How bad is my toe hurt, and any advice? 54.1.2.5 > 45

[liquidity]

I jammed my toe and now it hurts. I wonder if it's broken, or merely a bruise/sprain, and whether I can continue to exercise, etc. I thought this was a rather lovely reading, and I wanted to share it.

Prospects & advice for this toe?
54.1.2.5 Marrying Maiden > 45 Gathering Together (tr. WB)
.1: "The Marrying Maiden as a concubine. A lame man who is able to tread. Undertakings bring good fortune."
.2: "A one-eyed man who is able to see. The perseverance of a solitary man furthers."
.5: "The sovereign I gave his daughter in marriage. The embroidered garments of the princess were not as gorgeous as those of the serving maid. The moon that is nearly full brings good fortune."

.1 refers to a lame person who is able to tread. How apt! I can tread. That suggests to me not broken. I can tread away. And similarly .2 refers to this as well -- something is damaged, but it's far from fatal damage. I can and should persevere.

When I read the "garments" comment in .5, it brought to mind the practice of 'buddy taping' the toe up next to a neighboring toe... a little unsightly, but useful. And if I do this, by the next nearly-full moon I should be good to go. Where I am, that's about a week. By then presumably whatever is in the toe will have "gathered togther" (45). Sounds good!

 

[Amaterasu]

I’m not an expert at this nor am I qualified to give medical advice... but if I were to venture a guess I’d say the yi is saying take it easy for about a month and you’ll be fine. You can walk, but don’t run or exercise too hard (Line 1). It’s injured for sure, but probably not so seriously that you need a doctor (Line 2). After about 4 weeks (line 5) you can resume your daily activities.

As for whether or not it’s broken, it could be. That said, unless the bone is displaced and needs reset (which would be pretty obvious if that were the case), there’s little that a doctor would do for a minor toe fracture other than tape it to another toe. And you already mentioned that in your own interpretation.

 

[liquidity]

I’m not an expert at this nor am I qualified to give medical advice... but if I were to venture a guess I’d say the yi is saying take it easy for about a month and you’ll be fine. You can walk, but don’t run or exercise too hard (Line 1). It’s injured for sure, but probably not so seriously that you need a doctor (Line 2). After about 4 weeks (line 5) you can resume your daily activities.

As for whether or not it’s broken, it could be. That said, unless the bone is displaced and needs reset (which would be pretty obvious if that were the case), there’s little that a doctor would do for a minor toe fracture other than tape it to another toe. And you already mentioned that in your own interpretation.

Thanks for the thoughts! Though as of today -- 5 days in -- I'd say the toe is already about 85% better.

 

[Amaterasu]

Good to hear! In that case, it seems your original interpretation of the timeline is accurate. Hope you’re 100% soon.

 

[ZeroPoint]

If it's a bunion, it's skeletal and won't improve on its own. There will be a lump on the foot near the big toe and it will need a toe spreader and reduced walking. Weight will drive the dislocated bone further askew.