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Broken 5th Metatarsal - How long before I will be able to ski?

Wed, 6 Jan 2010 10:48:20 GMT

Went over on my ankle in the first half hour of 2010 :( Thought I had just sprained it but the x ray revealed otherwise. Have got another ski(?) holiday booked on Feb 13th - what do you think my chances are? Could not get to the Fracture clinic yesterday due to the snow so not been able to ask the orthopeadic surgeon - I know Dave Mac's wife had a similar experience last year but I can't find the thread.

Thought I was being sensible wearing boots with a wedge heel in the ice (have done so on holiday before) but now wish I had worn flatties with crampons!!

Fed up with being on crutches and everything taking so long to do but then I think about the people for whom this is a permanent state like a boy I teach who lost his leg to cancer.

Take care out there fellow Jet 2 Skiers )

Re:Broken 5th Metatarsal - How long before I will be able to ski?

Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:20:36 GMT

That was really bad luck!

I would think you have a fairly good chance of ski-ing on it by the middle of Feb, just going by the general rule that it takes about 6 weeks for a break to heal, as long as there aren't any complications.

Ally

Re:Broken 5th Metatarsal - How long before I will be able to ski?

Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:31:37 GMT

so sorry to hear :cry:
sending good thoughts your way

Re:Broken 5th Metatarsal - How long before I will be able to ski?

Wed, 6 Jan 2010 15:31:05 GMT

That is pretty unfortunate, PSC. Hope you can get things sorted as quickly as possible.

The usual plaster cast imobilisation seems to be around 6 weeks, but I guess this rather depends on the nature and extent of the injury. Then you are likely to need some weeks of physio.

My OH was skiing after about three and a half weeks after the cast was removed, albeit, she put up with a deal of pain. (Soon sorted with appropriate administrations of gluwein!)

However, all injuies, and repairs are different. It is more important to get the injury fixed properly.

Good Luck!

Re:Broken 5th Metatarsal - How long before I will be able to ski?

Wed, 6 Jan 2010 16:11:22 GMT

I'd cancel the holiday and give up skiing if I were you.

Re:Broken 5th Metatarsal - How long before I will be able to ski?

Wed, 6 Jan 2010 16:15:40 GMT

I broke the 5th metatarsal on my right foot riding a motorcycle when I was eighteen. With no money coming in, I had them take the cast off after eight days, and went back to work as an apprentice electrician.
Working on ladders was a bit painful, but otherwise I don't remember it being too bad. Maybe it was just being young, and as Dave says, everyone and their injuries are different.

The two toes, I broke at the same time caused the most pain. I think the Docs made me suffer while resetting them, because they didn't like motorcycle accidents.

Trencher

Re:Broken 5th Metatarsal - How long before I will be able to ski?

Wed, 6 Jan 2010 18:08:23 GMT

Strap it and get on with it ....... it's your ski holiday !!!!!!!

Re:Broken 5th Metatarsal - How long before I will be able to ski?

Wed, 6 Jan 2010 19:34:32 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:Strap it and get on with it ....... it's your ski holiday !!!!!!!

I quite agree, afterall, a tightly done up ski boot has to be as good as a cast :shock:

PS sorry to hear the news, I hope it gets better fully and swiftly.

Re:Broken 5th Metatarsal - How long before I will be able to ski?

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:27:43 GMT

Good news - after visiting the Fracture clinic yesterday I have now been given a boot which I can walk in which means I am much more mobile than on the crutches. He wiggled my foot around a lot and there was very little pain so he thinks it is healing well. I knew it was a good idea to borrow Wayne's oxygen tent!

I asked the ortho guy about skiing in Feb and he seems to think it will be ok - for the reasons stated by Wickers & Far Queue that the ski boot will support it - he will let me know for certain in two weeks time when I go back and hopefully will be boot free :D

Thanks for the tip about the Gluwein Dave Mac - I will be sure to take that one up!

A very bored PSC :roll:

Re:Broken 5th Metatarsal - How long before I will be able to ski?

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:36:46 GMT

PSC, this is excellent news, you must be feeling pretty positive right now 8) Just don't stress your foot between now and departure :D

Re:Broken 5th Metatarsal - How long before I will be able to ski?

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:54:21 GMT

bandit wrote:PSC, this is excellent news, you must be feeling pretty positive right now 8) Just don't stress your foot between now and departure :D

I totally agree :D

Make sure you don't trip over the dog or anything else :shock:

Ally

Re:Broken 5th Metatarsal - How long before I will be able to ski?

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:04:55 GMT

normally a fracture takes 4 weeks sometimes a bit longer like 6 weeks but im sure you'll be fine for youre skiing holiday + skiboots are hard so they are probably even better than normal shoes ;)

Re:Broken 5th Metatarsal - How long before I will be able to ski?

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:41:48 GMT

good news :thumbup:

I had some strange unexplained problem with my big toe one year and was really worried about skiing. As soon as I put my boots on, what with the moulding and the hard shell, the problem was completely forgotten about. Fingers crossed for you.

Re:Broken 5th Metatarsal - How long before I will be able to ski?

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:08:42 GMT

I've only just seen this thread, PSC I'm so sorry to hear about your foot, but also glad that it's on the mend and going to be OK for your ski holiday. :thumbup:

Re:Broken 5th Metatarsal - How long before I will be able to ski?

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:14:27 GMT

Thanks for your messages of support Ladies - I am walking on it fine now with what feels like a ski boot on it so skiing in 4 weeks should be ok :thumbup:

Lets hope that us jet2skiers start to have a run of "Good Luck" for the rest of the season!