Hell = not being able to do anything on my own or without assistance
Being able to kinda sorta take a real shower was absolutely wonderful and heavenly. I'm sure its wasn't the prettiest of scenes, but I did it with Mom's help. I am having to shower/bathe in the spare bathroom as I am having to use a lovely shower chair. Because I am paranoid about getting my splint thingie wet, I am using "Press and Seal" wrap on my top portion of my splint, wrapping a garbage bag around my entire lower leg, then taping the garbage bag to my leg as I need it water tight! You really don't know how much you use both your legs in everyday life until one is taken away!
To help my own personal sanity I am wanting to try to stay as independent as I can. Things I can do independently now are:
*Get off the couch
*Get somewhat dressed
*Take a kinda sorta shower and wash my hair
*Take a "Circus Bath" with baby wipes...probably TMI, sorry!
*Dry and "fix" my hair
*Roll on my knee roller
I am also trying to keep all my essentials in a shoe box within reach or in the basket of my knee roller. My essentials include, dry shampoo cause I cannot stand greasy hair, hair pic, hair scrunchies, meds, crackers, bottle of water, chapstick, pen, notebook, cell phone, extra charger, iPad, and my Chromebook sits on the table.
I am already tired of being stuck in the house. My follow up appointment with Dr. Vineyard is not until July 3. I am looking forward to being able to do things on my own again and actually be helpful with things around the house. As for now, I pretty much am useless. I sit or lay on the couch or recliner. Overall, recovery has been what I thought it would have been except I have had far less pain than I expected.
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