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My tendon is torn up! Dr plastered my leg and i want to remove it because i am irritated

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AAOS cast care warning signs numbness blue toes severe pain tight cast

Do not remove or cut off the plaster yourself. With a torn tendon, taking it off early or moving the ankle can worsen the injury or disrupt healing.
Call the doctor/orthopedic clinic that applied it today and say the cast is irritating you. They can check for pressure areas and safely adjust, split, pad, or replace it if needed.
Go to urgent care or the emergency department now if you have any of these:
  • Increasing or severe pain, or the cast feels very tight
  • Toes that are numb, tingling, burning, cold, blue/white, or increasingly swollen
  • You cannot actively move your toes
  • Wet, broken, foul-smelling plaster, drainage, fever, or a burning spot under the cast
These can indicate pressure on nerves, skin, or circulation and need prompt assessment. The AAOS cast-care guidance specifically lists tightness, worsening pain, numbness/tingling, burning, swelling below the cast, and loss of toe movement as reasons to contact a clinician immediately.
Until you are checked: keep the cast dry, elevate the leg above heart level when resting, avoid putting anything inside to scratch, and do not pull out padding. The photo shows ankle bruising, but a photo cannot tell whether the tendon repair/injury or circulation is safe.

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Do not take off the plaster and replace it with a crepe bandage unless the orthopedic doctor specifically tells you to.
A crepe bandage does not hold a torn tendon in the correct protected position. The plaster is likely keeping your ankle still and positioned to allow healing. Removing it can worsen the tear or cause it to tear again.
If the plaster is irritating, tight, rubbing, wet, or painful:
  • Call the clinic that put it on today for a cast check or replacement.
  • Keep the leg elevated.
  • Do not wrap anything tightly over or under the plaster.
  • Do not put objects, powder, or cream inside it.
Emergency assessment now if your toes become blue/white/cold, numb or tingly, very swollen, you cannot move them, or pain is worsening. Tight casts or wraps can impair circulation.

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Cast-Care Checklist

Every day
  • Keep the cast clean and dry
  • Elevate my leg when resting, especially if swollen
  • Move my toes gently if my doctor allowed it
  • Follow my doctor’s rules for walking, weight-bearing, crutches, and medicines
  • Check that my toes are warm, normal color, and can move
Do not
  • Do not remove, cut, loosen, or replace the cast with a crepe bandage
  • Do not put anything inside to scratch
  • Do not pull out padding or trim rough edges myself
  • Do not get the cast wet
  • Do not walk on it unless the doctor said it is safe
Call the clinic today if
  • The cast rubs, cracks, gets wet, smells bad, or causes a sore/burning area
  • Pain or swelling is getting worse
  • The cast feels too tight or too loose
  • I have itching or irritation I cannot manage
Get urgent help now if
  • Toes are blue, white, cold, very swollen, numb, or tingling
  • I cannot move my toes
  • Severe or increasing pain despite rest/elevation or prescribed pain medicine
  • Fever, drainage, bad smell, or worsening redness around the cast
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