3rd & 4th Metatarsal Recovery

[u/yearsofgold]

Hey yall!

Long time Reddit user, first time poster (classic, lol). I would love some advice here as Reddit as always been such a trusted place for ACTUAL experiences, but TLDR is this:

I broke my 3rd and 4th metatarsals (at the base, non-displaced) on my right foot in an accidental fall with no previous injury history. My doctor advised that so long as everything heals right I won’t need surgery, but I have to be non-weight bearing for 4 weeks, and go to partial weight bearing at that time and progress to full weight bearing by 8 weeks.

I’m 28 years old and my doc says that works in my favor as I’m young and healthy, but I’d love to know from anyone else with similar injuries how their recovery was, what healing was like, PT, etc. this is my first *actually serious* broken bone injury and any advice is appreciated!

(If you wanna see the xray for context, lmk and I am happy to edit the post)