The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #97889   Message #1931961
Posted By: JennyO
09-Jan-07 - 10:24 PM
Thread Name: BS: Being Plastered! (below the knee!)
Subject: RE: BS: Being Plastered! (below the knee!)
My sympathies! I broke an ankle in 1989 while ice-skating. It was what they called a Potts fracture - my foot was set in a strange sideways sort of position and I was also told not to put ANY weight on it for 10 weeks. I found the rolling office chair invaluable.

One of the problems with crutches (I had the wooden hospital kind) is that it is very hard to move food around, and impossible for drink. I also found they aggravated an old shoulder injury and made my other leg tired if I used them for any length of time.

Also, unless you have a very open-plan house, it is difficult to manoevre a wheelchair through doorways and round tight corners, so I'd definitely go for the office chair. Liz's carry pouch sounds good too. Your tray with the padding underneath - I've got one of those - it's good for eating in front of the TV, which we tend to do sometimes. It's called a "Stable Table" here in Oz.

Good luck with it all! This too shall pass!