Back story : leg folded under me (f age 51, otherwise good health) on 28.12 : fractured tibia, fibula & small bone near ankle. Op under epidural next day, titanium rod fitted with 6 retaining screws. One day post- op pain, discharged 3 days later in no pain with small backslab. So far so good ... Until yesterday when local hospital re-did the backslab, leaving me with a bigger, heavier plaster which now means I can't really move at all, and the rest of my body is compromised even when lying down. This cast has now been on for 36 hours & has not fully dried, but cracked today down back. It's actually pressing on the bone / op site unlike the first one, which enabled me to hop around & get blood flowing round my whole body. Instructions are to elevate it, but even on a stack of pillows it rolls off due to weight & lack of integrity. Today it's made me shake & feel dizzy due to lack of deep breath. Am not on any other meds & have no symptoms of DVT etc, I just think the slab is poorly done.
Should I wait for Fracture Clinic appt next Monday when it will be replaced by a lighter cast ?
Thanks for any advice