hey i was playing tennis (in running shoes) :(\nand my toe jammed up against the tip of the shoe and smashed my toenail up.  It turned blue but it's been a week and now it's oozing puss and there seems to be a big blister underneath or something  I was just wondering if anyone else has had this happen and is this normal and is my toenail gonna fall off?  thanks!
138980
ya it is normal, and your toenail absolutely gonna fall off..and u must wait until it grows up again...but its okay,i've been there also.
496548
you are probably correct in that you broke your toe, unfortunately there isn't much to do for them but give them time to heal.  you might want to consider an xray to make sure the toe is in good alignment.  if so, just use coflex tape to keep second toe taped to third toe for alignment.  it is best to use a shoe with a stiff sole and support (not a tennis shoe they are too flexible).  i do have a great website you should check out for some additional information and products to help  your toe heal.  use the source as direct link to site.
175524
I broke my pinky toe and the doctor said there wasn't really anything that could be done, other than to give me painkillers and to recommend that I don't walk on it.  You could probably fashion yourself a little splint out of a popsicle stick or something to limit how much you can move it.\n\nI'd still recommend going to the doctor just to ensure that there's nothing wrong with it, but chances are you'll just be sucking it up for a few weeks.  Get well soon!
288854
Sounds like shin splints.  You probably don't need to go to the doctor.  You should stay off your feet awhile, and use a cortisone cream on them.  Take an anti-inflammatory med, unless you have any medical condition which would make that unwise.  If they don't feel better with 3-4 days of relative ease, go to the doctor.  \nIf you're going to play softball and tennis regularly, make sure you're wearing good shoes that are designed for those specific uses, and stretch beforehand.
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There is really no way to know for sure unless you show it to a doctor.  Keep cleaning it, but do so gently.  Don't pick it or move around the nail or dig into it.  Be careful and go to a doctor.
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I would go to the doctor if I were you because you could be at risk for a blood clot. I have banged my shin and it has never done what yours has.  It has been too long since you hit it for this type of reaction.  Please take yourself to a doctor just to be on the safe side.
13385
A true rule of thumb for for running shoes: When you stand up, there should be a thumb's width between the tip of your longest toe and the front of the toebox on the shoe. Press down with your thumb to test. If your toenails are hitting the front of your shoe, you are risking getting blisters under your toenails from the pressure. If that happens, besides being painful, you will loose the nail. \n\nIf you are worried about the shoe being too wide, investigate New Balance shoes. They come in widths.\n\nSince you are talking about hiking a trail over uneven terrain, you probably should investigate hiking boots. They protect your ankles more against twists and sprains.
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I have had more than my share of sprains, twists, and breaks in my feet.  First, you must immobilize the toe. Put a little gauze on each side of the affected toe, then wrap it in (prefferably) paper tape to each toe beside it.  You should now have three wrapped toes.  The sore one in the middle.  Lastly, (and what helped me the most) see if you can get some prescription strength motrin from your doctor.  If you can't, then buy the strongest over the counter motrin you can find.  This is what will really make it better, in a hurry.  not kidding! good luck.
288867
Well, it's time to let a doctor look at it. You may not have spotted an ingrown nail, maybe it is very much embedded in and you can't see it or there is something else embedded. Regardless of what it is , it sounds like it has an infection in it and those are nothing to mess with, those types of infections have a bad tendancy to spread through other parts of your body and then you have a serious problem on your hands.
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hey hun...if they were extremely tight as well as high then you may have cut the circulation off to them and that will definitely cause you to loose your nails...if the new ones are normal colored and having no pain then i don't thank there's any reason for a doc...but make darn sure you throw those shoes away!...love daisy
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keep that sucka clean.  With all that activity your shoes are a cesspool of bacteria.  Use neosporin or a bactine spray when ever you can.  Soak that sucka in salt water to clean it and help with swelling.  Then wait...it'll prolly take close to a month for it to heal..maybe longer.
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Put some antibiotic ointment on it. If it is not better after two days, I would go get it checked. I wouldn`t worry about having the baby`s nail removed just yet. My daughter got one. and it was bad. It cleared up. You might have to go to the doctor and get an antibiotic to give her.
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I am such a klutz and have broken all of my toes, except for my big toes.  I have a sofa that has a hide a bed in it, so whenever I try to move "the beast", I break a toe....or just walking past it I walk right into it.  Thankfully, that sofa is leaving me in a couple of weeks! \n\nAnyway...it hurts, no doubt about that.  The discoloration (purple, yellow, green) will take a few weeks.  For the pain...Tylenol extra strength and only wear shoes when you have to...I recommend flip flops right now or open toed.  Don't try jamming your toes into athletic shoes or formal wear shoes.  It's only going to take longer to heal.  I have been there! \n\nAs for your husband....if it's not broken, it's probably badly sprained.  I would suggest loosly taping it to it's neighbor or ice.  Also, only wear shoes when you have to.  If he really wants to know if it's broken, see a podiatrist or your primary care physician.  Hope that I have helped.
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I'm a paramedic; trust me, that's not too serious!\nYes, the nail will grow back. Keep it clean and dry. You might want to check with a doctor, just to be sure.\nI did that to a toe nail about a year ago, and it grew back just fine.
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You may have broken your toe.  I've broke that toe three times!\n\nTape that toe to the toe next to it.  That's all they do if it is broken.  That will help with the pain, but it will be sore for a few days.\n\nIf your foot stays sore, you may have broken a bone in it, you'll need a doctor to X-ray that.
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It sounds normal to me. Sometimes your body produces extra discharge and before your period your body is trying to get rid of it, that's probably why it was a ball and not just something you wiped from your "cooter". don't be scared if it only happen this once, I'm sure it will pass. Now if it happens a lot go to your OBGYN and they can give you antibiotics, which you take for 10 days, to kill the bacteria. it's cool.
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The athletes feet scaring and corns has disensitized my soles--plus don't go barefoot due to the nail fungus that's permantently difigured my toes.\n\nBut, you could try and see if mine are ticklish--Sunshine!\n\n\n;-)!