what is this? i'm getting scared?

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Last night, my friend and I were trying on high heeled shoes and walking up and down our dorm hallway in them for about 30 minutes. Then I went and played racquetball with a couple of friends for about 45 minutes (we didn't really run around; it was mostly just standing and hitting the ball). When I came back from playing racquetball, the top of my foot hurt over my 2nd toe. This morning, I woke up and went to the gym and did the elliptical and then came back to my dorm, pain free. Then about 1 hour later, it started to hurt me again. If I press along the bone of my second toe, I can't really pinpoint a tender spot. Sometimes it hurts to palpate it and sometimes it doesn't. I can jump on it without reproducing pain. I'm still concerned that walking in the high heels might have caused a stress fracture or something. What do you think this is? Is it likely that it's a stress fracture? 

Just as an aside, I don't do high impact cardio. I do 2 days on the elliptical, 1 swimming, and then 3 more days on the elliptical, followed by a day off. 

Any thoughts?

Ghee · Answer

Try iceing it - and keep it elevated and take Aleve or Advil (anti-inflammatory & pain) -
If you had a fracture - it would hurt everytime you moved it - it is probably a tendon pull - "baby" it a little - and it should be fine in a day or so  - 
Beside - if it were a fracture or even a break - there is nothing the Dr. will do - they do not put casts on toes! they might tape it to the next toe to keep it in position - but if it is not dislocated, they won't even do that -- 
If your 2nd toe is longer than your big toe - you may have problems wearing closed toed heels - 
Good luck

Sylvia · Answer

I believe that you have some swelling, because you over strained the tendons in your toes.I would get some icy hot liniment and put it on your foot and massage it in. Stay off your foot as much as possible,but keep moving it. I believe it will get better soon. If you had a stress fracture it would hurt and throb.

what is this? i'm getting scared?

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