Hi all, I just saw my doctor a few weeks ago for the last (for a while, maybe) follow up to my treatment on a right 5th metatarsal break. It was a "really crappy break" requiring a couple hours of surgery and much hardware, including bailing wire to gather what was described as "mush" to the bracket and get it to take screws (5). This happened last August and I was through formal rehab in December.
These are my shots of the current x-rays. They look just like the x-rays from two months ago, and from those of December. The bone isn't healing as expected. I have been supplementing calcium with D at twelve-hour intervals since January. I'm 52 and a well-controlled (pills) Diabetic (A1C currently at 5.7). The opinion of the doc is that I live with it as long as I can as, depending on what he does next, there is a chance I could lose the toe. The swelling is down completely such that the fixation is apparent to the touch. It hurts off and on and I am pretty careful with the foot as the bracket is the main support (as it shouldn't be). It hasn't moved and, other than the toe being set slightly rearward, the foot functions pretty well. I don't jump or run on it and wear stiff NB shoes with Powerstep Pinnacle inserts, as directed. Any thoughts as to how long this can go on? I get the impression that this is now an "open-ended" proposition.
Thanks for any and all opinions.
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