About 3 mos. ago I broke my left foot. Long story short, I have congenital issues with both feet and after 60 years on them, the 5th metatarsal finally blew out. A break called a "dancer's fracture", which gave my wife a good laugh since me dancing is like the Monster doing a soft-shoe to "Putting On The Ritz" in
Young Frankenstein. Good news was that it has healed well and I got out of the boot and into a hiking boot a few weeks ago.
Three days after I got into the shoe, the 5th metatarsal on my right foot blew out. At least I had the boot. This one is worse, a Jones fracture, which is what they call it near the bone head, and it is a substantial risk for complications and surgery. Great news is that yesterday I went back for re-check expecting to be scheduled for surgery and instead heard that the bone is healing perfectly and faster than expected, and I don't need to go under the knife. I still have a long road ahead until the bones are fully healed and I can start PT and workouts again, but the surgery recovery is absolutely brutal and incapacitating, so being spared that is a huge win.
