So this was definitely not in the plan for this week’s blog post (it was not planned at all, actually). I’ll cut right to the story:
Tuesday was my first day back at ballet after having three weeks off after summer intensive. Class went well, but then afterward I was doing petite allegro and I landed wrong from a jeté, rolling over the outside of my foot and falling. My friends heard a loud pop, and the outside of my foot started to really hurt.
When I got home it was extremely swollen at about the midpoint of my foot, and it was throbbing and hurt a lot to put weight on it. So I did the basic procedure and iced religiously, elevated, and took Ibuprofen.
The next morning the pain was too much to bear, so I decided to go to the doctor. After visiting three doctors’ offices and getting an x-ray, I learned that I broke the bone at the base of my fifth metatarsal. I will insert a picture below:

The protocol is a hard-soled shoe, which I have to wear around whenever I am walking or standing, and I have to wear the shoe and not do ballet for 4-6 weeks. It’s not bad, considering that my ballet school year doesn’t start for another 1.5 weeks (the class I was taking was optional), and that only leaves 2.5 – 4.5 weeks without dancing during the actual season. Therefore, I will probably only have to pull out of one performance.
I will keep you all updated with how my recovery is going.
UPDATE: Two weeks after this post, I had another doctor’s appointment. I got a new set of x-rays, and it turns out that the break is worse than we originally thought. I now have a boot and need to stay in it for another 6-8 weeks (making a total of 8-10 weeks away from dancing). Wish me luck, and I hope for a fast recovery.
You’ve got a good attitude going even though it must be hard to wait for the healing and get back on both feet!
No fun. Sorry, that happened, but I’m glad you have an optimistic outlook on things! Here’s to a quick recovery!!!
Sincerely, -a random dancer who stumbled upon your site 🙂