May 2022: A Toe Injury that Just Didn't Heal

​Her fourth and fifth toes still hurt six weeks after getting her foot tangled in her backpack strap when getting up in the dark to go to the bathroom. It wasn't purple anymore, but she was still walking on the inside of her foot. The initial assumption was that it was a fracture, and it would heal. It was just a toe after all. It would heal.But doubt crept in that maybe a dislocation had been there all along.Nope. No dislocation. Just two healing toe fractures. It would just take more time, but they would heal. They were just toes after all.Six months later, the pain was more severe than ever. The toes were intermittently on fire. Other times, it felt like a ribbon was being squeezed tight, pulling on the digits. Now and then, she felt pins and needles in the area. The pain seemed unrelated neuropathy. The podiatrist said maybe she had a neuroma. It was unbelievable. They were just toes and should have healed.The MRI didn't show a neuroma. The fourth toe was still not healed. The podiatrist wanted to know if she was wrapping the toe. No, she said, the tape was too hard to use and hurt to pull off. But the podiatrist said she had a better idea. She cut a strip of self-adhesive bandage wrap and buddy-taped the toe. Maybe treating a broken toe like a broken bone would allow it to heal.​Tip to Remember: Self-adhesive bandage wrap is more comfortable, easier to place, and more likely for people to use to buddy-tape toes.​Tags: Toe fracture, injury, self-adhesive bandage...
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