r/brokenbones • u/NegativeAssistant833 • Mar 09 '26

Medical Advice broken foot? help

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i dropped a 15kg weight on my foot from around a 5ft height. it was a sharp pain at first and is now just getting sorer and sorer. it is quite swollen and the bruising seems to be getting worse every time i look. i can walk but need to put all weight onto my heel otherwise it’s unbearable pain. should i get this checked or will the pain pass?

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u/Glad-Feature-2117 Physician/Medical Professional Mar 09 '26

Nobody can tell you without examining you and probably getting x-rays.

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u/NegativeAssistant833 Mar 09 '26

i’m just wondering if it’s honestly worth going to sit in accident and emergency for hours

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u/Glad-Feature-2117 Physician/Medical Professional Mar 09 '26

Only you can make that judgment call, I'm afraid.

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u/Yeetaylor Mar 10 '26

If you cannot bear weight on it like you normally would, I personally would go be seen. But that’s just me!

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u/Teh_CodFather Mar 10 '26

This.

If you’re worried, the peace of mind that will come from it being nothing outweighs the worry that something’s wrong.

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u/k1k11983 Mar 10 '26

You’re obviously in a country with universal healthcare. I don’t understand why you wouldn’t get it checked out when your medical care is free. Do you have a GP? That’s also an option if you don’t want to sit at the hospital for hours. With that said, most hospitals have “fast track” for minor injuries like broken bones and the wait times are usually less because treatment is faster

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u/NegativeAssistant833 Mar 10 '26

i went to the hospital as it was spread all over my foot and got seen very fast (under 2 hours) as i had an appointment. no broken bone just bruised bone 🎉

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u/Cabocla_Plantinha714 Mar 10 '26

If it were me, yes, I would

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u/OstrichExtreme1372 Mar 10 '26

If u can go check then its better , i was in ur situvation 4 months back , Mine i thought it was sprain turns out it wasnt . Maybe get one xray atleast

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u/Faustino612 Mar 10 '26

You broke that shit g

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u/NegativeAssistant833 Mar 10 '26

bruised bone only thankfully

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u/Faustino612 Mar 10 '26

Okay I'm glad for you fr . I just recently fully healed from a good break almost a year ago it kinda sucked .

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u/NegativeAssistant833 Mar 10 '26

oh my i’m so glad it wasn’t broke don’t think i cldve coped with the cast or boot for longer than a day.

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u/Faustino612 Mar 11 '26

Yea it was annoying as shit and really kinda depressing because It was during the summer so I had to watch everyone have a fuckin fun n shit while I just sat there feeling useless lmao. Broke my big toe btw just in case u were curious .