Treatment and Delayed Healing of Fifth Metatarsal

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The only way that I can responsibly weight in on this is to suggest to you what I generally believe to be the best course of action in situations such as this. If your doctor is as competent as you allege, he must have already considered what if any alternative treatments would be available in your situation. The appropriate way to handle an event such as yours, where a complication has arisen and you are uncertain as to the approach being taken by your doctor, is to first discuss your concerns with that doctor, and if then you are still not comfortable with his decision, to obtain a second opinion by another competent doctor who can examine you and review your case. I am quite certain that any responsible doctor should have no problems with that. Be aware that time might be of essence. Take with you or have forward to the second opinion doctor complete copies of your case records and x-rays. It would be unwise to seek the answers to the questions you have asked from someone who is not and can not be privy to the intimate medical details of your case. Forums are not for the purpose of making individual judgments which can only be appropriately made through having knowledge of the complete facts of the case.