Pink cast
It's the wild and crazy life I lead these days. Get up, eat breakfast, read paper, email, Lileks. Elevate leg, read, fall asleep. Wake up, watch Judge Judy lambaste someone, work in office, wait for Keith to get home, read mail when he brings it in, eat dinner, elevate leg, watch TV, read, sleep (or not, then get back up and poke around on computer.) I feel like the goldfish in the Mutts cartoon!
I did get a new cast - was kindof bummed about the whole deal, that's why I haven't blogged it. Good news - it lets me bend my knee and that makes me feel a lot more mobile - at least I don't have that leg sticking straight out in front of me keeping me 2 feet away from everything. It is bright pink! And I mean bright! Bad news, I do have a pressure sore on my heel - looked scary as crap to me, but doc didn't seem too alarmed. All black and about the size of a silver dollar. I have been doing a lot of research on pressure sores and one of the things they do is cast the foot to keep pressure off it! She says it has to heal from the inside - and it will now that it is not being rubbed. It mostly doesn't hurt - just a couple of positions that I try to stay out of. That is good news too, at least I can have a couple of more positions, I can lie on my side to sleep now.
Keith just got me my cast boot, so I will be starting to put some weight on that leg - she didn't want me to until I got the boot, the fiberglass isn't quite as sturdy as the old plaster in that regard, so it has to be protected and cushioned. So, I will be trying the crutches again, I reckon. Putting weight on it will help it build new bone faster. She says she can see some calcium formation on the latest x-rays - just a slow process for a bad break like this one.
Panic under control - sortof like a mad dog kept on a strong leash with the Xanax. I really feel once I can get at least in and out of the house by myself, I won't feel so trapped. The new cast makes me feel more mobile and that helps. I have no stamina, I guess it is all going to the leg. Doc has started me on leg raises, lift and hold for 5 sec, then repeat - up to a whole whopping 7 on each leg! She wants me to work on the quad to help the knee. Boy did that knee complain when it had to bend again after 6 weeks of being immobile! But I spoke sternly to it and we are reaching an agreement. The new cast is cut high on the sides to limit rotation, but lower in front and back to let the knee bend.
I am mostly off the pain pills - one oxycodone every other day or so. Mostly when It starts to hurts, I lie down and elevate it and that seems to help. The attachments are the xrays taken on Sat night - by the time I had gotten to the doc on Mon, the bones had separated a little more - very icky - I don't recommend it!
So it goes - in this cast for 6 weeks at least - then maybe a walking cast like I had before
I did get a new cast - was kindof bummed about the whole deal, that's why I haven't blogged it. Good news - it lets me bend my knee and that makes me feel a lot more mobile - at least I don't have that leg sticking straight out in front of me keeping me 2 feet away from everything. It is bright pink! And I mean bright! Bad news, I do have a pressure sore on my heel - looked scary as crap to me, but doc didn't seem too alarmed. All black and about the size of a silver dollar. I have been doing a lot of research on pressure sores and one of the things they do is cast the foot to keep pressure off it! She says it has to heal from the inside - and it will now that it is not being rubbed. It mostly doesn't hurt - just a couple of positions that I try to stay out of. That is good news too, at least I can have a couple of more positions, I can lie on my side to sleep now.
Keith just got me my cast boot, so I will be starting to put some weight on that leg - she didn't want me to until I got the boot, the fiberglass isn't quite as sturdy as the old plaster in that regard, so it has to be protected and cushioned. So, I will be trying the crutches again, I reckon. Putting weight on it will help it build new bone faster. She says she can see some calcium formation on the latest x-rays - just a slow process for a bad break like this one.
Panic under control - sortof like a mad dog kept on a strong leash with the Xanax. I really feel once I can get at least in and out of the house by myself, I won't feel so trapped. The new cast makes me feel more mobile and that helps. I have no stamina, I guess it is all going to the leg. Doc has started me on leg raises, lift and hold for 5 sec, then repeat - up to a whole whopping 7 on each leg! She wants me to work on the quad to help the knee. Boy did that knee complain when it had to bend again after 6 weeks of being immobile! But I spoke sternly to it and we are reaching an agreement. The new cast is cut high on the sides to limit rotation, but lower in front and back to let the knee bend.
I am mostly off the pain pills - one oxycodone every other day or so. Mostly when It starts to hurts, I lie down and elevate it and that seems to help. The attachments are the xrays taken on Sat night - by the time I had gotten to the doc on Mon, the bones had separated a little more - very icky - I don't recommend it!
So it goes - in this cast for 6 weeks at least - then maybe a walking cast like I had before
posted by colbysmycat @ 7/25/2005 05:41:00 PM
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