Sorry about your toe. I've broken toes before as well and there's not much you can do. It's basically a waste of money to go to the hospital for a broken toe, since all they can do is tape it to the toe next door. It takes about 3 weeks for bones to totally heal. They have to form a bony callus which takes time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_healing During the healing time, the fracture does need to be stabilized to enable the callus to form and not be disturbed, every time it's jolted it has to start all over again. So taping your toe to the next one is the easiest way to do that. It'll also help with the pain, since every time the fractured part moves it is very painful. So my semi-professional advice is to tape your toe (I recommend 1/2" waterproof tape) to it's neighbor for 2 to 3 weeks, changing the tape every day or 2. And take ibuprofen regularly to help with pain and inflammation. That's what I did last time (a couple years ago) and it helped a lot.
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Date: 2007-05-08 06:14 am (UTC)During the healing time, the fracture does need to be stabilized to enable the callus to form and not be disturbed, every time it's jolted it has to start all over again. So taping your toe to the next one is the easiest way to do that. It'll also help with the pain, since every time the fractured part moves it is very painful. So my semi-professional advice is to tape your toe (I recommend 1/2" waterproof tape) to it's neighbor for 2 to 3 weeks, changing the tape every day or 2. And take ibuprofen regularly to help with pain and inflammation. That's what I did last time (a couple years ago) and it helped a lot.