ankle inury

<< a walking
cast). >>

Great team!

<< nuts! >.
True.

Any service
Chequepoints?

_______
Blog, or dog? Who knows. But if you see my lost pup, please ping me!
<A
HREF="http://journals.aol.com/virginiaz/DreamingofLeonardo">http://journal
s.aol.com/virginiaz/DreamingofLeonardo</A>

D123SR said:

About ten days ago I turned my right ankle and in the process partial tore 2-3
tendons. The doctor has ordered 4-6 weeks of immobilization (with a walking
cast).
The inability to run (or even walk) or do anything else is driving me nuts!

It has been driving me nuts, too. I've been wearing an arm cast
for the last 5 weeks. (One more to go.)

One issue is that with a standard cast, you need to keep the
cast dry, and you can not even wash the foot.
If you sweat, it will smell until they remove the cast.
And, if it stays too wet for too long, the skin will rot.

The doc told me I'm not allowed to sweat -- and should just
stay inside the AC for the duration.

You might ask about a GoreTex cast liner for the next cast change.
http://www.goremedical.com/English/Products/CastLiner/Index.htm

If you live in a dry climate, the goretex liner can dry out
in a couple hours. (In my area, according to my orthopaedist,
they don't dry enough and patients have had problems with skin
rotting.)

With gortex cast liner, according to their sales literature,
swimming is even a possibility.

Steve