![]() He said I could tape it to the adjacent toe if I wanted to (I didn't), and wear a boot if I wanted (I didn't). Anything I did (other than something stupid like smashing it) would only delay the healing: the less I did, the quicker the healing would be and the swelling would dissipate. He basically said that pain should be my guide. You should have seen the look on his face when I told him I'd run 10km on it. Two days later, I had x-rays and the podiatrist kept looking for a broken bone in my foot, as the internal bleeding had to have come from another broken bone. ![]() I did the race the next morning without knowing if I could get my foot in my running shoe. I broke my left pinky toe the night before an Olympic triathlon about 5 years ago. So, my question, for you Podiatrists out there, or anyone who's suffered a pinky toe fracture, is what's a reasonable recovery time before:ġ) she can stop wearing the boot (it drives her crazy)Ģ) she can begin some sort of physical activity (she usually sticks to the treadmill or elliptical and strength training in the gym).ģ) she can expect that it'll be pain-free to wear/walk in normal shoes. (FWIW- purely by coincidence, this Podiatrist sponsors our Tri club, though I don't know if he's a triathlete himself, or whether he takes lifestyle into consideration when discussing recovery). She went back to the podiatrist today expecting him to tell her that she could start some sort of activity sometime soon, and he looked at her as if she was from some other planet and lectured her about how she has a broken toe and that it would take 6-8 weeks to heal. X-ray showed a spiral fracture, and she's been in a walking boot since then. My wife (who's not a triathlete, but is fairly active) broke her pinky toe on her left foot a week ago. Yes, another medical question for the forum:
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