Is my foot broken? i dropped a laptop on my foot sunday night. we iced and elevated it, within 24 hours there was swelling and a bruise forming around the swollen area. i am still able to walk with a limp as long as it's on the outside of my foot. (i hit

So : So when you say "we iced and elevated it, " we're talking about your foot, not the laptop, right? You could very well have fractured it, but the only way to tell is with an x-ray. What you could do is go to an emergency room. Even with no health insurance, they will see you, and they will take an x-ray. If it's broken, they'll wrap you up in something or another and send you on your way to be managed privately elsewhere. But at least at that point, you'll have yourself a diagnosis. If it turns out it is broken or you otherwise need to seek medical care, it might take you a few calls to find an office that will offer you some kind of discounted fee if you have no insurance. I find myself doing this more and more frequently, as the number of people, especially young people, have no health insurance. I would start by calling podiatrists, who, in my experience, are more apt to offer a discount than an orthopedist. Good luck with the laptop too!

Could be: It's not an unusual injury. Many patients will see swelling, bruising and pain in the area with and without a fracture. If you are concerned the best thing is to get an exam and likely an xray for the proper diagnosis and treatment plan!