i was moving some folding tables with one of my bartenders a few weeks ago. they're older, wooden tables and they're pretty heavy. anyways, this particular bartender is a guy, but not particularly masculine. i was actually surprised he was lugging the tables around with me, until he decided it was too much work. he said he felt like he "was getting a splinter" so he just let go of his end with no warning. the bounce of his end off the ground jarred my end out of my grip, and it dropped, edge-first, square across the bridge of my foot. in that moment, i was positive my foot was broken. but nothing swelled up, i could (kinda) walk around on it, and it seemed like it was getting a little better after a couple days. no big deal, i ain't dead so let's move on.
but it never really felt right after that. every time i slide my foot into a shoe, or if one of the kids is standing on my feet like kids tend to do, i get a sharp pain at a particular point across the top of my foot. i mean, it fucking HURTS in that moment. then the pain is instantly gone again after the pressure goes away. this has been going on for almost a month now. it's not been getting any less painful or frequent.
there's also a dent in the top of my foot where the table dropped on it. i feel like that's probably the most telling sign of some kind of fracture or crack. i'm debating whether i should go to the doctor and deal with it, or if it's probably too late by now. and i don't want to wear one of those fucking boot braces for the next few weeks. it's my right foot, so that would probably make it difficult to negotiate gas/brake. so is it worth it to go to the doc, or maybe give it another month to be sure?