Use a cane! My sister broke her foot and had a trip to Europe planned for 2 weeks later. She had to stay completely off of it for a certain length of time. I forget how long exactly. But then she was in Germany in a wheel chair. In two weeks in Europe she had graduated from the wheel chair, to crutches. Then my mom and I went over and met my sister and brother-in-law in Prague. By that time she had progressed to walking with just a cane. She used the cane and out walked my mom around Prague. And that is saying something because Prague is full of cobblestones! But I would highly recommend a cane and a good fitting flat shoe on the other foot.