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Swollen toe

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abi72138
abi72138

Hi,

I went swimming in the sea a couple of days ago and I scrapped my foot on what I thought was a rock (which has left a very small scar, like it has been pricked with a pin) but 5 minutes later my foot was in agony and I couldn't even walk on it. This lasted about 40 minutes and then it passed. I don't experience the pain as much any more but I've got a lot of swelling. Any ideas what it could be? People have mentioned it may be a jellyfish sting but I'm worried something may be lodged in my toe.

Thank you in advance

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    Guest abi72138

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    could be fire coral. man o war stings usually last hours if not days. might want to do some digging to see if anything is in there

    • abi72138
      abi72138 Guest

      Posted

      Thank you! Will go to the surgery today because I can't see anything stuck in there but it's still causing me pain

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