Hurt leg black & blue,noticed swelling and pain due to an injury
Patient: I dropped a steel gate on my big toe yesterday and it is black & blue (area is a band going around toe from root of toe nail area to second knuckle of big toe) Only slightly swollen and on a scale of 1-10 the pain level is a 2 or 3. I have not taken any pain reliever as not needed yet.  It doesn't hurt when I stand on it. What do you recommend. Doctor: Hi,This does not appear to be a serious injury and is likely to recover spontaneously in the next few days. You may find the nail turns black. I suggest elevation when possible and paracetamol and ibuprofen for the pain as needed.Regards,Dr K A Pottinger,MBChB  FRCA