ADVICE on broken foot?

Question

i broke my foot 5th metarcicle bone, last tues 7th nov, i was moving wardrobe by myself, and a really heavy shelf was on top which i forgot about.it fell off on to my head then myfoot!. anyways i have a pot on have another 3 weeks to go, i have 2 kids, one age 9 months, one age 5, i cant do school run, i am housebound, i tried pushing pram but it is a no go, the funny thing is i can walk on foot cos the cast is protecting bone, but if i rest it kills, so i buzz about all the time refusing to use crutches, mypartner is getting cross with me, he says i should use crutches then it will heal better. but why does it feel ok when i walk about but rest it kills?. anyone know more info about this break?

lol, i did crawl when i did it after screaming in total agony, i crawled on floor to let my friend in. x

to automotive,
i am in a cast, and have crutches and only allowed 50% of weight on it sounds like your dr, has give you wrong advice

Answer 1

the more you walk on it the longer it's going to take to heal. and the more chances you'll have to have it heal incorrectly.

suck it up and use your crutches.

Answer 2

you in all hazard went back too quickly. Torn muscle tissues and liagaments take plenty longer to heal then a broken bone. i could additionally recommend easing into activities by using taking some actual therapy. in case you re-injure your self you may desire to reason everlasting harm,

Answer 3

the doctors won't do anything for a broken foot , i had mine crushed by a 35,000 lb forklift , they told me that i could walk the next day , but i had to buy myself some cruuutches to walk with for about the first week , now i have post truamatic arhuritis in it

Answer 4

do allot of crawling