Sorry to hear of this, Laurel. You, too, Maeve. May you both heal up fast and fully!

Laurel, be sure you are using the crutches in the correct way; ask the bone doc or a PT to show you. It matters, a lot, in the long run, for your shoulders, arms, wrists and hands. Rog and I both only had to use crutches or a walker for a short time, but that's how I got severe tendinitis in my index fingers...gripping the walker. I am still going to therapy for them, but they are a lot better. My foot was in a boot for about 6-8 weeks, but no pain after about a week and doing better than most other parts. I cannot even tell it had broken bones.

Susun Weed's book, Menopausal Years the Wise Woman Way says a teaspoon of horsetail (herb) in a cup of boiling water, steeped for 5 minutes, then drink, will help "spark new bone cell growth."

As an alternative, she recommends adding a tablespoon of horsetail to a quart of boiling water with an ounce of any of the following "bone-mending" herbs: nettle leaves, comfrey leaves, red clover blossoms, raspberry leaves, sage leaves, alfalfa, oatstraw with seed, or uva ursi leaves.

Of course, it all depends on what meds you may be on and all that. YMMV.

Anyway, may you both heal up!

kat