Broken toe! Two weeks until Disney trip

[Hoolie99]

Ouch! It's confirmed, I broke my fourth toe on my right foot. Doctor buddy taped it to other toes and I have a stylish giant blue shoe. It doesn't hurt too bad now, but I am dreading the endless walking we must do at Disney. Any advice??

 

[jdb in AZ]

Ouch! It's confirmed, I broke my fourth toe on my right foot. Doctor buddy taped it to other toes and I have a stylish giant blue shoe. It doesn't hurt too bad now, but I am dreading the endless walking we must do at Disney. Any advice??

I'm enough of a klutz to have broken different toes over the years, usually the little ones, sometimes the 4th toe with it. Fortunately they healed quickly and didn't bother me after the first week to ten daze.

If you find yourself in pain on your trip (sorry, bad word -- at least I didn't say it's good you aren't going next fall) you could rent an Electric Convenience Vehicle, better known as an ECV or scooter. They aren't cheap but it will give you independence and your loved ones won't wear themselves out pushing a wheelchair.

 

[utterrandomness]

I second the recommendation to rent an ECV. Nothing ruins a fun day faster than pain, in my opinion, and as another rather clumsy individual, I know that having an injury makes you bump the injured body part at least 10 times as often as usual. I'm a big fan of pre-emptive pain management, so I wouldn't even wait until you're in pain to rent the ECV if you can afford it.

 

[Hoolie99]

Are the ECV hard to operate?

 

[jdb in AZ]

Are the ECV hard to operate?

They're really easy to drive. Go to Costco, Target, or another store that has them available for cusstomers, and test drive one. The ECV's at WDW are smaller and easier to drive, so if you can handle one at the store, you're good to go.

 

[krisnme]

As the Queen Klutz, I too have sported many a purple toe! I have managed to break something before nearly every WDW trip, I think you may find that the blessing is that toes seem to heal really fast. At 2 weeks out I am usually at the stage where there is pain when flexing the toe, It is a lovely yellow/green color, but walking is usually not too painful. Try to take every opportunity to prop up the foot, take along baggies and ask for ice if needed, but you should do pretty well with a sturdy sneaker at that point. You may want to pack that lovely blue shoe for later in the day, and consider an ECV if you are not as quick a healer as me. Good luck!