(Barely) Fractured Foot...Recovery Without a Cast?

[ACMESkydiver 0]

I'm pretty sure that I have a tiny fracture in my left foot. I was on the couch with my feet up one night a few weeks ago...my 92 pound baby sat atop my foot that was lying sideways, thus squishing it from pinky tow towards big toe.

Yeowch...

Ok the reason I think it may have been fractured is that it still hurts quite a bit with stress on the side or top of the foot, and if I step 'just so'.

I have past experience with fractured feet...I actually broke both of 'em during basic training. I didn't go to sick call for fear of getting kicked out, I wrapped up the footies every morning with tape and then pulled socks on over. (I'm so clever! ) Pretty much same as a support -just helped immobilize the movement so it worked. By the time the remaining 6 weeks were over, I got them X-ray'd after basic graduation & docs had said that the broken bones had already begun growing back together. They offered to rebreak and re-set my feet. Considering that it was the US Army, I politely declined and took a bottle o' pain meds.

that experience leads me to believe that the whole cast and such isn't really necessary with such a tiny little break (this is FAR, FAR less noticeable than those broken footies were )

So crikeys...is there anything that will speed this process up -besides staying off of my foot which is going to not be feasible. How about big huge doses of calcium? Does that help? Calcium and magnesium together I've heard are good for bone growth. Is there some kind of support stocking or something that I might be able to wear to support that part o' the footie but 'keep it on the down low', so to speak? I'm thinking my hubby will notice if I start using 100mph tape... And if there is something easier it would be appreciated.

I'd ask my dad since he's a pharmacist, but he's in surgery right at the moment and he has enough on his mind. And I'm not bringing this up with Joe. That man has enough to worry about as well, and if he thought that his household OPS officer and second in command of the company was about to be out for injury, he'd be pulling his hair out.

Hey, if the answer is 'SIUCC', feel free to say it. I can take it. I'm not even limping unless I happen to step that 'wrong' way, so it must be very VERY minor...

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[dan_iv 0]

when I was in boot camp for the army I had a 80mm mortar plate dropped on my foot and broke the first three metatarsal bones in my right foot. Went to the doc and they told me if they put a cast on it, I would be mowing lawns in a walking cast for the next 6 weeks before they could release me.

I signed a waiver as there was no way in hell I was staying in that miseral place a minute longer than I had too, went out and bought a formal shoe three sizes larger then my normal size so I could graduate boot camp and go home before my permanent duty station.

If I recall correctly It hurt to run, walk, limp for th next three months but everything has seemed to heal fine.

[futuredivot 0]

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[ACMESkydiver 0]

Hey! I'd never heard of anyone else doing that too. (though nothing fell on mine; I broke them rappeling )

Well if there are two of us that got through broken footies w/o a cast, I feel better about not worrying about this lil' ol' thing...maybe I'll surf around on a pharmaceutical website and see if I can find a one-pice foot support thing that will mimic what I had done with tape. Help immobilize the ball of the foot a little bit.

this is a little trickier though...as it is the compression of the foot (toe to toe inward force) that brings pain, and so I'm not sure that something wrapped around, which would then hold it in a compressed manner, would be more beneficial or harmful?

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[ACMESkydiver 0]

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Admit it. you really hurt yourself trying to climb over someone's privacy fence without dropping your laptop


If you got a dead horse, I got a stick

must...find...signal...must...find...signal

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[dan_iv 0]

if your insurance has a nurses line, I would suggest calling them for advice, they'll probably just tell you to ice it, keep it elevated, etc... but you never know.

you might be better off ($$$ wise) checking these out on ebay then going through a medical site.

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=walking+cast&category0=

[ACMESkydiver 0]

-I actually have 2 of those in my closet but they're for the wrong foot. That was a BAD ankle break.

I think it's very minor...kind of like a shin splint but down in the foot? Having something hard and solid underneath to keep it level might help, though...

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[dan_iv 0]

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-I actually have 2 of those in my closet but they're for the wrong foot. That was a BAD ankle break.

I think it's very minor...kind of like a shin splint but down in the foot? Having something hard and solid underneath to keep it level might help, though...

well, you could always drop something heavy on your other foot then you won't be favoring one side and you can make use of you existing boots

[kbordson 8]

it really depends on which bone is broke, how it set itself and how quickly it heals. Broken, nonhealing bones can cause big problems (House missed one and the pt began having fat emboli)

Might not be an ER visit, but call your doc.

[Conundrum 1]

I fractured my 5th metatarsal on my left foot about a year ago. I had a cast on for a week and couldn't take it anymore. I had it taken off before my foot was totally healed. It's healed alright, certain positions hurt to put it in but for the most part it's fine.

[ryoder 1,590]

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it really depends on which bone is broke, how it set itself and how quickly it heals. Broken, nonhealing bones can cause big problems (House missed one and the pt began having fat emboli)

Might not be an ER visit, but call your doc.

A real doctor citing the experiences of a actor playing doctor?
I love it!

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[kbordson 8]

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it really depends on which bone is broke, how it set itself and how quickly it heals. Broken, nonhealing bones can cause big problems (House missed one and the pt began having fat emboli)

Might not be an ER visit, but call your doc.

A real doctor citing the experiences of a actor playing doctor?
I love it!

What?! He's not real? Next you'll tell me the Tooth Fairy isn't real

[ACMESkydiver 0]

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it really depends on which bone is broke, how it set itself and how quickly it heals. Broken, nonhealing bones can cause big problems (House missed one and the pt began having fat emboli)

Might not be an ER visit, but call your doc.

Dang it that isn't the kind of advice I'm looking for!

I'm looking for, "Rub some vinegar on it, say 3 Hail Mary's and you be a'ight."

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.