Help with 5th metatarsal stress fracture

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Hello I had bunion surgery and mid foot fusion on 6/23. Had the best ortho foot and ankle surgeon in Phila. NWB for 4 weeks(Cam Walker), PWB for 4 weeks still with Cam walker. The first day I was allowed to FWB on on Cam Boot and sneaker, I couldn't-bad pain. I went back to Dr. the next day, and the new Xray showed the stress fracture on the 5th metatarsal So upset. Cast for two weeks, then another X-ray,Dr. said I could go back into Cam boot. He told me I could do full weightbearing as tolerated. Here's the problem, I am so afraid to full weight bear. Since I saw Dr. 1 and 1/2 weeks ago, I have been PWB with my crutches. I started to FWB yesterday, and I can't!! I keep switching to my "good" foot with a limp and a hop. I kept at it leaning on my wheel walker in front of me-it hurts in the vicinity of the stress fracture. I can't feel the sore part on my foot where the fracture is anymore when I press on it, but if I move my foot around, I can feel some pain there. I can also feel some pain when I try to FWB. I am sooo frustrated. 8 weeks recovering from foot surgery, and now 3 weeks recovering from stress fracture. I'm a teacher, and I want to be back in school. I figure when I was told to walk at 8 weeks and felt the stress fracture when I first stepped, and it showed up on Xrays, that I must have had it already in the first 8 weeks. I don't know how that would be possible. The area where I had the stress fracture was bruised along the side of my foot right after surgery. I figured it was because of the bunion surgery and the midfoot fusion, but it was on the opposite side. I am so depressed, I just want to walk, and I am so afraid of hurting the stress fracture. I want there to be no pain there at all. The Cam Walker is sooo hard to walk in. Please, I would appreciate any feedback. Thanks so much.