Broken Toes

Shodan

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Well.......I had my toe checked 3 weeks after the break and it wasn't healing!! So......I was given 4 more weeks, which I am at the end of now. The thing is definitely better, but still smarts on uneven surfaces, etc. Just called the Dr. today to see if I need another x-ray or when I could return to martial arts.......not sure they will re-x-ray it.....probably just tell me to go with what I feel. I do think I will wear shoes for awhile........I found some martial arts-type shoes not long ago to try out. Amazing how much one toe can hurt and throw you off your schedule!!
 

KenpoTess

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I broke the big toe and chipped a bone further up the foot when I kicked and had my opponent's elbow dropped on my foot.. I waited a couple of days before going to the doc.. Crutches, vicodin, and a silly shoe plus a few hundred dollars later.. Pffts..
Doc told me I have arthritis in my foot so now since the fracture healed (took about 4 weeks)- it still hurts when the weather goes south and I'm avoiding all elbows :)

Good luck with it.. If you're young and healthy, you should do just fine :)
Older you get.. the more fragile the ole bones get as we all know ;)
 
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