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by Jean
(Chester, NJ, USA)
About 9 months ago I rolled my ankle on a weight bar both ways. I heard something crack and the pain was intense and my whole foot was swollen and black and blue. I went to my regular doctor they did an xray and told me it was sprained. I walked around on it for 3 weeks. I then finally went to an ortho cause I could barely walk. He said I had fractured my 5 metatarsal and to wear a boot for three weeks and then take it off. After a few weeks it was still bothering me so I went to another ortho he said it was still fractured and was healing and just to continue as I was doing without a boot. It was slowly getting better but sore on and off. About a month ago it really started acting up again with pain in the side of my foot and a tingling sensation at night. When I sleep i can put my foot down on that side. I went to a podiatrist and he did an mri but did not see anything. He said the pain might just be chronic and wanted to start cortisone shots. I convinced him to reboot and therapy for a while. Could the fracture not be healed and would it show up in the mri or should I get an xray.
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