Update

[jenn_unplugged]

My right pinky toe is fractured, and there isn't much they can do but show you how to tape it up. It doesn't really hurt unless I put weight on it -- it's amazing how much you use that tiny toe when you walk!

So I'm on crutches for a while, and cursing my own clumsiness. Temporarily inconvenienced, but otherwise just fine. :-P

Comments

[glasshouses.livejournal.com]

here's a good link:

http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/surgeryrehab/a/crutches_use.htm

The top of your crutches should be about one to two inches below your armpits when you are standing upright.

You can damage the nerve bundles in the area if you lean on the crutches and 'swing' from them.

One crutch is definitely easier - practice on stairs when The Husband is around :-)