Today I had a check up with my Ortho to see how things were going. I went to work in the morning, and my appointment was during my lunch. There was good and bad that came out of this appointment. The bad was that my staples were not ready to come out--that has truly been the most uncomfortable part of this whole thing so far. Other bad news was that there was some excessive swelling, most likely due being up and about with the boys the weekend before and not being able to keep it elevated properly while at work. Dr. Leonard suggested that if I could, I should take the rest of the week off of work and really concentrate on doing nothing but letting my leg recover. He explained how much natural energy the body uses while trying to heal something that is damaged and said he felt I was simply doing too much too soon. The good news is that all of my bandages were changed to fresh new ones, and I was able to get out of the fiberglass splint and into a heavier but much more comfortable Aircast boot.
Looks pretty serious but is actually pretty comfortable, much more so than a fiberblass splint wrapped with half a dozen ace bandages!! I was still restricted to put no weight on it and remained on crutches, and unfortunately because the staples had to stay for at least a few more days, I was still unable to take a shower, so one more week of baths for me!!
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