Thursday night, I rolled my left ankle and landed hard on the outside edge of my foot. The ankle is fine (very flexible) , but x-rays revealed Friday that I have two fracture lines on the 'bump' that protrudes on the fifth metatarsal bone. I believe based on research that this might be a 'pseudo-jones' fracture, which apparently is not as severe as a Jones fracture...
Anyway, at first it didn't hurt much, but within several hours there was swelling and bruising, and by the next morning I couldn't bear weight. The doctor who saw me yesterday has given me a 'boot', and yesterday I was able to walk somewhat painfully with it, but today it's a little more pain. Is this due to the swelling? When the swelling goes down will I be able to wear the boot and walk comfortably? Right now I am using crutches, and that is very difficult for me. I am a high school teacher, which means I am on my feet a lot. I didn't go in Friday at all, and fortunately I have a three day weekend.
What I want to know is, is it normal that I can't use the boot yet because it still hurts? When can I reasonably expect to use it? What is the healing time frame?