My Fracture Experience =D

Remember that I blogged sometime last month that I had a fracture and had a cast on? Today I am going to write on my experience during my fracture days.

Getting a fracture was not what I asked for. And I dread those days where I can't move much and had to use the crutches. Best of all, I can't go anywhere without help. The first day where I had my fracture, I went to the polyclinic which then referred to me to the hospital. During that day, the pain got unbearable as the time passed and I had to rely on the pain killers. As much as I don't want to, I need to rely on the crutches to moved around too.

During my next visit for the bone specialist at the hospital, after an x-ray, I had a cast on. The feeling of having a cast on for the first day was, hmm . . . Not bad, at least it feels quite comfortable than I thought. But then, the left leg was quite heavy than the right. And when it starts to itch at night, it's unbearable.

I had to have the cast on for roughly 3 weeks and I am quite looking forward to having the cast off because I can't wait to walk. But during my days with the cast on, I experience a whole new experience I never had before.

It is actually quite difficult to move around for people who have to use the crutches for life. Having a wheelchair is somehow a little easier. But then, when moving around Singapore would be another different story. People seeing that you're using the crutches, they won't make way for you. Even when my wife opened the door of the shopping mall for me, students from neighbouring school just walk in as though the door was opened for them. Best part was, they won't let me move first. =.=

And for the bus ride and MRT ride, at least I met some nice soul who give up their seats for people like me. =D But the one particular bus ride I didn't quite enjoy. Knowing that I had a fracture and using crutches, the bus driver didn't really wait for me to be seated before moving the bus. Which makes me having difficulty making my way to the nearest seat available. =.= What if I fall?

Oh and the off cast experience. They had to use this tiny saw thing to cut off that hard cast. Quite ticklish. At first my thought was, will they cut my leg by accident? Thank god, nope. =D

That's roughly my experience with a cast on. And then again, now I will look where I'm going. I don't want to spend another time using that crutches neither do I want to spend hundred over for the medical fee.