the last two days i bave been having occasional pain in the large joint of my big toe , sometimes when i wake up it will feel like my toe and leg below my knee have one big cramp , and the tendon on top of my toe is tender when i flex it. occasionaly the tendon running along the instep will hurt too. but it looks totally normal, no swelling, bruising, discoloration, redness, or heat coming from the toe, just pain. i didn t break it cause i didn t kick it. the only thing i can think of that may have started it is my tall flip flops.