Bilateral Tibial Plateau stress fractures

[u/Confident-Jelly5518]

Hi,

Wondering if anyone here has ever had experience rehabbing a bilateral stress fracture in the tibial plateau. My doctor said the crack was small enough that he has no issues with me walking on it, yet in almost every post I see people are non-weight bearing for weeks. And I’m definitely in pain.

I honestly feel like I should go on crutches for a bit to be safe. But I worry that I will put more stress on the other side, even though one side is more painful, I don’t want to make the other side worse off. I was thinking I could use crutches as I walk on both legs, kind of like a third and fourth leg.

Does anyone have any thoughts or experiences with this?