Question: I had surgery on my ankle a week ago today. Yesterday, while showering for the first time (A Godly experience), I slipped from the chair and my cast went into the water. I had it surrounded in saran wrap, but apparently that wasn't good enough. Water got into my surgical dressing and cast. I spent about 2 hours blow drying it afterwards. Last night I woke up with my ankle being crunched.. seriously.. it's like my splint/cast tightened. This is to the point of significant pain around the surgical site and in my toes that are exposed. I called my doctor. Of course, the receptionist transferred me to the nurse's voice mail. My question: Do I need to call again and be more urgent with it? LIke, "I need to talk to someone NOW?" ALso, my mother is a nurse who used to work on a surgical ward of a hospital. If this is as simple as changing the dressing and then re-wrapping the splint/cast pieces she can do that. I have an appointment in a week and a half to get the stitches out and the cast put on instead of jsut the splint. Please help. All joking aside, this is really uncomfortable and I feel as though my circulation is being cut off.

Hello. Thank you for your reply.

1. I had ankle reconstruction surgery.
2. I have no way to take a picture; however, I did take the ace bandage off and the cast/dressing looks good. I put my fingers in the top and bottom ad it doesn't feel wet or damp any longer.
3. There is a strange smell, but I'm not sure if it's worse now than it was before.

ALso, I took the ace bandage off to release some of the pressure. I could immediately feel my toes again, which is a bonus. So right now it's just the cast pieces (not a full cast yet) and a white gauzey looking surgical dressing that is exposed. I plan to rewrap it a bit looser while I wait for the answers.

Thank you again.