Third metatarsal

I have freighburgs infraction in my third metatarsal, have for 18 years. In 2013 I had the last foot injury that would throw me in to surgery. I was told it was fractured (as anyone who had no idea what the disease was and xrayed my foot said), and put in a walking shoe. A week later my podiatrist put me in a walking boot. Two months later he suggested surgery. It was only supposed to take 4-6 weeks and I'd be out of the boot. 10 weeks later I was told I could start trying to walk without the boot. Now I'm in more pain than before the surgery, over two years later. I've lost at least a centimeters length in my middle toe, and it's crooked. The pain in my foot now goes all the way to the outside of my foot. My dr told me it could be 10% better, or 75% better and I understand with what's wrong with my foot where he was coming from, but he NEVER said anything about it being a lot worse than before. Oh, and tingling and numbness too. I've been told I will also need more surgeries, but am going to wait until I feel like I can no longer walk because I'm only 30, a single mom, and cannot afford to take off working both of my jobs. Hope whatever you're going through gets figured out without surgery, or you are in the position to be able to take off. Hood luvk to you.

Be very careful walking barefoot, use the calmer boot, contrast therapy it's great a this point, pick up marbles from the floor and leg lifts great to regain the loose calf muscle. I had 5th met fracture and this is the 14 week walking without crutches but still using the boot.