This broken ankle has come with lots of tools to help me get around and get back on my two feet. Lord knows, I can't wait to walk on my own and wear two shoes. But I truly appreciate my lovely accessories kit as I recover. This is how it all began....
After the ER docs at Cedars put me in a splint, they sent me home with crutches. Gosh, those things are exhausting to use. The funny thing is while I was hobbling around LA, I got lots of advice on how to use them from compete strangers.
I return home to see my regular doctor, Dr. Spector, who cut the splint off to view my still swollen ankle, but to also inform me that he couldn't help me and that I needed an Orthopedic doc. He is a foot/ankle specialist. Needless to say, I was disappointed. I thought for sure he'd put me in a cast and send me on my way. I would later learn from my Orthopedic doc, Dr. Lundy, that surgery was needed, ASAP! I immediately let Dr. Spector's staff know that I needed to get around in a different way. The crutches were NOT working for me and I was so tired from using them. I requested a 'scooter'. Thankfully, it was covered under my medical insurance. I got some other awesome items to help navigate my way through daily activities as I recover.
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| I got so much advice on how to use these guys! |
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| Got this lovely boot, pending surgery |
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| The scooter that saved my life! |
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| The lovely half splint/cast with ice-pack post-op look |
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| This red lovely is nice to have when mom or my bff are shuttling me around. Front row parking!! |
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| You try standing in the shower on ONE foot! So thankful for this chair. |
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Got this
awesomely fashionable shoe post-op to protect my foot. Ironically, when
I wore the thing, I hit my foot more because I couldn't gauge the depth
of it around corners.
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