Let's All (Virtually) Sign Tessa's Cast

[James B.]

Thinking of you and sending you warm thoughts Tessa.

 

[AdamAnt]

Coool! We're famous! This is better than the first time I saw my name in the phone book! 8)

 

[Tessa]

Going to the fracture clinic tomorrow. Hope to get a stronger walking plaster...it's actually very hard to run a health centre on crutches.

 

[Tessa]

No such luck...the foot is still very swollen. After sitting at the hospital for 3 hours I was put into a fibreglass cast for another 3 weeks with crutches.

This morning I had a call out to a woman in prem labour having twins!! Had to get pushed around rapidly in a wheelchair to help her. Fortunately we stopped the labour and evacuated her by air to hospital.....so much for putting the foot up.

 

[amethist]

Oh Tessa, and you should be resting with it up to bring the swelling down.

Think I might wish for a small engine to be fitted to the wheelchair, so you can zoom around easier on your own. :crazy:Nope that would mean you would do more, not less, good idea though.

Take it easy if you can.

Amethist

 

[AdamAnt]

Have airartista paint your cast to look like rusty metal...everyone will get out of your way!

 

[Deleted member 5760]

Charge on :)

Much love to you..

-Jen :)

 

[gdf]

Boy, there is just no rest break out there--twins. Glad you got them evacuated.

Instead of putting your foot up you are having to put up with it.

 

[Tessa]

Today was a challenge. A patient came in with septic shock and needed some swift treatment. I threw the crutches and took up the wheelchair with one of my young staff as the driver. He pushed me at breakneck speed and another staff member suggested I pull on the break to stop him....somehow I think I would have landed on the floor and broken something else if I did that : )

 

[Tessa]

Finally the cast is off. Now I have 2 more weeks on crutches while I slowly weight bear. My foot is all blue and covered in dry skin..yuk!

 

[Manic11]

All part of the beautiful healing!! Rest up.

Manic

 

[gdf]

Yeah! So glad to hear that. I bet you are relieved.

Gina