Has anyone had a calcaneus stress fracture and still had pain while wearing a boot?

Has anyone had a calcaneus stress fracture and still had pain while wearing a boot?
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My brother broke his not too long ago. It was shattered so much, that they couldn’t even do surgery. He wore the boot for I think 6–8 weeks. He was in pain for a while, even with the boot. They told him it would be a long, long recovery.
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