I broke my foot on May 22, 2004. I broke my fifth metatarsal (my X-ray is similar to this one: My Webpage
We were on vacation and I stepped down on an uneven surface and my foot twisted sideways and I fell. That is how I broke it. The doctor at the ER Saturday gave me a walking boot and said to go to see my regular doctor on Tuesday or Wednesday.
I went to a family practice doctor on Tuesday and he told me to keep it in the walking boot, but not to put weight on it for 3 weeks and come back and they will X-ray it again. 3 weeks went by and they x-rayed it at my next appointment and there was no new bone growth so they put it in a cast Thursday June 17th and said 3 more weeks and still use crutches. I went back yesterday for my 3 week check and they took the cast off and x-rayed it again. The doctor told me that the x-ray doesn't look any different, but since we're this far out that I should start walking on it and it will be fine in a week or two and he gave me a flat soled shoe to wear for 1 or 2 weeks and I don't need any more follow-up. I can still feel the dull pain on the top of my foot where the fracture was and it hurts to the touch or when I bump it still. I'm not sure if I believe the doctor, I think I may need to see an orthopedist, but I need a referral from the family practice doctor to be able to do that. Is it true that the x-ray can still look the same after almost 7 weeks, but the fracture has healed?
