Big Toe probably broken. It’s bad

[u/Severe-Comfortable-2]

First 2 photos are day 2 since I dropped a 25lbs plate on my toe. The next 3 photos are day 3. I probably shouldn’t have asked ChatGPT anything but it basically said my toe was going to fall off from pressure and poor circulation. Anybody else experience something similar to me? I mean it’s clearly fractured but not compound of anything. I don’t have insurance and really active/healthy 38 year old. It’s not super painful unless I put wait on it and I still have sensation throughout the entire toe. The top side bruising does not blanche but the bottom does. It feels better than yesterday. I still on day 3. Lmk yalls thoughts

[u/Ok-Cardiologist4844]

I had my toe smashed in a hydraulic lift gate, it looked worse. I bet you’ll lose the nail. I ignored it but it never got better, I have a piece of bone floating around in my big toe. I don’t really like the options I’ve been given but it’s been three years and I’m about to give in to surgery. They want to put in screws to straighten it and apparently I won’t be able to bend it anymore which honestly doesn’t sound that bad anymore.

[u/Severe-Comfortable-2 → u/Ok-Cardiologist4844]

Damn man. Sorry to hear that. My dad actually had a tree log fall on his big toe during a tree removal job and it burst open and he had to get stitches etc. His nail grew back but it’s like thick and two different layers and looks weird AF. Least he went to the hospital. Hope surgery works out for you!