Casting and Scooting

I was so excited about getting a cast because it meant that I could be a little more mobile AND I have never had a cast before in my life.
That was before I first got up after the cast had dried and it felt as if I was carrying a small child on my leg. This sucker is heavy!!! Friends that have had casts tell me I just have to wait to get used to it.

I had every intention of shaving my leg before the cast went on - I even took a razor and shaving cream with me to the doctor...but after talking to him and his nurse, decided that new hair growing in might be a cause for itching when I already have long hair on my leg where my surgical cast has been after only 18 days. So I didn't shave. It's really gross...

Thank goodness for my knee scooter (which is technically called a roll about). I am going to be partners with my scooter for several more weeks (hopefully not months) so I need to come up with a creative name for it....I have always named my cars that I have driven and this scooter is even more a part of me because it helps keep me mobile. It truly is a miracle product cause I don't think I could survive on crutches for 6 more weeks. Just the little bit that I use my crutches I am worn out and rubbed raw under my arms and with this cast weighing so much I can't imagine not having it. I love the looks I get while on my scooter too...