Uh oh. This is not good.

by ShayB
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To make a long (and rather comical) story short, I was sitting on the floor when my youngest son (about 40 pounds) fell/sat really hard on my foot.

My foot made a horrible cracking sound, hurt like heck, and then felt fine after a few minutes.

That was several hours ago, and now it is throbbing.

Is there a doctor in the house? Hubby is at work, so I can't go anywhere for a few hours....

Any advice? Should I ice it, just to be safe? :confused:
  • Profile picture of the author Sleaklight
    I'm no doctor but...
    Ice it! That will control the inflamation and also the pain. If you can get a neighbor to take you to doctor, you should go, take baby with you though.
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  • Profile picture of the author Emailrevealer
    Ice it and elevate it.
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    • Profile picture of the author ShayB
      Okay.....it has been iced and elevated and I took something for the pain.

      It is tolerable now. I will go to the doc if it is worse in the morning.
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  • Profile picture of the author derekwong28
    Shay, I am a qualified doctor. It sounds like something may have torn or fractured in your foot, perhaps a small bone. If that is so and you are not treated properly, you could have very prolonged and unpleasant recovery later on.

    You should see a doctor to make sure, you may consider going to the ER of your local hospitals since there are x-ray facilities available and there may be plaster facilities available on hand.

    -Derek
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    • Profile picture of the author ShayB
      Thanks to everyone for your input.

      My foot is not as bad today. Still icing it and taking pain meds.

      Hubby is off tomorrow, so I will get it checked out then.
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    • Profile picture of the author ShayB
      Originally Posted by espacecadet View Post

      Best of luck to you. Kids will be kids...
      ROTFL Yeah, they will.

      I had a friend whose 4 year old accidentally broke her nose - the kiddo was jumping up as Mom was bending down....
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