wiggles

Despite my ankle being in a cast, I can kind of move it around a bit. This never ends well.

I think it's mostly because the cast was put on when my ankle was very swollen. Because of that, the decrease in ankle size has created a bit of space between my ankle and the cast. Although I've been told it's okay to move it a little, it is very unpleasant.

The main reason it is so uncomfortable is because I never do it on purpose. Why would I? It doesn't really go anywhere. The main time this happens is when I'm in bed. I instinctively try to push the blanket over with my leg, thus putting pressure on my casted ankle. When my toes get caught in the blanket instead of just my leg pushing it, bad things happen.

The other sad aspect of having a slightly loosey-goosey cast is that my leg rubs against it more. I can feel it touching the sides of the cast and it makes me distinctly aware of exactly where the sutures are.

Because my nerve endings are "waking up" (aka revolting) I get these really strange sensations which are never positive. The one I hate the most I call the Battery Feeling. It's the tingly metallic sensation you get when you put your tongue against both terminals on a 9-volt battery, except on my ankle. And I'm not touching a battery.

All I really want to do is roll my ankle around and stretch it out. Instead I sit here, very still, and sometimes tap the cast like a girl with a weave. So awkward.