In my case I went to the doctor only after trying to bear it for as long as I can - they did an x-ray and said there's nothing wrong with your foot and you'll j

In my case I went to the doctor only after trying to bear it for as long as I can - they did an x-ray and said there's nothing wrong with your foot and you'll just have to ride it for some days. Heck the doctor asked me to eat Turmeric pills - not even kidding. He made sure I wasn't getting a narcotic - and I wasn't looking for it because I am really afraid of side effects. (My wife is the same way - brave woman went without touching the narcotic meds after tooth removal.) That pretty much leaves you with OTC pain meds - I know in these cases probably narcotics of the right kind in restricted doses sound much better but I am just truly afraid of side effects because of what we saw earlier in life.