“Get off my lawn”
I’ve been in and out of the AirCast for the last week or so. When I did break three bones in my foot and thought it was a sprain, M bought me a cane. This very same cane came in
Tag: broken foot
Casting off
My foot cast is coming off tomorrow, thank goodness. No idea if I’ll get a new one, but the doctor said eight weeks ago that I’d be in the air cast (boot) for another few weeks at least. I can
Calgary Expo 2013
I met Wil Wheaton and he signed my foot cast. I had a photo op with Nathan Fillion, who got on his knee. The photo op with Ian McDiarmid was equally fun, but I was able to stand for that
This sucks
Having a broken foot is no picnic. I’m getting to the place in my head where I’m frustrated that I can’t do the things I took for granted for 30-mumble years. Like walking up stairs. Emptying the dishwasher (yes, really).
Good news, bad news
The good news is that I’m off my pain medication for the moment. I’ve survived since 8am and it’s noon now. The bad news is, I’ve been put in a fiberglass cast until at least 13 June (eight weeks from
Updates
The swelling in my foot has diminished somewhat, and now I can feel pain in other parts of my leg and ankle that were previously overshadowed by the broken bones. I read a fascinating article on HowStuffWorks.com about how the
Broken foot
I broke my foot on Sunday. We were on Vancouver Island, at the very end of our weekend away, staying with friends. I’d gone outside where it had been raining, saw the garage door closing, decided I’d try run back