went really well. Chi thinks I could be off the crutches and out of the cast in 2 weeks instead of 6. Suweeet. He also told my mom that if I hadn't gotten the surgery now it would only be a matter of time before I would have needed it if I wanted to keep active in my life. So it was not gonna heal fully by itself, but apparently the surgery did the trick. He said there is pretty much nothing I could do to blow it out again if I let it heal right during my recovery period. :)