A few questions .... will pick Best awnser asap.?!
Question: A few questions !.!.!.!. will pick Best awnser asap!.!?
ok, i broke my ankle about three weeks ago i think it was!. they gave me a cast i go back to the doctor on june 9th to see if they can take off the cast!.!.!.!.!.ok!. so theres the basics
questions
how do i bathe with a cast!? i have just been using wash cloths making sure not to get it wet, but i miss my shower is there a way to shower without getting cast wet!?
after the cast is off how soon would it be safe to go to a water park or ride roller coasters!?
please let me know a!.s!.a!.p!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
questions
how do i bathe with a cast!? i have just been using wash cloths making sure not to get it wet, but i miss my shower is there a way to shower without getting cast wet!?
after the cast is off how soon would it be safe to go to a water park or ride roller coasters!?
please let me know a!.s!.a!.p!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
does the cast stop at your knee!? I guess that it probably does!. Put your leg in a tall kitchen trash bag tighten it up just above where the cast ends and tape around your leg and the bag with medical tape to form a seal the water cant get in!. Also, take a quick shower, don't linger!.
As far as the water park or similar activity I'd say with in 3 weeks or so depending on how you fair with putting your weight on the ankle!.
Good luckWww@Answer-Health@Com
As far as the water park or similar activity I'd say with in 3 weeks or so depending on how you fair with putting your weight on the ankle!.
Good luckWww@Answer-Health@Com
when I broke my ankle and leg the cast was to my knee and what I did was what every one says but, I placed a steel folding chair in my shower and got one of those hand held showers, my shower was in the tub) and I sat in the chair, hung my leg out of the tub which was wrapped in the trash bag)a big towel around the base of the cast and I could sit there wash my hair and my body and my cast was not wet , water runs down so if you can rest it on the tub wall or another chair , that would be real good and if you broke it on the opposite side get in backwards,to keep that leg out of the shower!.and when the cast is off you do what you can stand to do on that weak ankle!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
as previously stated, use a plastic bag, tape around the top (not to tight to cut off circulation), after you have had a broken ankle it will be a bit weak initially (and you will have a very hairy leg!!!), you will then probably have physio to strengthen your ankle again usually around 6 weeks of physio by the end of the 6 weeks you will be still be a bit tender, you should be able to go on roller coasters and water parks by then!!!
have fun when you are healed!!Www@Answer-Health@Com
have fun when you are healed!!Www@Answer-Health@Com
you have to get a seal for your cast!.!.!.you can ask your doctor where to get it or get it at a medical store!.!.!.you will be able to put it on and go in water (take a shower) with it
after it depends what you doctor says, but soon after you should be able to go to a water park!.!.!.probably in a few weeks or a monthWww@Answer-Health@Com
after it depends what you doctor says, but soon after you should be able to go to a water park!.!.!.probably in a few weeks or a monthWww@Answer-Health@Com
Slip a plastic bag over your foot and cast and tape it up all the way around the top of it!. Your should be able to get the ankle wet right away after the cast is off!. Good luck and God Bless!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
A trash bag will keep it dry!. The nurse should have given you some type of discharge instructions!.!.!.!.only your dr can say when you can go on a coaster ride!.!.!.!.but maybe 2 weeks or so!.!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com