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What Causes Sudden Pain In Toe After Waking Up?
Question: Hi. I woke up this morning and my left toe is hurting very much. I went to work and came back home. I walking on the side of my left foot. Worried if its a blood clot or maybe it was bent in my sleep or something. I have ice on it now.
Brief Answer:
Paronychia is most probable.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted of your history of too much pain in left toe on getting up in the morning. Worried about blood clot or bending in sleep.
From the history you have provided this looks to be a case of paronychia, meaning infection in the nail-bed as the pain is too much.
You may need an antibiotic and an anti-inflammatory medicines with painkiller properties like Ibuprofen and most importantly to keep the left lower limb above the heart level in laying down position. This helps in reducing the pain and swelling.
You may please provide clear photographs for on-the-spot diagnosis and any other additional information that you would like to share.
I hope this answers your query, please feel free to ask for further relevant queries if you feel that there is a gap of communication.
Paronychia is most probable.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted of your history of too much pain in left toe on getting up in the morning. Worried about blood clot or bending in sleep.
From the history you have provided this looks to be a case of paronychia, meaning infection in the nail-bed as the pain is too much.
You may need an antibiotic and an anti-inflammatory medicines with painkiller properties like Ibuprofen and most importantly to keep the left lower limb above the heart level in laying down position. This helps in reducing the pain and swelling.
You may please provide clear photographs for on-the-spot diagnosis and any other additional information that you would like to share.
I hope this answers your query, please feel free to ask for further relevant queries if you feel that there is a gap of communication.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I just went to a doctor. They tested me for gout and will find out on tuesday. Was worried its a blood clot
Brief Answer:
Any trauma ?
Detailed Answer:
Thank for your feedback.
Blood clot can come only if there is a history of trauma or if the person is on blood thinners.
Let us see.
You may please post clear photographs, makes easy for diagnosis.
Any trauma ?
Detailed Answer:
Thank for your feedback.
Blood clot can come only if there is a history of trauma or if the person is on blood thinners.
Let us see.
You may please post clear photographs, makes easy for diagnosis.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
No trauma or blood thinners. Im.trying to upload a photo but not sure how
Brief Answer:
Not much of edema or redness.
Detailed Answer:
Read and understood that there is a no trauma or blood thinners.
Seen the photo, does not much show any redness or edema.
The pain as you say is at the base of the toe meaning the metatarso-phalangeal joint.
Are the movements of the toe at this joint painful?
Any other associated problems locally or in general?
Not much of edema or redness.
Detailed Answer:
Read and understood that there is a no trauma or blood thinners.
Seen the photo, does not much show any redness or edema.
The pain as you say is at the base of the toe meaning the metatarso-phalangeal joint.
Are the movements of the toe at this joint painful?
Any other associated problems locally or in general?
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Only when i push back my toe. The side of my foot where toe is is a little painful. The other toes are fine no pain. I do worry alot as u can see. I asked my doctor if its a blood clot but he said no way.
Brief Answer:
Take medicines and warm salt water soaking.
Detailed Answer:
Blot clotting does not present like this.
So nothing to worry.
Since the pain is only when you push back your toe and the side is bit painful, it is worth waiting fro the results.
I hope you have been put up on anti-inflammatory medicines by your Doctor.
One thing to get a good relief is:
Take a bucket or any container where you can put in your foot at rest.
Take water to fill say 6 inches and go on adding the common table salt till it is getting dissolved to make this supersaturated. Make all the solution warm to be tolerable and put the foot in this warm solution. You will get the maximum effect. Use the same water over and over again. Do this at least twice daily.
Take medicines and warm salt water soaking.
Detailed Answer:
Blot clotting does not present like this.
So nothing to worry.
Since the pain is only when you push back your toe and the side is bit painful, it is worth waiting fro the results.
I hope you have been put up on anti-inflammatory medicines by your Doctor.
One thing to get a good relief is:
Take a bucket or any container where you can put in your foot at rest.
Take water to fill say 6 inches and go on adding the common table salt till it is getting dissolved to make this supersaturated. Make all the solution warm to be tolerable and put the foot in this warm solution. You will get the maximum effect. Use the same water over and over again. Do this at least twice daily.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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