![]() ![]() Wasn't super interested in the prospect of surgery and said the next step will be a bone simulator if it comes to that. Told me to stay off my feet as much as possible and make some lifestyle modifications (note to work from home as much as I need) but never mentioned complete non-weight bearing nor suggested anything like crutches. Blake's comment: This is the area of a Jones fracture just in front (towards the toes) of where the 4th and 5th metatarsals join together. His diagnosis was "5th metatarsal base fracture" but I never recall him mentioning "Jones." He told me that I'll need to be in boot 6-8 more weeks and my injury was a bit tricky because the specific area receives little bloody supply.ĭr. I made it into a podiatrist one week ago who ordered new xrays (weight bearing this time) and immediately found the fracture. Three weeks went by, however, and my healing had plateaued. It will be hot on a bone scan and MRI in a few days, but these are more expensive tests and not used in the screening process. Blake's comment: This is always a dilemma since it can take up to a month for a small stress fracture to show up on x-ray. I thought I would back to normal in no time!ĭr. I did have some pain initially bearing weight in the boot but it was an otherwise overnight transformation: my swelling went down immediately and I was able to bear weight w/o the boot (though limping) pain free the next morning. Ortho NP put me in a walking boot and said I should be fine in 2 weeks. Both took xrays, and both confirmed no fracture. After ~48 hours of being unable to bear weight, I visited two NPs, one at a general immediate care facility and one at ortho-specific immediate care. I've sprained my right ankle many times and the situation felt very similar to previous falls but my actual foot took the brunt of the fall, and my ankle remained unscathed. I fractured my foot one month ago.walking down the staircase. ![]()
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