Did I break a bone?

[kiz]

@Kimstu

They looked at it, they saw a metatarsal was broken, they put me in an orthopedic boot and gave me a pair of crutches and a very stern KEEP YOUR WEIGHT OFF IT lecture, and after six weeks and two routine orthopedic checkups I was walking just fine and starting to work back up to my regular exercise schedule.

No surgery, no cast, no bed rest, and now, three or four years later (huh, I see in my previous post I said “a couple” but I’m sure it was more than two years but less than five, how time flies, eh?), I’m not even 100% certain which foot it was.

You were incredibly lucky Two winters ago I fell off our back stairs taking the big dog out to potty and I not only sprained my ankle, but also broke two metatarsals. I had the exact same treatment as you; however; there was no way I could stay off it for six weeks because of work, so I had to buy a special ortho boot. I hobbled around for a good three months and came home, refusing to move from the couch.

Everything eventually healted, The affected toes, though – now they overlap and they don’t sit straight in line with my others. They have affected my gait. I also have trouble wearing certain shoe/sneaker styles because of them.