Day 12 and new pink cast.

I had my plaster cast removed today - hurray! 

There was a lot of wound ooze so it was a little tricky removing it.

It was a relief to get it off and reveal my poor mistreated leg. I wish I'd brought a razor for a quick shave with the wash the nurse gave it.

The surgeon came and had a look and prescribed a fibreglass cast with fish mouth opening to give added protection in case of falls. I was next to a guy who had the same procedure the same day by the same surgeon but he had the traditional edge of the foot incision for the tendon resection. He was having to go back in a plaster cast for another week because his wound wasn't healing well and had to be rechecked in a week. I was pleased it wasn't happening to me.

Removal of the sutures was fairly hideous. I have tendency to laugh when in pain so I was shrieking hysterically. Removal of the heel sutures was easy, she gripped each one with tweezers and my leg would jerk and remove the suture! After that the nurse washed my foot to try to remove as much of the antiseptic dye as possible, which was not much. Cleaning between my toes was excruciatingly ticklish.

I had new steristrips applied to help keep things tight.

Once that was all done it was time for a new cast. I chose fluoro pink because it was the best of a limited selection. I had been hoping for purple. 

And now I'm home letting the cast harden and feeling like I've run a marathon. How long is it until bedtime?

Interesting note: my hip had been complaining about lifting my leg. I now know why - the plastic cast was more than 1.2kg (>2lbs) heavier than the fibreglass cast. Yes, I weighed myself before and after just to see.