Stubbed my toe - ooh the pain!

I take it this was in the days before OH&S and personal protection equipment Bill?? And you were self employed? I cannot imagine that kind of pain but I reckon it must be horrific. It's certainly chilly here with a huge frost outside. 5 degrees out and 14 in and that's with the fire going. Chilly is an understatement...try gelid. You're up bright and early, hope you have a lovely day. It will be lovely and sunny and warm soon.

I did my toes when I was both on wages and working as a contractor. The last time when I was a contractor in around 2002 was the worst. I never wore steel capped boots due to them being too hard to kneel down in. Panel beaters are always on their knees you see and the steel caps would cut into the top of the toes. I am always up bright and early. Usually on the computer at around 6am at this time of the year. We have a courier that comes around 9 so I have to get orders packed and ready for him. Our house does not get any sunshine during the day as we are surrounded by trees. This keeps it around 14 - 16 degrees at the moment which is way cooler than most of the Gold Coast. But we were kept pretty cool during summer. Having only a short winter, I am sure that we can put up with the cold for a while. And we do not get any frost!

Indeed, RawBill1, the agony of da feet can be quite grueling.

How dreadful! Thank goodness for shock then. It might have been very traumatic for you otherwise. Back in the days when soft drink came in bottles, I dropped a small bottle of Coke on my foot. The bottle exploded and I don't remember any pain then either. There were just a few drops of blood which surprised me and when I went to the bathroom to rinse it off, I dislodged a largish piece of glass and then the blood did flow. It wouldn't stop and it made a huge mess. Can you tell I'm not a shoe wearer?

Yikes!!

a few years ago the psychoartist had the misfortune to drop a frozen roast on my foot while taking it out of the freezer! it was actually very painful and injurious! i had quite an unattractive mark on my foot for about a week...so ms. tickle, you see i am not a shoe wearer either, (if i can help it) but also a bit clumsy!

It seems the kind of accident that occurs regularly in some people. I know when I have a sore toe I seem to hit it again and again if I'm not super careful. I tend to trip over shoes when I go to the loo in the middle of the night. I usually put my bedside lamp on but sometimes I'm too sleepy to remember...yowchy!.

lol I dont know mine usually get black and blue. Yup 12 weeks didnt wear a shoe on that foot but had todrive get groceries and every day things that ya have to do on top ofthat. also got the best tan that year I ever got lolololo

Hi Lakota...12 weeks to heal, that must have been just awful. I just cannot imagine the pain and discomfort you had to endure. Yeah, stubbing your toe really hurts. How come we always hit it so hard...why can't it be just a tap (that doesn't hurt like h3ll?)

OUCH! Blue, horses tend to use a heavy stomping action don't they? I've been lucky that my reflexes have let me scoot my feet out of the way but that was when I was much younger and much lighter. I've been treating a fungal problem in my big toes for ages and one nail has turned black but nothing else has happened and I still have the fungus!

Purple, I'm glad you got your priorities right. That was quick thinking on your part. It's best to leave your boot on ion any case because it holds everything together if there is a break.

Oh that does hurt, and I imagine that it hurts more to only have your toe stepped on than your entire foot, which is what happened to me. I was getting the horse ready to ride, and it was being bothered by flies. It stomped to get the flies away, but when its foot came down it was right on top of my foot. I had on my boots, but the steel toes do not protect the entire top of your foot ... or at least mine didn't ... and I was afraid that my foot was broken. Fortunately, it was just sore and slightly bruised but not broken. Of course, I did not bother to check it out until after the ride, because I didn't go through all that to not be able to take my ride and perhaps not be able to take one for several weeks if in fact my foot was seriously injured.

I think I see a vague pattern here. Most people are stubbing their BIG toe - I tend to stub the last three and those not necessarily at the same time. I think it must hurt much more to do the big toe because having the bigger area, you do more damage. I'm so sorry about your poor toe purp. I feel like a fraud now, whining about my little bump.

Oh no, please do not feel like that! I know how much stubbing any toe can hurt, and I do not feel that stubbing any toe really is worse than stubbing any of the others ... although I will say that when you keep stubbing the same toe time after time without giving it a chance to heal, then that is certain worse than stubbing a brand new toe.

Sorry not to get back to you sooner - Demned alerts!. My toe actually stopped hurting after about 10 minutes and I feel so bad for those who are stubbing their toes and actually doing harmful injury to themselves. that must hurt like the blazes!

Hello sweet friend,. How are you and your two darling daughters? Yes, I think that you are very odd to go giggly at pain,So you're saying, extreme violence gets a normal reaction while regular violence gets a giggle. Hmm, I think I need to start worrying about you. xox.

Hi Hunnie The gurls and I are doing quite well thank you! Hope you and your family are also well. I know it's weird huh? When I was in labor with my oldest I remember the nurse was getting very concerned because I was laughing through contractions. I'm not really sure why I do it, but in a way I'm glad I do! I'd rather laugh than scream VERY colorful language in a Hospital full of doctors, nurses, and other patients. Hope you have a great week! Love you xoxo

Hi scarlet, lovely to see you. Now that's interesting, I thought that if you have bad circulation, that your toes would be cold and you'd feel the pain more but you say not. I think I'm foot clumsy too but touch wood, I've never broken any toe bones.

it's because they're cold.makes them kind of numb. i messed up my great toe's nail one time bad,and it took awhile to grow back.

I think we should start a club for those who have answered this discussion. (There's only a handful...I'm getting a complex that I'm unpopular, lol.) We shall be the clumsy stubbers. LOL. Actually, I do it fairly often too, not so much when I'm wearing shoes though. Strange that.

Oh dear, what a terrible ordeal for you. I'm actually beginning to feel ill by these stories. You certainly describe your event well. Did you get to answer the phone?

Hi again my friend. The pain didn't last any time really compared to what some people have experienced. My nails don't ever grow too long and they tend to split or peel as they are not strong. I imagine that snapping off a nail must hurt a lot and make your fingertip sore and sensitive. Sorry you have experienced this.

two broken fingernails in one week, thats not good at all......hugs back to you.

Oh that sounds dreadful! I feel like a total baby now as I've never lost a nail that way thank goodness.