I've finally decided to share my showering predicament. Many of you who have broken limbs before can probably relate. WHY ON EARTH HASN'T ANYONE CREATED A WATERPROOF CAST? You mean to tell me that there is a satellite in space that can circle the earth in a day and withstand 20,000 degrees of heat, and they can't come up with a waterproof piece of fiberglass? I know, I have heard rumors that these things exist, but I was never given the option of one. I know that I'm new to the whole broken wrists/cast world, but don't keep these things a secret!
Hey, I would even settle for some piece of plastic that fits snug on my arm (designed specifically to fit the cast), so that at least my fingers are exposed. Again, my left hand just doesn't get my hair clean. This takes me back to my freshman year in college when my roommate and I decided we would dread our hair. So cool. Really, we were cool. So, I didn't wash my hair for about 5 weeks. The attempt ended after a 3 week trip to Africa, when I decided that I would probably bring back an awful case of head lice if I didn't wash it at the end of the trip. Since using a plastic nub to assist my left hand does absolutely NOTHING, I might as well work on my dreadlocks again for the next few months.
Ah, eating. I was eating a crepe this weekend. A crepe- not something you would imagine is difficult to cut apart, right? Au contrare, my friends. Au contrare. My plastic fork certainly wouldn't cut it, and I was too chicken to attempt using a knife with my left hand. I managed to literally PULL pieces apart with the fork and knife. I was instantly heartbroken, realizing that steak was probably out of the question for a while. And I have too much pride to let someone else cut it for me. Actually, I take that back- the only person I will allow to cut up my steak for me is my Dad, and he lives 18 hours away. Anyhow, something amazing happened yesterday. While trying to slice a tomato, I discovered that wedging the knife handle into my cast and using 2 fingers to hold it in place actually works wonders. I can eat solid food again- what a magnificent discovery.
Ew, gross. I was just kidding about the dreadlocks thing. I at least won't do that on purpose.
Countdown to tentative cast removal: 6 days down, 78 to go.
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A. don't go dready!!
ReplyDeleteB. Bread Bags work good with rubber bands for showering.
C. I want a Crepe!
i'll cut your steak for you. don't lie. you know you'd let me.
ReplyDeleteand we use some awesome tape and a plastic bag at the hospital to cover up pt's IV sites when they want to shower. if i can get my hands on some of the tape, i'll send it your way.
You're right. I would let you cut it for me. But only if you cooked it for me too, cause then I would know it was gonna be delicioso.
ReplyDeleteSend those goods my way please.