Thinking I may have broke my foot.

sometimes by touch or just looking at it you can tell if its broken or dislocated, but the only sure fire way is either an x-ray, or an MRI. Sometimes the X ray doesn't even tell them, and they have to do an MRI.

and I didn't know this either, in some instances it is possible to walk on a broken foot. So that doesn't make me feel too good either

 

Too late for that, was supposed to leave on a run this morning, and they would know somethjng was up by how I am limping

 

...and good riddance too!

 

Will find out something within he hour

 

Well, after looking at the xrays, the doctor said "well, at least you picked a good bone to break."

I broke the base of my far right metatarsal, that connects to the cuboid bone.

In plain English, that is the first far right long bone extending above the round rocky ones in the middle.

So I am in the big boot while walking for 4 weeks minumum, but the doc says in writing that i can take it off to drive. The only way to injure that bone again is to twist the ankle again the same way as before.

So I consider myself extremely lucky that I can return to work Wednesday, with a minor to moderate annoyance of the boot and that ace bandage.

Not all foot injuries are the same. And if it wasn't for all the bruising last night, I wouldn't have even went to the doctor, because I wasn't even in that much pain or limping that bad. Ididn't hear or feel the "pop" or "snap" that most people do either when the break something.

The doc told me the bone was already beginning to heal on its own, but to insure it heals correctly, the boot is the best option.

Those little round rock shaped bones between your ankle and you toes (cuneiform) are the ones you really do not want to break.

So if you ever have even the slightest inclination that you may have wrecked or broken something, don't put it off. Being in the hospital on the road is never a pleasant experience, for anyone involved.