Hi everybody, I am in a difficult situation. I got stress reactions in both tibia on the anterior that were originally caused by working a double shift at my restaurant and then working again the next day and the following day without rest in between. So basically I did one double shift and got an original diagnosis by MRI of "subtle" in one leg and "very subtle" stress reaction in the other. Then it got much better and two weeks later I did one more double shift, and the pain got significantly worse.

Two months later, after doctors telling me it was ok to work, I worked a little bit here and there with a boot on one leg and the stress reactions did not get better. I don't think they really got much worse, but they are not healing. I am really frustrated and finally told my job I need three weeks off with a doc note. I have rested five days and don't feel like the pain is better. I don't know what to do with my job if it doesn't heal in three weeks. Part of the problem is the MRI is old and doesn't reflect the injury worsening after the 2nd double shift, and my current doc won't order a second MRI. All the orthos I have seen have said there's no way a second double shift would be enough to turn it into a stress fracture. I really don't want to lose my job if I have to stay out longer. What would you guys do?