Top 10 Annoyances

They come in the order that I experienced them!

1. Road bumps - this is bad at the beginning of the break - ouch it hurt and keeping your leg stable no matter how much you try, still keeps the throbbing goeing on. Once the cast hardens though, it hurts a lot less especially if you have a fracture like me.
2. The Crutches - You are handed these before you leave hospital, but they don't come with an instruction manual and you're to figure them out all by yourself. Ok you don't have to be a rocket scientist but learning to shift your weight and keep balance while elevating yourself with your upper body isn't as easy as it seems! Please note not so many youtube videos exist either- I checked, but at least they've got some on how to go up and down stairs, which did help :-)
3. Pins and needles - this happened to me the first few days, but then I kept my toes moving, in point and flex movements which made them go away. However it's quite limited since my foot is set so as not to move too much.
4. Getting into the bathtub - Forget having a shower, unless your other leg is Mr.Muscle - it's way too tiring and if you manage to keep it dry; please do tell how! I managed to sit on the edge and shift my body weight into the bath, that way I could stay upright (in a seated position) and rest my leg on the ledge. I'm getting used to it now and it's getting relatively easy!
5. Choosing clothes - this is ok for the time being since I don't have to leave the house much, but once I go back to work there are no more pants which will fit, and since they are mostly skin fit, there's no LL Cool J style I can pull off! So it's mainly leggings (thank goodness they're in), dresses and smart shorts (which don't look that glamorous but if there are no meetings scheduled they would do!)
6. The itch - this becomes evident after day 5/6 of having worn a cast or whenever you first sweat with the cast on. Luckily for me it's Autumn and the weather has cooled quite a bit here in Malta but nonetheless we do get those humid days were the temperatures stays the same and the air just hangs about with no where to go. Since your leg is wrapped it is quite difficult to get to the itch. I've read articles and heard from friends and family that they've used rulers, knitting pins, and forks to get to the itch and scratch the *beep*! But the truth is it's better to ignore it and cool the area as much as possible, and use baby talc to dry it up.
7. Being dependent on others for transport - this is one of the worst things ever, especially if you're used to driving yourself everywhere and if you live far away from your friends!
8. Missing a full night's rest - I kind of managed this the first 4 days, perhaps I was so tired that sleep came inevitably. These last days I seem to wake up in the middle of the night and not be able to rest again, maybe it's the wrong cushion - I've tried wadding, feathers, and also various shapes and sizes. When I find the perfect foot rest I'll ket you know.
9. No rugby and exercise - which means being even more careful what I eat now then before, as my right leg seems to be the main one that's working out pushing me along in the desk chair. Ok I'm using my arms too but that's about it. So no tournaments, no socialising and beers after the games :-( Well if anyone has tips on what exercises I can do please do tell...
10. No Paceville* for a while - unless you want your cast to get dirtier, itchier and smellier then it will be by the time they take it off!

*Paceville is where the nightlife - bars, clubs, etc. are in Malta.