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okay there's no way my toe is broken if I can move it and touch it without too much pain right? I think I just massively bruised the sucker, which, fair, I'm extremely clumsy

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but it has stopped hurting, I can feel it, I can move it, I can stand on it (anything else a toe needs to do?), it's just still very swollen and bruised but hey, I slammed that toe into a very rigid corner, do not recommend

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@noiob If you can move it, and it's not bright red and swollen, it's probably not broken.

If it's your toe, and you can't move it and it's bright red and swollen, it might still not be broken - it might be gout. (I know from experience.)

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@noelle it's definitely my toe, I can move it, it's swollen but not red but it has blue hematoma, and I don't think you get gout from stubbing your toe very hard, correct me if I'm wrong

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@noelle oh also it's my little toe, not my big one, according to the internet the big one is the one you really have to watch out for?

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@noiob You definitely don't get gout from stubbing your toe very hard! I'm just ruling out all the possibilities. :)

Yeah, that's a sprain at most. If it doesn't go away in a day or two, see a doctor maybe? But you should be okay.

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@noelle thanks, it's been like 48 hours? and it's gotten a lot better

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@noiob excellent. You are likely in no danger. :) Keep it iced to keep the swelling down, and you'll be fine.

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@noiob (I have weird knowledge about digit injuries. >_>)

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@noelle that is very useful knowledge to have, thanks a lot for sharing it. Tbh I could've probably iced it more consistently, but I didn't really feel the need after I slept…

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@noiob do you have like a hot line you can call tomorrow on Monday about this stuff?

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@maloki nah but I could go to a doctor, I just don't really wanna get up at seven and go if it's nothing, and at the moment I kinda feel like I overreacted a bunch. Hard to gauge pain and I never broke a bone before but it was very tolerable

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@noiob fair enough. You'll figure it out. ❤️

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