Jones fracture long healing

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11/4/11: I broke my right 5th Met walking in the garden. Visit to A&E placed in slab back.

20/4/11: Saw a registrar - It was diagnosed as a Jones fracture, place in a fibreglss cast and told no weight bearing. Followed this fully!

5/5/11: Cast cut off and tested for DVT due to calf pain.

18/5/11: Saw same registrar - Xray showed very little if any healing. Had cast removed replaced with walking boot and told to weight bear.

As I had done some research I was not happy being in a walking boot, contacted the hospital to request to see a consultant asap. I felt that an operation would be best suited for me!

25/5/11: Consultant, told me the fracture is not a Jones and that I did not need an operation and should stop wearing walking boot. Followed this advice. Later found out that he was a shoulder specialist! I was told that he would refer me over to see the foot consulatant in 4 weeks time. This did not happen, consistantly on the phone requesting an appointment to see to foot specialist. After phoning everyday an appoinment was booked for 19/7/11.
Also have consistant pain on standing after resting feet. This subsides after about a minute.

19/7/11: Saw different registrar, new xrays ordered for both feet. Started having pain in left foot - fear of stress fracture due to over use of left foot on crutches. Left xray clear, but as I now know sometimes do not show up on normal xrays. Jones fracture showed everso slight healing and new appointment to be booked for 8 weeks time. If not healed by then, would discuss next options - possibly surgery!

I am still having pain at the point of break and still pain when standing after sitting for any length of time!

Can anyone relate to this?