Author Topic: The Magicman Ugly Foot Club (Read 1858 times)

petefrom bearswamp · « **Reply #20 on:** June 25, 2019, 02:21:50 PM »

Hope you heal up good.
My feet are pretty ugly with hammer toes.
I wear Sketchers steel toe sneakers or Ariat steel toe cowboy boots at the mill, but they dont help if something lands on your instep

olcowhand · « **Reply #21 on:** June 25, 2019, 05:00:25 PM »

Quote from: moosehunter on June 25, 2019, 12:08:57 PM

Quote from: Weekend_Sawyer on June 25, 2019, 08:55:24 AM

When I was a boy and would hurt myself Mom and Dad would act like they were trying to make a hard decision and then wind up saying "Well I don't think well have to amputate."
Jon

Did we have the same parents?
Mine used the same line!

mh

For some reason, my parents only discussed amputation when I hurt my head.....

WDH · « **Reply #22 on:** June 25, 2019, 08:42:00 PM »

Pete, I have the same affliction and also wear the Sketchers, but I go with the composite toe to cut down on the weight.

Weekend_Sawyer · « **Reply #23 on:** June 26, 2019, 06:35:20 AM »

Last pic I promise.
The board landed across my foot right behind the toes so I'm wondering why there's bruising back by my heel.
It looks bad but really doesn't hurt much. I'm walking without a limp.
Just don't step on my foot!

petefrom bearswamp · « **Reply #24 on:** June 26, 2019, 07:02:56 AM »

Danny I think mine are composite also.
These have worn like iron but after nearly 3 years I ready for a new pair.

samandothers · « **Reply #25 on:** June 26, 2019, 10:30:10 AM »

I too have hammer toe issues. Recently had surgery to correct/improve. The way they had curled was causing the toe(s) to get sore after a lot of walking or working. I thought it was because of the toe nail maybe. Doc said it was the end of the bone getting irritated from the rubbing. Since I met my insurance deductible with the neck fusion it was time. Been wearing a hard boot since the surgery 4/12 and look forward to shedding that after tomorrow's appointment.

The sayings that I was not particularly thrilled with as a kid suffering from an injury was 'cry real fast and get it over with' and 'it will feel better when it quits hurting'!

Old Greenhorn · « **Reply #26 on:** June 26, 2019, 03:12:20 PM »

Quote from: jmouton on June 24, 2019, 08:00:10 PM

not sure why i clicked on this ,,,i knew by the title there would be an ugly foot picture , and i clicked anyway,,, like a bad train wreck cant look away

I am just glad that groin injuries are very uncommon in the work we all do.

I never want to see that thread.

WV Sawmiller · « **Reply #27 on:** June 26, 2019, 07:41:47 PM »

OG,

Who says they are uncommon? We just don't talk about them unless it is someone else.

doc henderson · « **Reply #28 on:** June 26, 2019, 08:36:04 PM »

WS, assuming you sleep on your back, gravity has moved the blood from your forefoot to the heel. kids with a bump on their forehead, will later have a black eye and then cheek. we spend sleep time on our back or sides and all day up. again with the selfie in the bathroom...

WV Sawmiller · « **Reply #29 on:** June 26, 2019, 09:44:42 PM »

Doc,

You scared me there for a bit with the WS instead of WV. I thought you were replying to my groin injury comments.

doc henderson · « **Reply #30 on:** June 26, 2019, 09:50:01 PM »

WV, i will not comment on where your groin bruise might end up due to the FF policy on words, and it is after all a family site.

. WS if your bruise makes it to your groin, then you are standing on your head too long.

@WV Sawmiller @Weekend_Sawyer

WV Sawmiller · « **Reply #31 on:** June 26, 2019, 09:51:48 PM »

I probably won't sleep a wink now

.

Old Greenhorn · « **Reply #32 on:** June 26, 2019, 10:01:47 PM »

Quote from: doc henderson on June 26, 2019, 08:36:04 PM

WS, assuming you sleep on your back, gravity has moved the blood from your forefoot to the heel. kids with a bump on their forehead, will later have a black eye and then cheek. we spend sleep time on our back or sides and all day up. again with the selfie in the bathroom...

This is kind of fascinating Doc! SO you are saying dependent lividity is a potential in all injuries? Or would this not be considered dependent lividity? The only time I have seen dependent lividity in is patients that have ceased complaining.

doc henderson · « **Reply #33 on:** June 26, 2019, 10:59:54 PM »

dependent lividity (livor mortis) is the fourth stage of death, and rigor mortis (post mortem rigidity) is the third stage. so bruises (blood leaked out of capillaries) can migrate before death, and after death it is not really a bruise as it is still in the capillaries but the red cells settle to the bottom since the blood is not being agitated by the heart beat and blood flow. algor mortis is the second stage and reflects a change in temp. pallor mortis is the first stage of death and is after death paleness. all these words were coined long before any real understanding from Greek and Latin. So if you push on a bruise it may blanch and be tender, lividity is painless...except for the family.

Old Greenhorn · « **Reply #34 on:** June 27, 2019, 07:22:54 AM »

OK, so clearly it is not dependant lidivity. I had the wrong term and an incomplete understanding. I just find it fascinating that a bruise, or rather the discoloration could move like that. Of course, I have always dealt with these within minutes of occurrence, and dependant lividity hours after occurrence. Both of these I have seen more than my share of. It's nice to understand them better. I have had plenty of patients complain about bruises, never one that complained about lividity.

Of all things things I learn about on the FF, this is not one I would have expected, but I will take it and file it away. Thanks!

Magicman · « **Reply #35 on:** June 27, 2019, 07:32:42 AM »

And it began with bruised toes.

doc henderson · « **Reply #36 on:** June 27, 2019, 08:47:15 AM »

as a pediatrician, we try to understand bruising a little, so we can tell abnormal bruising (abuse) from normal. some kids are born with birth marks called Mongolian spots and can be confused with abuse as it is usually located on the low back, not a normal place for kids to get a bruise. The shin is a normal place for kids to get a bruise and means they got to go to grandpa's house and play outside. If a child is seen with a bump to the forehead and a few days later with a black eye, it could be confused with abuse. We do not want to over or under diagnose abuse. dropping a board on your foot is self abuse, unless the bruise migrates to the groin then we have some "splaining to do".

@Old Greenhorn NOT terms we use every day and I looked them up on Wikipedia to be sure.

@Weekend_Sawyer @WV Sawmiller @Magicman

Old Greenhorn · « **Reply #37 on:** June 27, 2019, 09:22:49 AM »

Quote from: doc henderson on June 27, 2019, 08:47:15 AM

NOT terms we use every day and I looked them up on Wikipedia to be sure.

AH! OK. I had thought this was a gross oversight in my education. Now I don't feel so bad. Good knowledge none the less, it allows for more careful analysis of a very common injury. My Grandsons are routinely providing me with practice in the more mundane stuff that I didn't have much contact with previously. The last couple of years, I have been getting better with the pediatric 'conditions'. Contusions, abrasions, hematomas, etc. Lots of ecchymosis.

olcowhand · « **Reply #38 on:** June 27, 2019, 06:52:18 PM »

Quote from: Magicman on June 27, 2019, 07:32:42 AM

And it began with bruised toes.

….I know! I think I'm ready for my PHD.....

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