Things I have learned since quite possibly, maybe, breaking my foot

 

• Horse shoes leave interesting bruise patterns.
• Do not walk 4 miles on your injure foot. It won’t end well.
• Your trainers/sneakers are a lot tighter than you had imagined.
• Your foot may no longer look swollen, but you are very very wrong. Do not try wearing steel toe boots.
• A&E doctors do not like radiographing your foot/toe because even if there is a break, ‘there is not a lot [they] can do about it’.
• Ibuprofen + paracetamol will NOT take away the pain, contrary to what the A&E doctor tells you.
• Your GP will give you a stronger NSAID, but will still not radiograph your foot because ‘it will heal in another 4-6 weeks if it is broken. wear good walking boots if you can tolerate it.’
• Just because your foot feels better in the morning doesn’t mean you should stop wearing the elastotube.
• Shower water falls with a lot of force…
• … and so do ping pong balls dropped from waist level.
• You will have to stand like a rock star to wash dishes. You will look stupid, just deal with it.
• Your feet carry a lot of weight when you sit on the toilet. Be careful how you position yourself.
• Do not massage your foot to make it feel better. The delayed pressure/pain will be a whole lot worse than the initial injury.

Foot, evening it was stomped on. Bruise not fully developed.