Bath time!!!!

So you've begun to come out of your pain/drug induced coma and are in need of a shower.

There is just one problem, A large part of your body is encased in fiberglass with strict instructions not to get it wet.

Hmmmm, first thing you need to do is get yourself a cast cover. Just Google it, they sell them all over.

These things are amazing and have changed my life (I did not have one with my first rupture).
They slip right over the cast and have this flexible seal type thingy that keeps the water out.

Now, if you do not have a cast cover use trash bags. I recommend the double bag technique.
You take two large trash bags, preferably heavy duty, and duct tape.
The first bag should be very close to the cast. Seal it with the duct tape above the end of the cast and tape around the cast at various points. This will make it harder for any rogue water droplets to get in.
Now put the second bag over the first and tape it at a higher point. Just a secondary block for those rogue water droplets.

You are now ready to shower.

If you are like me however, you can't technically stand so at this point you will be sitting in the tub.
Where and how you sit in the tub depends on which leg you hurt.
This may seem a little patronizing but I do not mean that way at all, you want the injured leg hanging out of the tub.

At this point you will have two options to "bathe". If you injured the left leg (like me) your back will be facing the faucet.
This is actually not so bad because you can lie back and truly wash your hair.
I must warn you though, this is not an easy maneuver.
Leaning your head back under the faucet back with one leg in the tub and one leg hanging over the side while using your arms to get all your hair wet is one hell of  workout.
YOU WILL BE WORKING YOUR CORE as they say.
Hell I've lost 16 lbs. just sitting on my butt and bathing.
This should be a new Pilates move.

If you have injured your right leg, just use that big gulp cup you have in the back of the cabinet ( I know you have one)
It's easy, remember when you were a kid and Mom filled the tub like three inches and you just used all your scooper type toys to pour water over your head. Just do that.

If however you are one of the lucky few with a hand held shower head, this a piece of cake.
I actually recommend getting one if you will be in a cast for an extended period of time.


So that's it, easy peasy. Yeah, getting in and out of the tub is a pain in the a$$ but soon enough you'll get the hang of it.