But, I'm really sick of my cast!
It taxes my gig.
1) Casts are gross! I never really thought about what having your leg encased in something for a month will do. Nate swears that he isn't able to smell anything, but I think it smells totally funky. Sometimes, it is the only thing that I can smell, especially when I just get done taking a shower. So I find myself dousing my entire cast with Bath & Body Works sprays, usually Tahiti Dream or Bourbon Vanilla Strawberry. I'm constantly worried about it. But then again, I am sensitive to smells in general. One day, if you want a real treat, ask me about the worst smell on the planet: outside smell. You can only smell outside smell inside. Cold outside smell is worse than warm outside smell. If outside smell gets on anything, it either must be washed or replaced. Or, I will gag, uncontrollably. Outside smell is a real, horrible thing. My logic is undeniable.
2) Shaving! I have to shave every day. If I don't, I am unable to sleep and I just think about the unshaven hair. The fact that I cannot shave my right leg from the knee down drives me bonkers. Leg hair... yuck!! Each day, my cast gets looser and looser. So, each time I shower, I see how far down I can get the razor. Probably not the best idea I've had. But, if I can see the hair, it must be shaved.
3) Skin issues! Apparently your epidermis is constantly shedding skin. Normally, this dead skin gets removed through your regular hygiene regimen or through natural friction (from clothes, bed sheets etc.) Well, when you have a cast, there is no place for the dead skin to go so it just sits there and collects. And I can see it. And if I can see it, it MUST. BE. CLEANSED! I've found that I'm pretty obsessive about it. Like OCD obsessive.
4) It's hard! Yes, I know that is the whole point of a hard cast. But this sucker is solid. So solid, that I have had a pretty good bruise line for almost a solid month now of where my cast rests against my leg when I use Trumpy. Nothing compares to the bruises I got after Spartan though. I did take pictures of them - I'm morbid like that. This is my "good" leg:
As much as I hate my cast, it is doing it's job. *grumble* On the way in to work Wednesday, I got a little more daring with my need for independence and decided to try and hop to the car with my work backpack on instead of having Nate carry it for me. It had my laptop, chargers, tennis shoe and gym clothes (for working out) so it was a bit meaty in weight. When I got to the car door, I tipped backwards a bit lost my balance, and 31+ years of instinct kicked in and I slammed my right foot down on the garage floor to steady myself. Mistake! I was in so much pain, I started sweating, and seeing spots, thought I was going to pass out! Nate came over and got the backpack and got me settled in to the car. I thought I was going to puke. But, after about 10 minutes, the intense pain subsided and turned into just a dull ache. My foot was like, "Something bad happened to me! I'm going to sulk ALL day! :(" I immediately thought I'd done some damage to my surgery site, but then I realized that is what the CAST is for. It's sole purpose is to PROTECT me, not make me miserable. I was fine the next morning, and actually noticed I am having more feelings in my foot than normal. I was loading dishes last night, and my toe started itching! I hadn't experienced a toe itch since my initial injury. I was so excited about it, I called Nate over to show him. But I couldn't really show him. Even though it is a crappy feeling, it is a feeling!
So even though I hate you, thank you, cast.
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