Broken Toe

[bitsnknots]

At around 7.45, I banged my left foot on my bedside cabinet and I've broken the toe next to the little on that foot.  I've been to the walk-in centre and the said toe is broken and rather painful.  Two of my toes are now strapped up together.  I did a slight dance when it happened and just said oh heck!!

[ilove2patch]

I bet that hurt! I would have said more than Oh Heck! lol  I hope you feel better soon.

[bitsnknots]

Thanks Maggie.  It did hurt and still does.  Never mind.  My foot won't fall off.

[dark_castle1]

Too quote you books ! "oh heck" ! As they say up here in Scotland "aye right" where two positives make a negative  . I bet the language was a bit stronger than "oh heck"  .

Hope you have been given decent painkillers and feel better soon.

[bitsnknots]

I'm already on strong pain-killers for my arthritis so they couldn't give me anything else.  They gave me some more tape to tape the toes together again after I've had a shower.  If my foot swells up as well, I have to go back to the walk-in centre.

[chickengrandma-2008]

Or in your case, the 'hop in centre'    I've done that dance too books when I kicked a box I'd stood at the end of my bed.  It's always early morning isn't it and I think I said 'oh heck' too. (Or was it *^&£&*^%&*^%!!!!!)  Hope the pain subsides soon books.  

[cookiecookuk]

i have done that as well but i manage to kick the little wheel on the base of the bed.i found it was a lot less painful if i kept it strapped to the other one.hope it gets better soon.

[petitecalicocat]

Ouch bet that hurt , love the poorly foot pic !

[bitsnknots]

Thanks for all your kind wishes.  I'm hobbling around more now than I do normally.  This what I mean when I say that if I was a horse, I'd have been shot years ago.

[merc1_clocks]

Ouch Chris, what are you like?

I think it's your turn for a hug

[**towery**]

hope theyits not too painful,

scrunching my toes in  sympathy  lol

[bitsnknots]

Thanks for the hug Merc.  And yes, it does hurt.  I was told at the Walk-in Centre this morning to sit with my feet up.  If I sit too long, my joints sieze up.  What am I like?  Methinks that I'm a walking wreck.

[mustard-tree]

What pain killers are you on bits, and are they effective.

I have arthritis in my hips and if I walk too far, I am in agony, and if I sit too long, I also seize up

[bitsnknots]

Hi.  I take co-codomol and ibuprofen which, at the moment, are working on the toe.  I take the soluble co-codomol even though my GP didn't agree in giving me those at first because they cost more.  When I explained that they worked quicker, he finally agreed.   I take the highest possible dose of ibuprofen when needed.

[captainbovine]

oh so that's why they didn't want to give me the soluable ones Chris, they told me it was because they had too much sodium in them, the crafty divils!! they do work quicker too.

Oh poor you!! I think a few "dearie me's" would have fell out of my mouth too.

Definitely hugs back to ya tonight. Bet you'll sleep with your foot out of the bed tonight, even the sheet will feel like a steel blanket.....

anyhoo...these are for you...

[bitsnknots]

Awww CB.   Many thanks for the hugs and the flowers.  Must admit that it brought tears to my eyes but I think that was more shock than anything else.  My strapped my toes up with sticking plasters before I went to the walk in centre.  The nurse I saw said that mum had done a good job.  The nurse at the walk in centre strapped up with white tape and I nearly ended up on the roof again - this time of a three storey building.  I was given the rest of the roll of tape that the nurse had strapped my toes up with.  I am still in pain but it's not as bad.  Methinks that I will sleep with my feet out of the end of the duvet 'cos I think that it will be more comfy.  

The soluble tablets do work quicker but I hardly ever put extra salt on food.

Many thanks again CB

[rose2008-2008]

Hope you feel better soon??, it must be painful ouchhhhhhhhh ouchhhhhh 

[bitsnknots]

Thanks Rose.  It's not too bad at the moment but I am dosed up with pain killers at the moment.  I've checked on the internet and it could take three weeks for it to heel.  I hope it doesn't take so long but we'll have to wait and see.

[stan3502]

Ouch Chris................ hope the toe's feeling a little better this morning

[**towery**]

broken toes  take as long as they take,  3 wks can be a rough guide, there is no guarantee that it will definitely be fixed

i think if you aim for it being better  just before the wedding then you wont be disappointed