2 POST OP-GREAT NEWS!
Went to the doctor’s for my 2nd post op. As I mentioned before in another entry, my doctor had said I would be getting my cast in 2 weeks.
My incision has healed so well I was happy to hear that I would be getting my stitches off and my CAST that DAY instead!
The stitches were painful coming out, I won’t lie.
I am so happy to get the cast because now if I have an accident where I fall in my crutches, I won’t have to worry about my foot getting injured.
I’m sure I won’t be this excited about it in 2 weeks, haha.
Ever since the “Shower Fainting Incident” no one will let me take a shower. I know I could use wipes and all that great stuff but for some reason, you never really feel clean.
I’m scared to sneak and take one when no one is here, for fear that I might faint again 
Oh well..the wipes it is for now, I guess.
Being in this position makes me feel like an elderly person (peeing in a cup, washing with wipes..) as this rate I’ll be a professional at it when I’m 85! 
I’m supposed to be getting a motorized wheelchair any day now to give me some freedom. I havent been out of the house besides to the doctor and back. I’m yearning for the simple pleasures in life, like a simple movie theatre day!
Moving forward…
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Congrats on getting rid of the sutures and getting a cast(I guess). I would not recommend a motorized wheel chair. Yes, mobility is a problem with this but using a motorized wheel chair for several weeks is only going to compound the issue of muscle atrophy. Your injured leg is going to lose a lot of muscle mass. If you also lose muscle mass in your uninjured leg, how are you going to walk?
I used a self-propelling wheelchair for longer excursions when NWB in cast. It really helped to speed up mobility and relieved some stress on the good tendon. I used the crutches for shorter trips and getting around restaurants/cinema/etc when there. I think anything that allows you get out and about more easily can only benefit you psychologically.
And if there’s any possible danger of you fainting again if going out on crutches….well, safer in the chair.
YOu can still do some exercises when at home to reduce atrophy in the good leg.
I wish I had access to a wheelchair, it would have made things much easier. I avoided showers as well early on as it just seemed to much work to try and avoid getting the cast wet. Taking baths worked out much easier for me. I just hung my leg outside the tub while I took a bath…worked great..
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