# Broken Heel - Mend Time?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-heel-mend-time/248419>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 3, 2004, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-heel-mend-time/248419 "2004-06-03T10:28:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Arch\_Trout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9f8e36/32.png) [@Arch\_Trout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arch_Trout)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-heel-mend-time/248419/1 "2004-06-03T10:28:27Z")

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My SO has broken her heel on an assault course.  
I’ve checked the internet on heal times and all I get is what the doctor said 8-12 weeks.

We’re going on holiday in 8 weeks so I was wondering if any dopers have had a similar injury and in what condition they were in after 8 weeks.

The heel bone is slightly shattered but does not require an operation.

Surely somebody else out there has been unlucky enough to break their heel?

[Note to mods, I was unsure where to put this one but I plumped for General Questions, move it at your leisure if I’m wrong]

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**Author:** ![MLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-heel-mend-time/248419/2 "2004-06-03T22:32:19Z")

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Well, not a heel, but a bone in my neck. Doctor told me it takes a minimum of six weeks for bone to heal. There are things that will slow it down (like re-injuring it), but just about nothing will make it mend faster. My experience was that at just about the predicted time, it stopped hurting.