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How to sleep with a cast?

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ModMommy
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I've never had a cast before, and I'm finding it hella hard to sleep with it. (It's on my right foot) how do I go about this, any tips to make it more comfortable?

Added: I had surgery on my first and faith metatarsals. Re broke them, then reset the breaks. Yay

**This thread was edited on Mar 28th 2015 at 3:52:21am
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10 years ago
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Chubz.
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Take pain meds till u pass out.



Or just read or watch boring tv till u fall asleep.


I havent had a cast since 3rd grade so i forgot what it feels like to have a cast on..but u just gotta deal with it till you get used to it.



Whatd you do?
10 years ago
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ModMommy
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Chubz.Whatd you do?


I had surgery today to rebreak some bones I broke back in Jan in my foot.
10 years ago
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Japaneezy
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I've slept with a cast for a very long time and feel your pain. Id just roll something soft around it so it doesn't get too uncomfortable.
10 years ago
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Nacho+
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Mine never affect falling asleep. Just do it Sam it's not that bad
10 years ago
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Jane6
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Nacho_Macho_manMine never affect falling asleep. Just do it Sam it's not that bad


I had a cast over my left foot when I was 12, dont remember having any major problems sleeping with it (besides that I had to lie on my back, which was annoying since I always sleep on my stomach). I do remember that I had to sit my way through stairs in my house, like go down and up with my ass and hands. That was kind of a bitch. And showering was lame too, because you felt like 90 years old when you sat down on a little plastic chair in there, leg covered in plastic so the cast wouldnt get wet.

How long do you have to have the cast for?
10 years ago
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soulskier
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How do you normally sleep?

I always sleep on my stomach and just hung my right foot over the side of the bed (wrapped in a blanket to protect me from the things under the bed) but some people are weird about that
10 years ago
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.Rybak.
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Ive only broke my hand Twice amd i just slept with the cast under the pillow while i laid on my stomach. But that's how i sleep normally.
10 years ago
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edai
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put your foot with the cast inside a pillow case with the pillow on top so that you can lay on your side and put your non broken leg on top of the pillow. itll create a nice barrier and its good for your spinal alignment. Or at least thats what web md told me.
10 years ago
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Nikolaus
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put a pillow under your leg so your foot isnt touching anything
10 years ago
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Spagett+
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Step 1. Get in bed

Step 2. Close your eyes

Step 3. Sleep

Step 4. ????????

Step 5. Profit
10 years ago
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plyswthsqrrls
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Chubz.Take pain meds till u pass out.


never a good idea lol
10 years ago
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fujarome
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First you gotta take it out to dinner. Show the cast a good time, make it comfortable around you. Trust between you and the cast has to be built
10 years ago
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Chubz.
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plyswthsqrrlsnever a good idea lol


Of course it is!



Whats life without a little risk :P
10 years ago
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ModMommy
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also i got a fork stuck in it and now I can't retrieve it. casts & sammi do not mix
10 years ago
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toastyteenagers
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pilliow inbetween legs
10 years ago
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dispatchQ_main
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be a director and promise them more screen time
10 years ago
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chunk.
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I had two surgeries on my first and second metatarsals and when I had my cast on my left foot, I just slept on the couch and laid on my right side with my boot foot propped up on the arm rest with pillows. I wouldn't follow the advice of letting the pain killers knock you out every night. They're great for pain, but damn do they suck when you get hooked on them.
10 years ago
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Dobber
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safarisamhella


Stop.
10 years ago
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ModMommy
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DobberStop.


10 years ago
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Tinga
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I broke my tibia and fibula and I had a cast from my toes to my hip. It was really hard to sleep because thats an enormous cast. It would take me a lot time to fall asleep so I was usually pretty tired but I sure took a lot of naps.
10 years ago
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Mr.softcookie
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Elevate it and try sleeping straight. I had a cast from my toes to almost the end of my thigh and this worked for me, give it go.
10 years ago
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B.Aussie
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Get one of those body pillows. You can put it between your legs right down to your cast and sleep on your side.
10 years ago
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Barefootin_Fiend
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what i want to know is how the fuck do all of you sleep on your stomach? am i the only poor bastard that sleeps on his back?
10 years ago
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last_tango
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With my break in my collarbone I couldn't stabilize it and even breathing too hard hurt. I got my medi card and just smoked a ton of indica. Shit puts me out like my diabetic grandpa after he eats ice cream.
10 years ago
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ModMommy
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Barefootin_Fiendwhat i want to know is how the fuck do all of you sleep on your stomach? am i the only poor bastard that sleeps on his back?


I sleep on my stomach, so that's that's where most of my difficultits lay lol
10 years ago
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KEVTRON
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Why?
5 years ago
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OregonDead
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KEVTRONWhy?


why ask why? drink bud dry!

seriously though it is all about the pillows when you break your shit. get like half a dozen or more so you can prop up your broke part
5 years ago
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