Today is the day the day!
By Blockparty49
@Blockparty49 (114)
Avon, Connecticut
May 16, 2017 9:07am CST
Whooo hooo today I get the cast off my left leg (ankle)! The surgeon said I will get a boot, and I'm hoping its not as heavy as this cast. I won't be able to put any pressure on the leg (ankle) for another 6 weeks, Yikes.
I never thought it would be so hard not to walk on this left leg. The night time is the worst, I automatically want to put both feet down and go to the bathroom....Lol
Enjoy your day everyone!!!
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@Essjayd (1567)
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16 May 17
Ouch it sounds like a
bad break! How did you do
it?
I found the boot was a lot easier
to deal with than the cast! By the
end of my 5 weeks in a cast I was
using plastic rulers to try and
scratch the itch as it was driving
me crazy! Not to mention trying
to bath or shower without getting
the cast wet!
I hope your ankle heals soon!
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@Blockparty49 (114)
• Avon, Connecticut
16 May 17
The itch has been driving me crazy too.....Lol
The swelling has gone down and my leg is its normal size, so I am able to scratch where it itch.
I was hit by a car 3 weeks ago :-( I did a post about it.
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@Blockparty49 (114)
• Avon, Connecticut
16 May 17
@Essjayd - I think being bored is the hardest part of this healing process...Lol
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@Essjayd (1567)
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16 May 17
@Blockparty49 Ah sorry I only
joined last week that's why I've
missed it! Getting hit by a car
would be pretty scary I hope you
can claim against them to cover
time of work and the cost of
recovery.
Lol mine was still really swollen
when they took the cast off! Probably
as I'd hardly rested it I kept going
out on crutches as I got bored in
the house! The doc wanted to put
it back in a cast so I begged them
to put it in a boot instead! 
I hope you heal soon!
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@atoz1to10 (6780)
• Australia
16 May 17
Congratulation on your...freedom...
How long was the cast on for? And what happened to you?
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@Blockparty49 (114)
• Avon, Connecticut
16 May 17
3 weeks ago I was hit by a car (see my post)
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@mythociate (21432)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
16 May 17
It takes a while to learn to resist that urge. I remember when I was bed-ridden in the hospital, and there'd be time when I'd "need to go" and--though I was wearing a diaper and could barely move--they practically had to 'tie me down' to keep me from jumping out of bed (and falling flat on my face!)
But congratulations! Almost as 'freeing' as "getting your driver's license," isn't it?
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@Courtlynn (67090)
• United States
16 May 17
Its been long enough time for you to get it off now?
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