My Broken Toe

My broken toe has slowed me down a bit on being the best DIY, frugal gal I can be. Luckily, the swelling has gone down a bit last time I could see it. Let me rewind for you...I broke it on July 15th while walking through the house. My handy crate on wheels cart was stationed in it normal spot, however the night of July 15th I managed to connect my little toe with its sturdy frame. The next day I went to an urgent care and they confirmed it was broken. By this time, my toe had been throbbing all night with horrible shooting pains and I had to literally drag that foot around because I could not put any weight on it at all. Now, I like to research everything, so I spent my 4 hours waiting in Urgent Care researching broken toes.  I had the symptoms: massive bruising, swelling, no weight baring, etc. I thought, in a couple weeks this will all be done with and I can go on with life... WRONG! I bought my post-op shoe and buddy taped my toes as suggested by the doc and the nurse however, nothing was getting better. They originally told me it would take 4 weeks to heal and did give me prescriptions for an anti-inflammatory and a pain medicine. I finally decided to get a podiatrist to look at it just in case. So on August 1st, I went in. He took additional X-rays because I did not have my originals. He told me that the fracture was curved and long. To help alleviate the pain I was still having he decided to put a soft cast on my foot for 2 weeks and have me return for a check up. So I am on day 4 of wearing the soft cast, which is driving me crazy by the way. I cannot get it wet, so I have to wrap up the foot for showers and no swimming. Yesterday, I broke down and had my new husband shave the lowest part of my leg near my ankle so that I could lay on the floor with my leg in the air (so that the water ran up my leg rather than down). It was quite a sight! The dogs understood it as a perfect opportunity to get in free kisses.

Initial swelling after hitting my toe

Buddy taping 

My soft cast with post-op shoe