This Mummy went to see the doc yesterday.
Had to remove the cast first. The nurses who removed the cast commented that it was bloody heavy! Anyway, I had a good look at my foot after the cast was removed. I could move my foot slightly. My foot was not as swollen as last time. Ankle looked fine. But the sprained ankle was still painfully sprained.
I then proceeded to do the x ray. Thank God that those pple there were really helpful and patient, especially in helping me to align my foot properly to do the x ray.
Went back to clinic K and waited for my turn. Turns out that I was the doc's last patient of the day. He was nice and patient too. Thank God for him. Anyway, the ankle is now fine. The undisplaced distal fib is now ok. The foot, however, is still not ok. The 5th metatarsal bone is still fractured. Still kaput. Sigh. I pray that it will join back soon.
Previously, all I had were back slabs. Now, it is a proper rock solid cast. Argh. As hard as a rock. Yeah. According to the good doc, this is to keep the ankle in place, so that the bone will heal properly. This cast also comes with a shoe of sorts. It's to encourage me to start walking so that my leg muscles don't waste and rot during my time of rest. Easy to say! When they put on the cast, my foot had to be aligned 90 degrees in walking position. Well, I did not realise the severity of the sprained side until the nurses tried to angle my foot. SO PAIN!!!!! The sprained side hurt so bloody much!
Oh well, I have not tried walking yet. Gotta try before my muscles waste. My next appt is in 3 wks time. Until then, its rest for me. Happy resting...
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