My leg is withering. Like, seriously. Right before my eyes. 4 days ago I had a semi-normal (if not slightly swollen) lower leg, and all of a sudden I have a lower leg the size of my 14 year sister's, who is seriously one of the skinniest people I know. It's extremely disproportional to my other leg, or even the thigh of my broken leg. It's like a toothpick sticking out of a tree trunk. My one true talent in life (leg wrestling) is apparently now a dream of the past. I start PT tomorrow, and I'm only supposed to put 25% of my weight on my leg. At first I was really confused about how I would know when I was at 25%...now I don't even need to worry about it, because this little baby-sized leg of mine can't hold more than 15 pounds, which is clearly not more than 25% of my body weight. I can literally feel the break in my tibia with my fingers.
Yikes. That is pretty yucky. Sorry you are going through this. I know how sucky broken bones are! You are one tough cookie! Good luck with PT. Don't let them make you scream!
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