Ugly Cast

I went to Dr. Hot Cubano Thursday for my follow-up appointment after my Barbie-Feet-Fixing Surgery.  My right-leg splint was cut off to reveal a very Frankenstein-like foot...Scars and stitches galore!  I was kicking myself for not remembering my camera.  X-rays seemed to confirm a nice healing process, but all I noticed was that the little metal pins that pop out of the tips of my toes actually extend all the way down to the middle of my foot!  Needless to say, the nurse whispered that it might be a good idea to take some pain medicine before my next appointment and subsequent pin removal!

The doctor breezed in, said everything was fine, prescribed physical therapy for my left foot, and floated out with instructions for the nurse to apply a fiberglass cast to my right foot.  This was the moment I had been looking forward to for ages!  I excitedly rolled onto my stomach and tried my best to keep my knee bent, my uber-weak hamstrings working over-time!  After a few minutes, the nurse announced that she was finished...but wait, she didn't ask me what color I wanted!!!  So I said, "Umm...don't you have any fancy colors?"  And she just laughed at me!  I rolled over and stared at my new cast with disgust.  White.  Not even white--Off-white!  Yellowy, eggshell, creamy, off-white!  Ugh!  I had decided ages ago what color I was going to choose, I was going to go with a nice teal blue or maybe even a royal blue, but here I am, stuck with a big black Velcro boot on my left leg and an off-white cast that's already covered with dirt stains and drops of my niece's blue bubble solution on my right leg.  Fantastic. 

  

Yesterday I went in for my first physical therapy session.  After discussing my injury and surgery, the therapist informed me that with the Achilles lengthening, all I have to do is simply stretch my left foot and toes a few times a day.  Clearly, this is something I can do on my own, so I don't have to go into the rehab center again.  Of course, after my cast is removed this will be a different story, as my right foot underwent more elaborate procedures and therefore will need more elaborate therapy.  In the meantime, I'm happy to stay in my pajamas all day and not have to have a reason to go outside!