Mods, if you think this would work in injuries and treatment then please move it there. I put it here just because I wasn't sure.

It's an injury, and it's affecting your climbing. Seems like a good fit to me.

Thanks!

No worries. I wish I had an answer on the toe, but anything I came up with would be straight from the Université de Google. Good luck with it!

My son (10) did just about the same thing, only he was chasing a dog around inside a friends house. Fortunately for us, the friend is an ER doc. He did the quick protocol check and said "yup broken". Since the kid is 10, we did nothing but wrapped it (mostly to slow him down). Six weeks later he was running full speed again.

My wife (40+) in all likelihood is walking around with a broken foot. She injured it while doing kicking drills in Krav. It is eight weeks into the injury and she isn't 100% healed. She also broke her foot years ago, and limped around for about 8 weeks.

Given your situation, you should be able to find (in English) the protocol to check your foot. You are right, that there isn't much that is done for broken bones in the foot.

Broken or not, you will need to let it rest to let it heal. Sorry 'bout your luck.

My son (10) blah blah.

Not a troll, serious question.

So, I kicked the living fucking shit out of heavy chair a little less than a week ago whilst walking to the kitchen in the dark. Stubbed toes normally feel OK the next day, but this is lingering. It was swollen the next day, but not black and blue. I assume it is broken. (just the toe, not my foot).

Now then, I've always heard that there's nothing one can do regarding broken toes. The bones are too small and all that one should do is tape the toe to another toe so that they are together. I was even told not to go to the doctor because I'm going to end up shelling out duckets for the same answer when I could just do this for free.

However, a friend recently told me that he had a friend who broke his toe and didn't go to the doctor. He wasn't sure on the details, but the general idea was that the toe didn't heal correctly, that somehow it wasn't the bones that "reattached" but only the cartilage (don't shoot me, I don't know the anatomy of a toe and neither did he).

The final obstacle isn't much of one: If I go to the hospital then I need to go with a friend to translate, even though most doctors down here in Chile studied in the US. However, the receptionists probably didn't.

So, do I go to the doctor or not? Doctors? Folks with horror stories?

wonder if you could find a thing stiff piece of plastic to put under the big toe to transfer weight onto your midfoot so you can still climb

I did the exact same thing some years ago (kicked a heavy chair) and hurt my right pinkie. It was swollen and a bit numb. I put ice on it and later taped it to the toe next to it. Went climbing (taped up) the next days, small, granite crystals, and was more or less OK. Didn't go see the doc. Everything was fine after a week or so.

That being said, I'm not even sure it was broken, but I strongly suspect it. I had heard the same thing about a treatment not making sense, but I've also heard that fat or protein from the marrow (?) leaking into blood vessels being dangerous (Thrombosis ?).

Of course, that doesn't help with your decision, but it's some input at least. Hope in heals up soon.

Amputacion!

You have kids? (shudder)

I finally e-mailed my doc and he said to give it 7-10 days to see if the pain goes away. If it does, he says it's just a simple break and isn't serious (based on the lack of color and disfiguration).

Taping is a bit of a pain in the ass. The two larger toes next to this one are webbed together, so taping to three toes is the only option.

I think you should find a popsicle stick or similiar and tape the three toes together if it hurts.
Once my foot fell through a hole and turned all purple and blue it hurt so much, I could barely walk but it healed .
You suppose to be a strong man climbing , not so whiney.
Don't you have any locals to chat with, and have coffee ?
Most people would love to be on a climbing vacation in Chile and you are complaining????
Over a boo boo on your toe.
Its not like a boulder fell on top of you and now you have to cut off your arm or die !!!!!

Not a troll, serious question.

So, I kicked the living fucking shit out of heavy chair a little less than a week ago whilst walking to the kitchen in the dark. Stubbed toes normally feel OK the next day, but this is lingering. It was swollen the next day, but not black and blue. I assume it is broken. (just the toe, not my foot).

Now then, I've always heard that there's nothing one can do regarding broken toes. The bones are too small and all that one should do is tape the toe to another toe so that they are together. I was even told not to go to the doctor because I'm going to end up shelling out duckets for the same answer when I could just do this for free.

However, a friend recently told me that he had a friend who broke his toe and didn't go to the doctor. He wasn't sure on the details, but the general idea was that the toe didn't heal correctly, that somehow it wasn't the bones that "reattached" but only the cartilage (don't shoot me, I don't know the anatomy of a toe and neither did he).

The final obstacle isn't much of one: If I go to the hospital then I need to go with a friend to translate, even though most doctors down here in Chile studied in the US. However, the receptionists probably didn't.

So, do I go to the doctor or not? Doctors? Folks with horror stories?

I've broken a few bones (hands, fingers, feet, and toes, and even my back years ago.), and I'm recovering from a either a minor fracture/severe sprain of two toe toes right now. Normally I go for a quick x-ray if the pain is intense and doesn't dissipate after a few days. There isn’t much they've ever done, but as I understand it if appears the bones may not heal properly without surgery then it's best to get in there sooner rather than later.

Be afraid, be very afraid.


My wife was so happy when someome recognized her in this photo.

Blue Mounds!