yesterday as i was taking off the 45 pound plate off the barbell for bench press at the gym...i didnt notice that i still had a 10lb plate before it and it came off and fell on my big toe...it hurt alot for a little while, but i continued my workout and now theres a big red mark rite below my big toe and it hurts a little to walk and when i bend it..its not really swollen, but i iced it...would anyone kno if its broken or what the sympotoms are...it hurst more today when i walk in my shoes...i was partying all nite too maybe that made it worse

I doubt it's broken. If it were broken, it would be very swollen and almost impossible (or impossible) to move. This is how my toe looked when I broke it a couple years ago. Does it look anything like this?

That is what MY toe looked like a few weeks ago. Several months ago, I stubbed the hell out of it, and it pretty much looked identical to your toe above. Then, about a month ago, I STUBBED THE EXACT SAME TOE AGAIN! And it again turned into a rather unpleasant facsimile of your picture above. A month later, it is still black and blue, and hurts like hell whenever I do calf-raises. I've often wondered if it were broken or just badly contused. Either way, it is certainly unpleasant. You both have my sympathy :d_frown:

I would have to agree with John Stone. My little toe on my right foot is the only bone I have ever broken, and I have broken it three times! - It has been 10 years since the last break, but it did swell really badly and my toe and part of foot was swollen and black and blue. THe first time I broke it was jumping on the trampoline, my sister grabbed my foot in mid air and twisted... you can imagine what happened next. THe next two times I broke it just by stubbing it into a metal pole at a swim park ( no shoes on) and into a wooden support post in my house ( once again, with no shoes on.)

I feel for you!
I would guess unless it is purple and bruised pretty badly, it probably isn't broken. Apart from icing it and keeping it elevated, there isn't much they can do for a broken toe. :d_frown:

yeh it doesnt really look as bad as john's pic and its not really black and blue...just a red mark..and i can move it but it hurts a little to move it..i guses i'll jus keep icing it..thanks

id get xrays.....but im in ontario and ijust show my healthcard and its covered by ohip. no health care..duno if i would left my broken hand to heal on its own...yikes. if posible go to emerg get it looked at

If you go to emergency room, (unless it is really smashed or something) all they are going to do is take xray, give pain killers, and tape it to the next toe.

yeh its getting better I think...i see my phsyical therapist tommorw for my knee...i'll ask him and see what he thinks thanks