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TURF TOE with pain on EXTENSION. Shall continue BOOTS?

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I hurt my toe playing softball about 6 months ago. The first week I could barely walk, but stayed off it for about a month and it eventually seemed to heal. The first game back in softball, I dove for a ball and hurt it again. I went and saw a doctor who diagnosed as 'turf toe' and gave me ibuprofen and a 'boot', which I wore for about 2 months (per his directions). I've had the boot off now for about a month and the toe doesn't hurt in normal activities, but if I put a lot of weight on the toe I can still feel it's 'not right' with pain when it stretches (extension). I don't yet have confident to put my full weight on that toe. I'm not sure if maybe I need to rehab the toe (i.e., has the ligament/tendon lost strength or flexibility, which is causing the issue) or if I need to go back in the boot to continue to let it heal (i.e. is it still sprained/torn)?

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Dr. Jaydeep Tripathy
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Hello,
Thank you for your query at DoctorSpring.com
I understand your concern.
Your daughter seems to be having a stomach infection, which is causing her diarrhea and vomiting.
The fever could also be a manifestation of the infection.
Now for her sore throat and cough, there are two possibilities. Either it could be totally unrelated to her stomach bug, and are independent symptoms, or else the more probable cause is her reflux leading to esophageal irritation, causing cough and sore throat. I will advise the following medicines, kindly start for her.
1) Tab. Ciprofloxacin 500 mg twice daily for 5 days.
2) Tab. Ondansetron 4 mg, before each meal to prevent vomiting ( more frequent vomiting- 8 mg can be used )
3) Tab. Loperamide SOS to prevent diarrhea.
4) Cap. Omeprazole 20 mg once daily before breakfast for 7 days.
You will need prescription for Ciplox. Adequate hydration and fluid intake suffices mostly, however she seems to have a pretty bad infection. So antibiotics need to be started.
Regards.

Dr. Jaydeep Tripathy
Category: HIV- AIDS Specialist
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MBBS from Sri Ramachandra University in December 2011
M.Med (Family Medicine) - TNMGR University, Chennai
MBA-MPH in Public Health in March 2016, SRM University
Finished AFIH in March 2016, SRM University
MRCP ( UK ), Internal Medicine, Royal College of Physicians, June 2016
Fellowship in Diabetology from Martin Luther University in January 2017

Currently Resident Physician, in MD Radiodiagnosis - Kamakshi Memorial Hospital, Chennai
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