Is my toe broken?

I hit my toe on my wooden bed today in the morning before school but it didnt hurt at the time. I then went to school and a hour later or so it started really hurting. Now I just finished school for the week and I took my socks of. And now it is really swollen and puffed up and double the size of the other toes. It really hurts when I walk on it to. It is liek a dark brown / purple color. its bruised all over and I can't wiggle it and it wont sit up straight. What should I do?
Should I go to a doctor or leave it??
shaza07498
Asked Nov 17, 2011
For the time being, you should get an ice pack and ice it. Then tell your parents about it, and see if it's worth getting checked out by a doctor. I highly do recommend that you get it checked though. You wouldn't want to walk around with a broken toe and not know of its conditions. Good luck.
mofoandtheho
Answered Nov 18, 2011
kk I told my mum but she just said that all u can do is tape it to the other toe.
Tape.. it to the other toe? Is it loose/disconnected from the rest of the foot?
the toe isnt no... but it really REALLY REALLY hurts and she just said she can just tape it. :(
and by tape she means tape it to another toe on the same foot
You can't put a cast on a toe, so they generally tape it to an adjacent toe to immobilize it. Although that's all usually all they do, I would still want an x-ray to confirm and make sure it's aligned in a way that will allow to heal properly.
skyDancer
Answered Nov 18, 2011
Edited Nov 18, 2011

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