*update* Would you go to the Dr for a broken toe?

Chances are good that they can't do anything beyond buddy taping, but even still, I probably would go because there is a chance - even though small - of permanent damage if it's not treated.

We use our feet all day every day. I want to minimize any chance of having a lasting problem.

Is it bent weird? If not, I probably wouldn't go in, they can't do much about it anyway. Disclaimer: I rarely go to the doctor, so I may be biased. But, I have had several broken toes.

My husband broke a toe once, and all they did was tape it and tell him to take ibuprofen.

This happens to me all the time. You probably dislocated it... when I do it my toe looks fine, just hurts. I've learned if I wear a shoe (a sneaker works best and it hurts like he!! when you put it on) and walk around or better yet up or down some stairs it will pop back in and it is then just fine. Just had to do it at 3am the other day when I caught a chair leg. I have lost count of the amount of times I have done it, I feel like my piggy toe just has to see a chair leg and it pops out of joint.

ETA: the popping sound was the joint popping back in place.  It will probably still hurt for a while because it was out of joint for a while.  Usually once I get it popped back in the pain goes away.

Husband broke his toe last month. Went to urgent care, was X-ray, diagnosis broken, treatment - taped to his buddy toe. That’s it! If you don’t have money for the visit - skip it.

If your toe is crooked, you should go. Husband popped his toe back into place immediately, which was the right thing to do - according to the doctor.

When I was a teenager, my horse stepped on my foot and broke my pinky toe (thru my boots). I never went to the doctor for it. A lady at my church was a nurse and looked at it, confirming it was broken, but nothing else was done for it. I iced it a lot and since it was summer, I lived in flip flops until it healed.

No, not unless you need a note for work. I’ve had 3 broken toes in the past, one time I did need a note for work. I did a lot of walking in my job and the company required everyone wear closed-toed shoes. I got a note for a few days off, and to be able to wear a sandal type shoe.

There really isn’t much to do for a toe. Tape it to the next toe, ice it several times a day. It can take forever for it to heal.

Hope your toe is better soon.

No I wouldn't and when it happened to me I didn't.

A few months ago I did pretty much what you describe, was rushing around the house barefoot and banged my little toe on the leg of the bed.
I went to work and it was quite painful, took painkillers a few times during my shift. When I got home and took my shoes off the top outer third of my foot around my little toe was black.
It was very painful, but it was all in the right position, nothing sticking out at odd angles so I figured even if it was broken, then there'd be nothing to do for it anyway.
I couldn't wear a lot of my shoes, if they pressed on the toe it was too painful to walk, I had to wear Toms shoes to my birthday dinner! Luckily my work shoes are quite wide, so I could wear them with no problems.
When I was working (nurse so on my feet all shift) I did have to take OTC pain killers for a few weeks. I still went to work, but I usually walk home from work & I had to stop doing that for about two weeks as after a 9 hour shift that extra 30 min walk was just too much.
When I was at home, I mainly wore cotton sport socks (a bit tight on my foot) as keeping the toe held firmly in place was the most comfortable.

The most painful thing was trying to dry between my toes after a shower, that was a killer. Initially it also hurt to have the blankets on it in bed at night.
I had pain and was careful with it for probably 2-3 months, but it's been 5 months now and it's back to normal.

I've banged my toes before and while it there was some bruising and pain this last time was totally different and the pain was much much worse - which is what made me think it was broken. Still, I'd treat it the same way if it happened again.

I did, buy my left pinky toe was at right angles to my foot, like a backwards L....... They called in an orthopedic surgeon. It was shattered, he reset it 3 times, saying that they don't do surgery on toes........ He personally wheeled me to X-ray.
I have since taped it and others as needed...

I  did a similar thing, smashed my big toe into the leg of a sofa.
It hurt really bad and i had a giant bruise on about 1/3 of my foot but i didn't go to the dr.