The most annoying thing about having my leg in a cast? (Other than, you know, the fact that my leg is in a cast?) Is wearing only one shoe. My poor left shoes are scattered and lonely around the house, forlorn and abandoned for at least another week and a half.
The other annoying thing? My walking boot for the cast is higher than any of my flats, but not high enough to justify any of my heels, even if I would wear only one heeled shoe (which I wouldn’t). I can deal with the bright blue clashing with all my clothes, because hey, I’m in a cast. But I have a harder time with the asymmetry of it. One shoe. One side that is lower than the other, even if it’s not by that much. It’s incredibly annoying.
I can deal with the questions. “Oh, no, what’d you do?” (stress fractures. Two of them. In my foot. I don’t know how, exactly, other than “walking”.) “How’s your leg?” (My foot, actually, and fine, other than frustrating because I’m in a cast.) “Are you okay doing that?” (Yes. I have a broken foot. I’m not a quadriplegic. Nothing against quadriplegics. And after more than a week – nearly two, now – in a cast, I’ve kind of gotten the hang of most things.)
If I do have to be in a cast, even for only a few weeks, I’m going to have fun with it, though. Because life should be all about keeping me entertained. My life should, at least. So I bought the multi-pack of coloured Sharpies and have been decorating my cast. This is good for a variety of reasons, not least because it distracts me from how yellow the thing is getting. I make – I mean, let – other people draw on it, too. My boyfriend drew an amazing desert island/rainbow scene that used every single one of the colours. I was very impressed. I think I’m going to start carrying the Sharpies around with me so that other people can draw on it too. It really should be more than just me and my boyfriend.
I’m really hoping that it comes off when it’s time to go back to the doctor, though. I have plans that do not involve being forced to limp and keeping my ankle immobile. Entertaining as I try to make it, I’m still in a cast. And it’s still annoying.
