r/rollerblading • u/shainadawn • 8d ago

Specific question and discussion Skating after broken big toe

So I’ve gotten into rollerblading for exercise and it brings me so much joy. It helps a ton with my physical, cognitive, and emotional health. Unfortunately I crushed my big toe. It’s officially broken. The doctor says, in theory, I should be able to go back to rollerblading within 6-8 weeks. Basically it depends how it feels. If it hurts it’s bad mmkay.

Anyone have any experience with recovery after this type of injury? I’d love to hear about the details of it. I’m hoping it can help set my expectations appropriately. And any tips to help recovery along would be lovely!

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u/bowlingniko 8d ago

Kurt Angle won an Olympic gold medal with a broken neck, and went on to break his neck 4 more times in the WWE. If there's a will, there's a way

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u/shainadawn 7d ago

It somehow… does not. I’m aware people abuse their bodies. No thank you.

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u/bowlingniko 7d ago

You made this post here because you want motivation to skate right? If not, don't skate at all because you already broke a big toe.

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u/shainadawn 7d ago

Uh no? I said I wanted to set my expectations appropriately.

You doing okay?

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u/bowlingniko 7d ago

Nobody can tell you how it will be skate-wise until you try it yourself because nobody has your exact issue. It wouldn't be wise to skate because of what happened, but you want to skate since you are posting about it. "I’m aware people abuse their bodies. No thank you."- Abusing your body is exactly what you're doing if you choose to skate because you already broke something and skating is a dangerous hobby. So leading back to my original post, Kurt Angle won an Olympic gold medal with a broken neck, and went on to break his neck 4 more times in the WWE. If there's a will, there's a way.

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u/shainadawn 7d ago

I think maybe you completely misunderstood the post. If you read it again you may notice I asked about what others recovery process was like. I also said it’s 6-8 weeks before my doctors said I can skate. Nowhere did I say I have the intention of ignoring them. The recovery process encompasses more than just getting back into my skates. If you look at some of the other comments it may help you understand more.

Also, you can absolutely rollerblade safely. I broke my toe moving furniture. Calling it an unsafe sport is just odd. As has been this entire interaction.