so I had my 3 week post-op consultation with the Doctor last Monday (it’s taken me a while to get around to writing this post, what with all the TV watching and sleeping I’ve had to do). He took off my old “slab” cast that went on the top of my shin (I will miss that big rig) and replaced it with a svelte new fibreglass number that goes down the back of my calf and under the foot. Ground-breaking! Here are some sexy photos of the cast and the incision wound after 3 weeks:

Svelte new fibreglass cast going down the back of the leg

Svelte new fibreglass cast going down the back of the leg

GROSS!

GROSS!

So the next bit of hilarious news I have is that my neolithic Doctor has NEVER USED A BOOT BEFORE. From what I gather he just keeps casting until you can get to 90 degrees, then puts you into 2 shoes. I am no orthopedic surgeon but that seems pretty archaic. My physio and I are double-teaming him at the moment, trying to get him into the 20th Century before he realises it’s actually 2009. I have another appointment at the 6 week mark at which he will look at the injury and make a call then. If I go into another cast I suspect I may reflex kung fu kick him, so my next post may be from a Chinese prison.

Cheers!