Help! Fractured Tibia Post Surgery, Blue Leg!! Posted: 09-07-05 00:05am
I had broken my tibia and the other small
bone a few weeks ago when I fell down my
stairs at home. They did surgery and put
a rod into my leg and pins to hold it
together. A week after the surgery I went
back to the dr and he took xrays and
checked, said everything looked good.
Instead of giving me ahrd cast, they gave
me a large boot with vlecro straps and
said I could take it off from time to time
to shower, elevate and ice it.
I have kept it on almost constantly, but
take it off for showers. I have been
noticing though, when I take it off and
put my leg down to shower or sit for a
minute, it instantly turns very dark blue
purple and gets very tingly.
Im worried there may be vascular problems,
but I dont know. If I had a regular cast
on, I prob wouldnt see all the differant
colors my leg is turning. Should I be
freakign out? Im a 30 yr old ex model,
who is very concerned with how this is
going to look anyways, and if I were to
lose my leg, I would be devastated! What
should I do??
Help!
