16 weeks after my second misfoot fusion with bone graph and it still isn't fused....

Long story short my foot pain started in 2012. First dr wanted me to wear inserts. Got a second opinion and that dr said it was mortons neuroma. He gave me shots. When that didn't work he went in and took out the nerve. I was in a boot for 8 weeks. After taking the boot off things seemed better for a couple of months. Then the pain returned.  I walked on it for a long time just hoping it would go away on its own.  In 2015 my knee on the same leg also started hurting severely so I decided it was time to see a dr. I went to a different dr because the one who do the nerve surgery just blew me off when I tried to see him again for the pain. So I had X-rays and an MRI on my knee and foot. Found that I have grade 4 cartlidge loss in my knee with bone spurs that are fished into my knee cap.  Also discovered that I had athritis and a hair line fracture in my left foot on my 4th and 5th toe bone where it's meets the middle section of the foot. Idk all the fancy names so bare with me lol. So he put me in a boot for 8weeks and sent me to therapy for my knee.  Therapy and lossing weight helped my knee tremendously but the boot had not helped my foot. So this dr sent me to another dr in the same clinic who specializes on feet.  After seeing him he talked over my options with me. What was happening was my 4th and 5th bones were literally grinding each other every step I took. He said we can do shots, we can go back to the boot but I know you have suffered for years for this so I will also recommend surgery. He would go in and fuse those two bones together so they would grow as one. After discussing and thinking about it I decided that I would do the surgery because nothing else has worked. So June 2017 I went in for my first fusion. He placed 2 staples in the bone. At my 4wk app he told me I could start applying Light weight so I did. As the weeks went on I put a little more weight each time. After 8wks I returned back to work part time which was house cleaning. Well around 12wks I lost my balance at my dads house and laid on my foot. When I went back for my check up I had broke a staple yes an 18mm titanium staple broke. And the bone had stopped fusing. He mentioned using a bone stimulator but he wanted a cat scan done first. Well after the Ct scan was done he said my only option was to redo the entire fusion this time with a bone graph. I was devastated but I the pain was so much worse so I had no choice. I went in Dec 22 2017 for my second fusion.  I am know 17 weeks out almost and my bone has again stopped fusing. I haven't walked on my foot but very tiny steps in 17wks. Completely crutch bound. He has order me an exogen bone stimulator to try. It's been 3wks and my insurance has yet to approve it. I have to wear it for 4-6wks at minimum to even see if it's helping. So I'm still looking at 2mths of no walking. I'm just praying the insurance hurrys and approves it so I can get started.  And I pray it works because idk if I can survive a 3rd surgery...... thanks to anyone who reads this I just needed to share my struggles.  I apologize for any  misspelled words also. Hard to check it on my phone. 

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