After 6 long weeks, I finally got to see what had become of my leg. I was excited and nervous, anticipating a really ugly encounter. I wasn't disappointed. My poor leg was crusty with yellow ick and I was appalled at the dried blood, hair growth and skinniness of my limb. Doc said that my stitches were in a "vulnerable location," so I got to keep them longer than usual. But that’s okay…I left with a nice, clean, new half-cast that was lighter and harder than the post-surgical one, made of fiberglass. I asked for extra cotton padding to combat swelling pressure pain, as I was told the ice packs no longer work with a fiberglass cast (which is unfortunately true).
Here is what my leg looked like fresh out of the post-surgical cast...euwww!!
And here is what my spiffiest "designer" cast looked like:
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