Wearing a cast, what is it like?
The doctor explains what you can do
• How long you are going to keep the cast
• If you have a cast on your leg, the doctor decides if you can put the foot down, have to walk with crutches or have to use a wheelchair
• If you have a cast on your arm, the doctor will tell you to use a sling
• If you have a cast on your leg, the doctor decides if you can put the foot down, have to walk with crutches or have to use a wheelchair
• If you have a cast on your arm, the doctor will tell you to use a sling
To avoid swelling on my limb, you have to move your fingers or toes.
When sitting, you need to elevate your cast
• Keep your arm in a sling
• Put your foot on a stool
• Put your foot on a stool
When lying down, you need to elevate your cast
• Put your arm on a big pillow
• Place your foot on a pillow
• Place your foot on a pillow
You must not wet your cast
• Garbage bags aren’t efficient as water can easily leak through the opening during the shower
• Protect your cast with a high-quality waterproof cast cover. You can put your trust in yours here
• Protect your cast with a high-quality waterproof cast cover. You can put your trust in yours here
You have to see your doctor if:
• You have tingling in your fingers or toes
• You can't move your fingers or toes
• Your fingers or toes are swelling, pallid, bluish, very cold, or very warm
• You have a lot of pain in your cast
• Your cast smells very bad
• The edge of the cast rubs and cuts my skin
• You put an object in your cast
• A colored stain appears on your cast
• The cast is too big
• The cast is broken
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