Hi Sue -
I did wear a boot for the first 8 weeks. I've had a fracture of a different metatarsal in this foot about 12 years ago, so I was over-confident and I didn't think I needed to see a doctor. I thought, "I'll just wear my boot like I did last time and it will heal." After 8 weeks, my foot was still in considerable pain. That's when I went to see a podiatrist. The podiatrist gave me a rigid shoe to wear which is much more comfortable than the boot. It is very rigid. I can't bend my foot in it. I wear the shoe when I know I will be walking a lot. I don't wear it around my house, but I probably should. I have some Hoka sandals I wear around the house and I feel no pain in them.

Here's a link to the rigid shoe on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/ProCare-Squared-Toe-Post-Op-Shoe/dp/B006IURZ7C?th=1
I found the shoe did hurt when I first started wearing it, but I quickly adapted to it. Heck, at my age (71), any change in a shoe hurts for a while.

I see the podiatrist every month. He x-rays my foot. Initially, the x-rays showed some partial healing but over time it was not changing. I've gotten several CT scans which provides a better picture of what's going on with healing around the fracture site. The last CT scan showed I'm losing bone around the fracture so there are no new calluses being formed. That's when the doc prescribed the bone growth stimulator. I'm not a good candidate for surgery given my age and osteoporosis. I don't want surgery.

I hope this isn't too long winded and I hope it helps. Best of luck with your healing. This is not the way we want to spend the final stage of life.