's say, 13ish), I was carrying in wood for the fire when I smashed my toe on the sofa. In my fit of rage, I danced about on one foot, and decided to unleash my fury on the coffee table. Unfortunately, the coffee table won, and I snapped my pinky toe on a geometrically perfect 45 degree angle from my foot. My sister being the only other person home at the time, I hobbled down to the basement where she was, and showed her my foot, saying "I think I broke my toe" to which she replied "**** off, I'm on the phone". So I hobbled back upstairs and gazed at my highly angular toe for a few minutes longer.

At that point I decided, lets be resourceful! So I grabbed a roll of duct tape and taped that sucker back in place. I limped for the next couple weeks until it healed. For more than a decade, I thought nothing of it.

Fast forward to last week. I had gone in for an x-ray of my ankle because it's messed up, and no doctor knows why. So I get the call "the doctor would like you to come in to discuss your x-ray". Sure. So the doc explains, "We couldn't see anything wrong with your ankle. We actually called you in for another reason. Your fifth metatarsal is showing a mild deformity. Did you ever break it?"

"Why yes, I broke it in my early teens."
"Was it treated in any way?"
"Yes, it was treated with duct tape."
"With duct tape?"
"Yes."
"By who?"
"Myself".
*doctor hesitates* "Well... You did a great job!"

[bassteban]

You were trying these on:

-and fell down the stairs. It's cool- who here hasn't done the exact same thing?

[TJ55]

Broke a toe not too long ago kicking a chair in my living room while walking in the dark. I didn't go to the doctor because I didn't figure there was much they could do for me since it wasn't disfigured. It healed up fine after a couple months.

[MakiSupaStar]

Depends which toes.

[DigMe]

As long as it's fractured and the bones are still aligned then I wouldn't go personally. I did go when I broke mine a few years back. They just told me to buddy-tape it to the next toe. It helped a LOT to get one of those shoes that are made to wear when you have a foot or toe injury. Took a lot if pressure off it.

THE ABOVE SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN AS MEDICAL ADVICE BUT SIMPLY HYPOTHETICAL PERSONAL OPINION.

bc

[LowDown Hal]

Go to the doctor and have it checked.
Maybe you can get some good pills out of the deal ;-)

[Relic]

Originally Posted by LowDown Hal

Go to the doctor and have it checked.
Maybe you can get some good pills out of the deal ;-)

ooooooooooooo I hadn't though of that! You, sir, are a genius

[LowDown Hal]

here to help :-)

[L-A]

Originally Posted by CrispyDelicious

[...] Your fifth metatarsal is showing a mild deformity. Did you ever break it?"

"Why yes, I broke it in my early teens."
"Was it treated in any way?"
"Yes, it was treated with duct tape."
"With duct tape?"
"Yes."
"By who?"
"Myself".
*doctor hesitates* "Well... You did a great job!"

It's what the doc did when I broke a toe. It was medical tape, not duct tape, but it's enough to hold the sucker in place for the time being.

[finalrequiem]

Yup... Broke my big toe a week ago or so. They just buddy taped it and sent me on my way.

[ShredderMaximus]

never broke a toe, but I've smashed it hard enough a couple time to get a big glob of blood under the nail, which I had to use a small drill bit to drill through the nail to release the pressure. Not fun, especially since I was a kid the first time and my dad did it for me, but he was watching tv and not paying attention, so when it broke through he pretty much stabbed the part under the nail, which hurt like the dickens. Done it myself 3 times since.

[MakiSupaStar]

You know. I'm going to have to call your wife and get her to get with the program. If she's going to be standing there in the way, a witness to this spectacle no doubt, then she should at least make herself useful and shoot some video for us.

[Phalex]

I'm thinkin you either stay drunk and in pain for the next few weeks at home, or go to the doctor and some drugs that will make you not care about the pain.

Personally, I'd split the difference.....