Mama's toe mishap

WARNING: THIS ENTRY COMES WITH GRAPHIC, GROSS PHOTOS OF A BADLY BRUISED TOE! (Pierre, I warned you!)

(This is my toe the following morning after the accident! Take note of how it looks! Then, checkout the picture of my toe at the end of the day!)
This is the story of the toe: After a long day of shopping in the States, we were all unloading the van. I grabbed the big diaper bag of Gabie, plus the video camera bag. So, I then proceeded to step out of the van! KABLAAMMMM! I suddenly smashed into the cement pavement! My ass connecting to the floor so fast I didn't even realize it 'til I was on the ground. Max, Lex, my parents, & Gabie looked at me in horror since I made such a loud sound. I'm really such a klutz!!! Apparently, the long strap of the video camera bag got hooked on the heel of my shoe! Of course, I didn't know that when I was trying to get off the van. Thank God I wasn't carrying Gabie. Everyone started fawning over me, wondering if I was okay. I quickly assured them that it was nothing. And I dust myself off the floor & pretend nothing hurts. All the while, my freaking pinky toe is throbbing! I guess, my toe must have gotten bent when I fell. Anyway, Max tells me to put some ice on it. Of course, I ignore this advice thinking that the pain will just go away!
Hello, I wake up the next day and my toe is painful, really swollen and has doubled in size! Max starts insisting I should go to the hospital! He thinks at this point I have broken my toe! I refuse the hospital, saying it's nothing.

Again, we leave the house for a full day of shopping. Walking becomes quite a task. Actually, my walk was more like dragging my right foot! Hahahaha! As the day progresses, my toe got nastier looking! The color quickly turned purplish black! It was quite amazing how fast the color changed.

Here is the photo of my toe by the end of the day: (Check out that lovely color! Oh, pls. excuse my toenails. I was planning to cut them, but never had the chance! Hehehehe!)


We went to Max's cousins house that night. Luckily, Annalyn (wife of Max's cousin) happens to be a nurse! Take note, she is a nurse & she freaked when she saw my toe. Her face was priceless. All the cousins started laughing. Annalyn was such a savior! She quickly bandaged my toe & told me what to do!
She said if I went to the hospital, they would have done the same thing even if it was broken.



Now the question is - did I break my toe?
I think it was broken! The accident happened about 2 months ago, and until now, my toe still looks funny! Hehehe!