The toe diagnosis

This is the x-ray of the toe. The one right of her pinkie toe.

So I took Alexia to the doctor today because her toe is still swollen after 6 and 1/2 weeks. As the nurse takes our information, she makes the comment," Well we will take an x-ray, but there is nothing you can do for a broken toe, but ice it and let it heal." So of course I feel a little frustrated and thinking I am wasting money and that is what everyone has told me, but it is not working!! After waiting for the doctor for over 45 minutes he comes in with the x-rays and apologized for taking so long, but that he has been staring at the x-rays for a while trying to decide what to do. Not a great sign. The bone was not broken at all but dislocated and the jammed back over the other bone. He could not believe she actually could stand the pain to walk around on it this long, and was floored that she actually danced on it and tried out for drill with it. She is one tough girl! So he tried to relocated it by pulling at the toe until his hands were shaking and getting sweaty. Very painful for Lex, she did great though, not a tear just a mangled flip flop in her hands. But no luck the bone has been there too long so tomorrow we go to a podiatrists and he will try to pop it back. I don't know if I can stomach watching. I hate seeing my kids in pain, nothing is worse.