Glastonbury Toe

[Time Being]

Big left toe numb again this year. I can't help but wonder if this is caused by the boots/wellies being too small. 

[Charm]

21 minutes ago, Time Being said:

Big left toe numb again this year. I can't help but wonder if this is caused by the boots/wellies being too small. 

I wore boots that were a little bit too tight last time, took months for feeling to return in my toe and a year for the nail to grow back, this time I wore well fitting wellies with gel insoles and have had no problems. 
Charm x

[Curlygirl]

First year I've suffered with Glastonbury toe. I'm pleased it's a real thing and not just me!! 

[verrymerry]

I think my toe has about 50% more feeling than when I came home, but it's still really effing weird

[gerardfenton18]

Anyone still numb?

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

My left toe nail is still completely black, it's a similar sort of thing to what I used to get regularly playing football, people stamping on your feet and your toe banging against the end of the boot.

For me it's purely down to wearing wellies, didn't get it last year wearing lovely comfy trainers 

Edited July 18, 2016 by Deaf Nobby Burton

[Curlygirl]

1 hour ago, gerardfenton18 said:

Anyone still numb?

Yes!!! I've never experienced this before. I feel like a could actually snap my toe off and not feel it! So bizarre!

[jparx]

Still a bit numb yeah. Seem to remember it lasting close to a month last year! 

[angelin]

Its not so much my toe but, the whole of my right foot! I wore Hunters for the first time and they were great but impossible to take the right one off. There were tears! So, im Putting the numbness down to that. I really dont want to go to the gp because of it.

[MilkyJoe]

I'm slowly getting the feeling back in mine, bit weird considering I've never suffered it before but I could probably still stick a pin in the end and not feel it!

[Funkyfairy!]

9 hours ago, angelin said:

Its not so much my toe but, the whole of my right foot! I wore Hunters for the first time and they were great but impossible to take the right one off. There were tears! So, im Putting the numbness down to that. I really dont want to go to the gp because of it.

Buy a boot remover from B&Q ... Any boots seem to come off witha boot remover ... wouldn't be without it 

[kellly]

My right big toe is just starting to regain some feeling. I get it every year, the strangest thing!

[Homer]

I'm still going bit in both big toes, yes!

[Avalon_Fields]

Left toe still as numb as ever, not experienced this before. 

[muddychick]

Toe not too bad but I have a weird swollen instep which comes and goes throughout the day. Worse at night when not walking too much.

Slightly concerned as we have Kendal Calling next week and really don't want to be hobbling around there.

 

[lucyginger]

My right big toe is still a bit numb. I wondered why, then suddenly realised a few days ago that it is the now famous Glastonbury Toe! I think I've had it before but I really can't remember. memory not good at the best of times, and especially not after Glastonbury! 

[ironmike8]

Don't think I ever fully recovered from this... still a numb patch at the end of the second toe on my right foot. Probably a bit late now, but will definitely be investing in better footwear this year

 

And maybe a chair

[The Nal]

Wellies are the path to the darkside. Wellies lead to sore feet. Sore feet leads to pain. Pain leads to Glastonbury toe. 

[JoeyT]

Big toe on my left foot took 2/3 months to recover after last years festival. Numb / pins & needles.

Have I learned my lesson? Have I hell!

Wellies make me feel f**king invincible.

[Junglist1981]

Never have problems with my toes, but last year the top of my left leg went numb and didn't come back to normal for a couple of months. 

Also, no matter what I do, after half a day in wellies the back of my heels are rubbed raw. I take big plasters to help deal with that.

[Cheesey]

My big toes always take a few months to return to normal, but "normal" seems to be slightly more numb each year. I think I'm slowly doing permanent damage to a nerve in each foot.

But fuck it. It's only my toes.

Edited May 16, 2017 by Cheesey

[ironmike8]

8 minutes ago, Cheesey said:

My big toes take a few months to return to normal but "normal" seems to be slightly more numb each year. I think I'm slowly doing permanent damage to a nerve in each foot.

But fuck it. It's only my toes.

This is literally my thought process too - the nerve damage must be permanent if 11 months on it's still a bit numb. I kept mentioning it to friends to see if they were having anything similar and everyone kept nagging me to go the doctor, so I just sort of stopped mentioning it...

[verrymerry]

I am so not looking forward to this again...  Although if Glastonbury toe is my biggest problem during and post festival I'll be quite happy!

[Avalon_Fields]

My left toe is just about back to normal, 11 months later. First time I've ever had it persisting more than a few days. 

[Madyaker]

Seriously if you've lost feeling in any part of your body for more than a day you should probably go and see a doctor.