1 If you are taking hormone replacement therapy medication, please discuss discontinuing use of medication with your doctor prior to your MRI study. 2  Please discuss discontinuing use of any type of anti-coagulant or blood thinning agent with your doctor two to three days prior to your study.
Especially-bad stubbed toes often result in a fracture (a break in the toe's bone). In this case, it's usually necessary to receive an X-ray, cast, or foot brace. Signs of a fracture include: An audible crack or pop at the time of injury. A toe that visually appears bent, kinked, or crooked.
Lastly, Chris thinks one of the reasons stubbing your toe is so painful is due to our evolutionary progression. Humans were around for many thousands of years before steel-capped boots and penicillin were invented, and a minor cut on the foot would often become infected and possibly lead to death a few hundred years ago.