OK, bad headline. But I went to the doctor today, 16 days after surgery, to get stitches out and splint changed. I thought I'd get a walking boot, but doc said no, we'll put you in a cast for four weeks, let the surgery heal up right and proper. I can't argue that. I mean, it was ruptured, and they took both broken ends, sewed them together and then sewed in the big-toe tendon to make it even more secure. So yeah, I can see letting it heal and immobility is about the only way. Sucks it's for four weeks, but it is what it is. Then the walking boot goes on and therapy starts. Can't wait.
But the cast is cool, hope to post photo of it. Guess they don't do run-of-the-mill casts anymore, the guy asked what color I wanted, and was going with blue, but he said "I can do a candy cane thing, red with green stripes," so I said sure. And that's what I got. Rather dashing, I must say, and fits the season. Will find out at Thanksgiving dinner just how smashing others think it is, too...
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