I am having trouble sleeping and started writing this blog at 4am.
When I arrived at the Hospital yesterday morning the chap fitting Jill’s new cast was in there and I decided to have a coffee. Came back and he was still there so I went in . He explained that he normally has his wife helping but because of his early start he was on his own. He was using a heat gun to soften the perforated plastic sheet which he had cut to shape. He already had the two side sheets in position and was fitting the third.
The sheet material reminded me of the mask used by Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs.
He finished moulding the material and once in place he marked each piece, removed them and riveted them and a foot unit together. Finally riveting 4 velcro straps to hold it into place. he was quite happy with the cast and explained how he made it the size and shape. It was about 11am when he left and had been there since 7am.
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- Finally – strapping on the cast
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- Moulding the plastic cast
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- First stage
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- Cast taken of and being riveted
Next step was to have the leg re x-rayed to make sure every thing was still in alignment. Later in the afternoon I spoke to the Orthopaedic Intern and although she could not confirm the x-ray she was fairly confident but would have to wait for her boss to have a look. Probably will be on their rounds this morning.
As I left Jill asked me again as she has every day – ” when can I come home”. I just wished that I could bring her home – I would probably get a good sleep.
We have been looking into several furniture changes which will need to be in place for her to come home. Electric adjustable bed, Electric lift chair, Lift hoist and finally the wheel chair that has been on order several weeks.
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