Good luck with your foot problems. Sounds like you've got a good doc there. I've had an uphill battle here for a long time to get mine fixed.
The 4th MT in my left foot dropped about 10 years ago, probably related to the trauma from a previous accident. I've had unending pain with every step since then. It's almost impossible for me to walk barefoot on hard surfaces. (I love being barefoot) None of my recent orthopods wanted to take care of it. I now have a guy who is willing to not only fix this, but also the fibular misalignment on that leg from previous operations. So, I will eventually have them done at the same time. It was looking like right after my vacation in Mar-Apr but now I'm not so sure. It is so ultra conservative around here, I had to wait for a west coast dude to move here so I can get properly fixed up. What a shame...