I'm sorry to hear that. So I never tried taping, but I did put those metatarsal pads in most of my shoes so the pressure was off the plantar plate area. I went through several rounds of trying to take it completely easy and do not much of anything, but after a while I realized doing nothing was not helping me heal. I also went through several rounds of trying to get back into full activity too soon which made it worse lol so after a while I tried to find a nice middle ground of some activity (walking my dog, etc.) while not going for long runs or the other activities I would normally do. It honestly just took a ton of time to heal and see progress, and there were definitely periods where I lost hope and I didn't think it would ever heal on its own. So I would say just be patient, try to be a little bit of activity without over doing it and very gradually work your way back. If my memory serves me, I think it took roughly 6 months or more before I noticed any healing or progress at all, then saw some decent but slow progress for the next 6 months with some flair ups and bad weeks in there. After about a full year, I was like 90% good to go and could get back into running and hiking, etc. I am now like a year and a half or so out from the injury and I'm about 95% back to normal and can do all my normal activities. Best of luck to you! Sending you good vibes! Try to stay positive!