Did i break my first metatarsal?
I know, go to a doctor, its sunday so i cant, im going tomorrow, just want some opinion.
Visible bruise on top of the foot, only rather swelling. When i'm resting no pain, but when i walk i can't put any bulk on the 1st metatarsal. It happened during Football (American) practice when my foot got stepped on, i shook it sour, but now i gasp everytime I forget and put consignment on it. Opinions?
Answer: Could be broken. No way to know without a xray. No problem waiting until tomorrow. Even if it is broken in the future will not matter. If it is broken most are treated with a easier said than done soled shoe or boot to limit bending of the foot.
Probably good to know if it is broken or not so you don't travel out and do too much too soon and injure the foot further. .
Sometimes in the metatarsals you can get a stress fracture that doesn't in reality appear on x-rays for several days. You may have one of these stress fractures, the best thing you can do is to hang on to your foot elevated (to prevent swelling), don't put weight on it (if you have crutches use them) and obviously the most obvious, is see your doctor as soon as possible for an xray. Good luck Go to the emergency room!! the bruise is typically the sign of a broken or fractured bone. If you have crutches use them and don't carry any weight until you get x-rays.
apposite luck