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Hurt Leg Black & Blue,noticed Swelling And Pain Due To An Injury
I dropped a steel gate on my big toe yesterday and it is black & blue (area is a band going around toe from
root of toe nail area to second knuckle of big toe) Only slightly swollen and on a scale of 1-10 the pain level is
a 2 or 3. I have not taken any pain reliever as not needed yet. It doesn't hurt when I stand on it. What do you
recommend.
root of toe nail area to second knuckle of big toe) Only slightly swollen and on a scale of 1-10 the pain level is
a 2 or 3. I have not taken any pain reliever as not needed yet. It doesn't hurt when I stand on it. What do you
recommend.
posted on
Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Sun, 30 Mar 2014
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Tue, 1 Apr 2014
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Hi,
This does not appear to be a serious injury and is likely to recover spontaneously in the next few days. You may find the nail turns black. I suggest elevation when possible and paracetamol and ibuprofen for the pain as needed.
Regards,
Dr K A Pottinger,
MBChB FRCA
This does not appear to be a serious injury and is likely to recover spontaneously in the next few days. You may find the nail turns black. I suggest elevation when possible and paracetamol and ibuprofen for the pain as needed.
Regards,
Dr K A Pottinger,
MBChB FRCA
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