Tim had to go into the doctor yesterday morning because his big toe on his left foot has swelled up suddenly and is in severe pain. We had our (internet search ;)) suspicions or what we thought it might be, but they couldn’t find anything wrong with it. Even after X-Rays. Nothing. Well, something is obviously wrong with it–enough that it’s getting too painful to even sleep at night. So, they said keep an eye on it for 5 more days–and wear a boot.
He’s not thrilled about the boot… or the pain…
He has had this same pain before, but never this bad. And we never did figure out what it was then either… It acts almost like a sprain, but he didn’t do anything to hurt it. And it flared up again out of nowhere. *Sigh.* I just hate it when they can’t diagnose something.
He’s hoping to start work this coming Monday, so we don’t have a lot of time before he’s back to needing his foot again, so hopefully we’ll figure something out soon!
That does not look fun. Is it an infection? Hope it clears up fast!
Dad thinks it might be gout. Did they rule that out?
How about I just come over with the chainsaw and cut it off. I’ll do it for free!
Chris, yes the doctor ruled out gout…. at least for now.
I get pain like that in my big toe, too, without any cause and they ruled out gout, but mine sure acts like gout. Try eliminating all sugar (including Mt. Dew) and fatty foods and see if that helps the situation.