5th metatarsal break on right foot..
Posted , 4 users are following.
how long for this to heal ?
i have been in knee high boot, four weeks.
hHow much longer?
1 like, 5 replies
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Notes on 5th metatarsal break on right foot..
kika05071 marianne_03857
Posted
I guess it depends how fast you can heal
It took me 3 months
2 weeks with cast and 11 weeks with boot
braginskayas marianne_03857
Posted
It'll probably take another two or three weeks until the bones have healed enough to walk without the boot, then another few weeks to get hsed to walking normally again as your foot will be stiff and weak from being immobilised. Wishing you a good recovery!
deb87845 marianne_03857
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marianne_03857 deb87845
Posted
this is a Jones fracture, zone 2 of my right foot.
Another month in the boot, huh?
deb87845 marianne_03857
Posted
I thought 12 weeks in a tall bott was excessively long and whe the doctor told me I could start going without it at home for trips to the bathroom, I didn't use the boot inside the house. She may have been super conservative with my treatment because I am 64 years old. I didn't have any pain near the site of the injury but the stiffness and lack of mobility at the ankle and toes was scary. I also have a pin from a bunionectomy in that foot so that may have made a diference in my treatment. Now after physical therapy, it is feeling good except for the swelling.