Then Again…
I cracked my toe pretty good in the middle of the night and now it’s bruised, swollen, & painful. Trying to decide if I should call the doctor, I found some fun Yahoo! Answers results. My favorite answer to “how can you tell if your toe is broken?”
“Um, an x-ray, moron.”
Yeah, a librarian could probably do better than that — or at least skip the “moron” part. Although, there is my second favorite:
“if it is black and blue i broke my toe and my father said it was broken but not all the time mean the if it’s black and blue all the time but if u put ur finger right were it hurts o n ur toe and feel a space and get bend it and the other one can’t.”
I’ll shut up about QuestionPoint now. (Hmm, maybe the toe thing is bad karma?)
Dorothea:
If you can walk on it, it’s probably not broken. Tape it to its next-door toe(s) and it’ll heal.
Advice worth what you paid for it.
Call your doctor if you’re concerned!
11 September 2007, 3:07 pmRachel:
Thanks — I kind of figured I should just probably tape it, but left a msg with the dr. nonetheless. I can walk on it, but OUCH.
11 September 2007, 3:20 pmMs. OPL:
Even WITH an x-ray they probably would have done what you did, so you saved money. If it gets worse, however, see an MD.
11 September 2007, 5:08 pm