I should have included that in my first reply- the first month was supposed to be non-weight bearing. The second was weight bearing, but very very light duty and no strenuous loading of the injured foot. The next couple months were very slowing getting back to normal usage. Injury was early December- by late March/early April I felt pretty normal, if a little gun-shy. The first couple months of x-rays were creepy- the bone looked light a cased hot dog with bone growth very clearly not more than surface deep.