Second Metatarsal Stress Fracutre?

Question

In January my foot started hurting pretty bad. I was limping and everything. I went to the Doctor and they sent me for an x-ray and it showed nothing. So they sent me to Podiatrist. He sent me for an x-ray and nothing showed. He sent me for another x-ray and nothing showed. Well then he sent me for an MRI and it showed a stress fracture on the 2nd metatarsal.

All of this happened from February through April. I forgot to mention though that about 3 weeks after it started hurting so much I noticed a red sore appeared on the top of my foot, right above where it was hurting. It scabbed over and the scab fell off about a week later (this is like beg-mid february) well I can still see where the sore was. Also, the pain went down by quite a bit. I could walk without limping but it still hurt to move my toes. I told the Podiatrist and he said that was a little unusual but that it was probably just a blood clot the burst and came to the top.

Well when the MRI showed a stress fracture he put me in an Air Boot and now I have been in it for 4 weeks. Also, the other day I had another one of those red sores appear. I go back to the doc on tuesday.

Is a stress fracture supposed to take this long to heal? Do you think the doctor is doing the right thing?

All this time it has been swollen too. I am starting to get a little worried that it is taking too long. Thanks for any advise or help you can give me.

Also wanted to add that on this last x-ray I had about 2 weeks ago the podiatrist said he was hard pressed to see the stress fracture in it. The Tech had lightened it up a great deal because I had been there to see her so much that she wanted to try and make it easier to find something. There was still no calluses though (which the doc says is a sign of healing) I guess I am just a little worried because we are going on 16 weeks since it first started.

Answer 1

I would streonlgy recommend to see an orthopedic doctor for healing process and then a medical doctor to evaluate the cause of a stress fracture. podiatrist is not the doctor to treat fractures, good luck