Cast Is Off, But Now I Get "The Boot"

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Earlier today I got my cast removed, six weeks after fracturing my ankle in two different places. I got sent for x-rays afterwards, and the orthopedist called me in the afternoon to let me know if it was all healed or not. Alas, he can still see the fracture line on my ankle, so he decided to have me wear a "walking boot" for the next 2 weeks. He said I can still use the crutches as needed, but gradually should be able to put weight on that foot and walk on it. His assistant was supposed to call me back an hour later with instructions for getting fitted for the boot, but she never did end up calling today. I ended up dozing off while waiting for her to call, and by the time I woke up it was after 5 p.m., and they were out of the office. I will call in the morning to find out what to do next. I wish she would have followed up today, though, as my boyfriend took the day off work to take me to my appointment, and tomorrow he won't be around to drive me to get fitted for my boot. So I will probably have to wait until Thursday or Friday to go get it, as I still require help getting up and down the stairs. So for now I'm still using the crutches, and trying to do some range of motion exercises to loosen up my foot. It's still a bit swollen and is very painful. The bottom of my foot is absolutely disgusting. The skin is all dried, cracked, and peeling. It has never looked like that before. I don't know if that's just from being in the cast or if I caught athlete's foot and the cast made it worse. I am going to have a fun time trying to get my poor, nasty foot back to normal. The skin on that leg is really dry, too, especially around the ankle that's fractured. Nobody warned me that might happen. Again, not sure if that's normal or not. Hopefully now that I can wash it and put lotion on it, it'll get better. Now, to try to keep Lister off of it for the next two weeks...