Well I hurt my foot yesterday

[Matt76]

Here is a post of mine from this morning

hurt my left foot really bad last night. I was walking out of my g/f's apt. with a load of laundry and I don't know what happened. All I remember is feeling a terrible pain in my foot and falling on my face. I thought I rolled my ankle or something but my ankle doesn't even hurt.

It swelled up instantly on the top of my foot. Towards the outside and middle of the foot as well. It got up to the size of a cue ball last night and was hurting pretty bad. I iced it quite a bit and today the swelling has gone down from a lump to an all over swelling on the top of my foot. While it is not necessarily bruised it is a light blue color that is more the color of a vein or something

The super shitty thing is that the bottom part of my foot is hurting today too. I can barely walk on the damn thing so i'm not sure what to do as I don't think I have health ins. anymore.

Here is what my foot looks like tonight
I'm bored looking for a job so I figured i'd throw up a few pics of my hurt foot. This is also after icing it for like the milionith time

[Madmike]

That shit is broke dude....

[Matt76]

Originally Posted by Madmike

That shit is broke dude....

yeah ur prolly right but not much I can do. I don't even think they can take an x-ray until the swelling is gone but I don't have Insurance anymore so not like I will be getting an Xray anyway

It was amazing really. I just got done talking on the phone with my dad about how he doesn't think i'm on the ins anymore after graduating. I said O I will just have to be careful then. 45minutes later I fall carrying a damn laundry basket haha go ****ing figure

[Madmike]

Originally Posted by Matt76

yeah ur prolly right but not much I can do. I don't even think they can take an x-ray until the swelling is gone but I don't have Insurance anymore so not like I will be getting an Xray anyway

It was amazing really. I just got done talking on the phone with my dad about how he doesn't think i'm on the ins anymore after graduating. I said O I will just have to be careful then. 45minutes later I fall carrying a damn laundry basket haha go ****ing figure

You can't just NOT do anything because you don't have insurance. If you have a fracture and don't get it treated, it could cause you difficulty down the road. They will treat you and you can work out some sort of payment plan I am sure.

[ram416]

Matt...get yourself to the hospital now!
It may not be a break in the tarsal or metatarsal region, it it looks like you have at least torn ligments in the the area. On bigger guys (I know, I'm one) that kind of injury has life long ramifications if not tended to. Hellfire, use the f'ing emergancy room and call yourself Emanual Daylaborer if oyu have to, but get medical attention...please!

[didier]

First thing, hospital. You can care about the cost later when you will work. You will have problem to find job if you keep this feet like that.
Hope the best for you.

[Matt76]

I tore some ligaments in this same foot when i was a senior in football. the big difference is that the bruising went up my shin as well

It feels better today. I'm going to give it till monday and go from there

[didier]

Good Luck !!!!!

[Matt76]

Also, it feels a lot better in a shoe. Keeping it compressed does wonders

[Denahue]

Don't matter, get your ass to a emergency room!!!! Your to big to limp all your life!!!!!

[Denahue]

Don't matter, get your ass to a emergency room!!!! Your to big to limp all your life!!!!!

[buzkirk]

Originally Posted by Denahue

Don't matter, get your ass to a emergency room!!!! Your to big to limp all your life!!!!!

You tell him Denny

[Coop-cr]

Ouch!

First: sorry to hear (and see) this injury. I've broken various bones in my feet over the years, and believe me when I say: I know the pain.

Second: As others have said: that doesn't look good.

Third: Also, as others have said--get some definitive care for that. And from this, I speak from the point of view of inside--and outside-- experience. I had a hand fracture that I did nothing with for various reasons (including the old standby: "I can't afford the doctor visit.") Long story short on that, I have noticeable deformity of my right (dominant) hand, as well as decreased mobility and sensation. Thyis impacts my work (I'm the engineer at --wait for it-- an EMS service [how's that for irony?], and my hobbies [I used to shoot pistol competition... doesn't work as well now that my grip is all whacked out] and still, occasionally, causes me pain.

And this is only a hand--it doesn't have to support half my body weight, or be in-service as often as my feet.

Please reconsider your options. At the ER, anyway, you cannot be denied care for your ability to pay--and as long as you get on a payment plan --$20 a month, even-- they cannot impact your credit score.

I hope you feel better--and that you get your foot taken care of.


Best,

--Coop

[Matt76]

well it's getting better daily. I'm still going to give it till monday and see where i'm at

I don't have money to pay rent let alone pay for a dr. visit so I have to wait

[thehat101]

Go to the DR before we rent a CR short bus and come up there, tie you up, and drag you to the DR