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Q: I have cheerleading tryouts this weekend, and our tumbling tryouts are tomorrow. today i was running to my car and scraped my toe on the concrete and it cut open and started bleeding. a bunch of my skin was ripped off. its on like the tip of my toe, right where my cheer shoes push the hardest against! it hurts to walk, so how will i tumble! any suggestions how to make it feel better before tumbling or how to wrap it up?! THANKS!!
First off, never run in open-toed shoes. :)

That could have been more than a toe injury.

Make sure you disinfect the cut first, then try not to wear anything on your feet so the cut can breathe and heal.

Tomorrow, before putting on your shoes, clean the cut again and apply an an anesthetic cream... but read this first:

http://www.sddefenselawyers.com/defectivedrugs/topicalanesthetic.html

and avoid those products.

Then, wrap the toe in an Ace bandage (cut it to size, if necessary).

As soon as you can, though, get those shoes off and wash the cut again.

Hope this helps.

thanks!

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