I actually had my ankle fracture....a clean break through and through. And the medical field couldn't tell if my big digit was fractured after the healing of my ankle. Mine buckled on an off until one day it just snapped. I didn't like the boot either; but it beat having a cast. I couldn't wear the boot all the time because when my CRPS flared my even with the blow up section down it was too constrictive, bulky and heavy...
Mine healed but the fear is always there; a pebble scares me....I use a cane for balance;
So you are not alone.....