Turf Toe?

[CosmoGirl]

Did you kick the Fedex guy?

STILL haven't gotten my package, so NO! :mad:

[Chimera]

True story: I was about 14 at a putt-putt course with an arcade. A friend was playing a game and I went to go get the golf balls and clubs. When he finished his game, I said "come on, I got golf balls"

A blonde sitting nearby overheard me. Very seriously and with a very concerned look on her face, she asked me, "Golf balls? Does that hurt as bad as Tennis Elbow?"

[CosmoGirl]

You better hope it's not gout!

+1 is the toe red, feels like million needles are sticking into the joint and hurts like a mofo. Gout it could be

Nope. Not red, no external symptoms at all. It's painful but actually massage feels better.

I had it. It took about 3-4 months for pain to completely go away. Sometime u'd think you pain free and then all of the sudden it comes back and it feels like someone just stuck a knife into ur toe.

Yep. That's what's going on with mine. It'll go completely away and then back to say "I hate you". Tonight, it's saying "I'm unhappy with you".

Does mental stress impact Turf Toe? I'm under a good bit of that right now. I'm also dealing with Costochondritis (which is stress-related and inflammatory).

[g5jamz]

Big knuckle behind the big toe. I know exactly when I hurt it. I blew out my flip flop (heels) on the street in New Orleans (for the Panthers @ Saints game) about an hour after the best foot massage ever. Then the next day had to wear high-heeled boots on the long walk to the game, during the game (which I took boots off during the game due to pain), and long walk to the store. I couldn't feel my foot.

So now it throbs and even in sitting position just aches from time to time? Can you move the big toe up and down more than your other or is it limited.

Also...what's your age.

I did the same thing in basketball about 9 years ago...kinda like jamming the toe into the joint. Never healed. Fast forward to having surgery cheilectomy (sp?) last November to clean out the bone joint. No cartilege in the joint. I have the toe joint of an 80year old.

You can still fix yours. Wear decent shoes for a while. Don't go barefoot. Don't wear flipflops. Wear stiff shoes or get a cheap pair of stiff orthotics. If it's really bad go see a podiatrist and get professional orthotics. See if the swelling/angry toe gets better with just the shoe changes first, then go talk to the doc and he may give you a cortisone shot in it to help out.

My wife would bring home cortisone shots and I'd have her inject it right into the joint down to the bone/cartilege, but it got to the point it wasn't doing any good whatsoever. So I wanted to get surgery so I'm not limping. Nowadays, I'm a lot better but I'll never be able to move that toe as much as the other. (I'm 41 years old...things don't heal as fast as when we are young)

[CosmoGirl]

So now it throbs and even in sitting position just aches from time to time? Can you move the big toe up and down more than your other or is it limited.

Also...what's your age.

I did the same thing in basketball about 9 years ago...kinda like jamming the toe into the joint. Never healed. Fast forward to having surgery cheilectomy (sp?) last November to clean out the bone joint. No cartilege in the joint. I have the toe joint of an 80year old.

You can still fix yours. Wear decent shoes for a while. Don't go barefoot. Don't wear flipflops. Wear stiff shoes or get a cheap pair of stiff orthotics. If it's really bad go see a podiatrist and get professional orthotics. See if the swelling/angry toe gets better with just the shoe changes first, then go talk to the doc and he may give you a cortisone shot in it to help out.

My wife would bring home cortisone shots and I'd have her inject it right into the joint down to the bone/cartilege, but it got to the point it wasn't doing any good whatsoever. So I wanted to get surgery so I'm not limping. Nowadays, I'm a lot better but I'll never be able to move that toe as much as the other. (I'm 41 years old...things don't heal as fast as when we are young)

It aches mostly when standing/walking. Notsomuch on the throbbing. The range of motion on it is less than my other one, though.

I'm wondering if my excessive use of flip-flops over the past few months could have contributed to it. I pretty much wore them most of Nov, Dec, and Jan (or Jan went sock-footed).

There will be no steroid injections into my body. They do too much damage.

What kind of orthoditics are you talking about? Old people shoes?

And I just turned 37 (I think it is 37, may be 38 but I'm not sure anymore).

[jasonluckydog]

True story: I was about 14 at a putt-putt course with an arcade. A friend was playing a game and I went to go get the golf balls and clubs. When he finished his game, I said "come on, I got golf balls"

A blonde sitting nearby overheard me. Very seriously and with a very concerned look on her face, she asked me, "Golf balls? Does that hurt as bad as Tennis Elbow?"

does it?

[g5jamz]

It aches mostly when standing/walking. Notsomuch on the throbbing. The range of motion on it is less than my other one, though.

I'm wondering if my excessive use of flip-flops over the past few months could have contributed to it. I pretty much wore them most of Nov, Dec, and Jan (or Jan went sock-footed).

There will be no steroid injections into my body. They do too much damage.

What kind of orthoditics are you talking about? Old people shoes?

And I just turned 37 (I think it is 37, may be 38 but I'm not sure anymore).

No...not old people shoes. Orthotic inserts. If you've got insurance, take the time to go talk to a podiatrist. Nice inserts run around $500 bucks, but FSA/HSA will cover them.

[CosmoGirl]

No...not old people shoes. Orthotic inserts. If you've got insurance, take the time to go talk to a podiatrist. Nice inserts run around $500 bucks, but FSA/HSA will cover them.

Well, the whole insurance thing shall wait for a bit. I think it will be April before I have insurance again. :(

[g5jamz]

Look for one of these in Walmart...cheaper alternative.

http://ellenc.hubpages.com/hub/Dr-Scholls-Custom-Fit-Orthotics-Footmapping-Macine-In-Local-Stores

[Panthro]

Big knuckle behind the big toe. I know exactly when I hurt it. I blew out my flip flop (heels) on the street in New Orleans (for the Panthers @ Saints game) about an hour after the best foot massage ever. Then the next day had to wear high-heeled boots on the long walk to the game, during the game (which I took boots off during the game due to pain), and long walk to the store. I couldn't feel my foot.

I threw up 3 separate times in this post

[Scrumtrilescent]

She then dipped her hooves in ranch.

[Donald LaFell]

I would make sure it's not gout.

[ThPantherFan]

Anyone had it? I'm 95% I do and it freaking hurts. What helps with it (real life - not google or WedMD). My shoes and I are becoming enemies.

If I were there, I would gently take your shoe and sock or stocking off and place your foot in my lap. I would take my thumbs and starting in the middle and bottom of the foot I would make circular motions increasing the force until I saw the glisten in your eyes that said, 'ahhhh'. I would then start rubbing around the foot, up to the toe, but not touching the toe. I would then take my hands and run.......

[Wither]

If I were there, I would gently take your shoe and sock or stocking off and place your foot in my lap. I would take my thumbs and starting in the middle and bottom of the foot I would make circular motions increasing the force until I saw the glisten in your eyes that said, 'ahhhh'. I would then start rubbing around the foot, up to the toe, but not touching the toe. I would then take my hands and run.......

You're probably going to take the award for the creepiest person who lives by themselves, but you have pretty strong competition around here.