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I posted a question regarding pain in big toe. opentoe shoes not the problem. it is not anything obvious, have consulted many drs. no answers?

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Shoe type: there could be some unnatural pulling of the big toe due to ur shoes. Does it hurt in every shoe ? Did u break it

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Answered 4/10/2015

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