Not two wheels but two crutches

Yep, that’s me in the handicap spot.

They fit me with a wheelchair which I use on longer outings.

Now the adventures are not on two wheels but two crutches.  My first shower is a most interesting experience.  I am using the plastic bag and duct tape method.  It starts off with two newspaper bags seamed together with duct tape.

Then add a second layer of bags, more duct tape, and a hand towel at the top of the cast.

Seal off the top with even more duct tape… see the theme here?  Believe it or not, after two layers of plastic bags and a hand towel, water still got in.  It’s a good thing that the towel absorbed it before it could get into the cast.

Fortunately, my real Dry Pro cast cover arrives in a matter of days.  This thing looks like a big fisherman’s boot that you pull up over the leg and cast.  It comes with a blue bulb (as seen in my hand) that you pump until you create a vacuum inside the cover.  The latex material forms a water tight seal and voila! no water gets in.  This thing actually works exactly as described and no water gets into the cast at all.  I’m hoping when they move me into the shorter cast, the seal will continue to work.  Otherwise, I’ll have to buy the shorter version since they are size specific.  For anyone with a cast, I highly recommend this Dry Pro cover!  I only use it for showers but it’s rated safe for swimming pools and the beach too.

I have to be creative with ways to cover my cast and toes.  I managed to squeeze one pair of jeans over the cast but promptly decided that it’s not worth effort ever again.  Unfortunately, most of my clothes are rather slim fitting so I’m reduced to wearing the same old fleece pants when I go out.  I’m in constant casual mode with my fleece pants (or shorts) and one tennis shoe.  With the recent mild weather, I’ve mostly been wearing shorts and one really tall sock.  Here you can see my improv toe cover which is an old mitten with the thumb sticking up like a shark fin.  The waiter at the restaurant stared at it before asking if my toes were cold!