1 week holiday with a fake cast

[Louise1]

Some of you may have been following my keep me one handed thread, well that's now coming to an end but I now have a new challenge for a week holiday over the summer once the covid restrictions are lifted and accommodation is available to be booked.

Last night I was sent a link via pm to where you can buy supplies to make fake casts... Like the ones you get for broken bones. I/we never even knew that fake casts were a thing but turns out they are!

So long story short I've agreed to wear a fake cast for a week long holiday. We'll go away somewhere in the UK where its highly unlikely that anyone we now will see me.

The cast will be decided by a poll that will be added to this post nearer the time. As I broke my foot earlier this year, I've already had a (real) cast from my toes to below my knee so something different would probably be best.

Obviously this is new to us but our guesses so far are one/both arms or one/both legs but thought we'd post here now and see if anyone else has any suggestions... But any suggestions have to be believable so I can have a cover story for whilst we're on holiday.

[MrFrustration]

I take it a full body cast would be a little too much then...

[Louise1]

Originally Posted by MrFrustration

I take it a full body cast would be a little too much then...

It definitely would be too much

[MrFrustration]

Further reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthopedic_cast

[bobbitybob]

My vote would be for both forearms. How much of the hands or fingers gets covered would be up to hubby.

[ltakltak]

I opt for the hip spica cast (with one upper leg covered)...

[jehoftm]

Do arm.

Having put real casts on people and once had to take a real cast off of myself, I can tell you that a lower arm cast is far easier to do and the imperfections will be far easier to live with! It's extremely difficult to get a leg cast comfortable without the proper equipment and training, whereas making tolerable arm casts is easier

Consider how you're getting it off too, because presumably you're not buying a cast saw

Definitely don't do both legs and the wheelchair, you don't realise how inaccessible everything is until you're using a wheelchair and if your holiday wasn't specifically booked with wheelchair users in mind, there's no chance it'll be accessible

edit: other half also says he'd be pretty pissed off to discover someone was using up the already-too-scant resources for wheelchair users, like spaces on transport and parking, when they had no reason to

[Louise1]

Originally Posted by jehoftm

Do arm.

Having put real casts on people and once had to take a real cast off of myself, I can tell you that a lower arm cast is far easier to do and the imperfections will be far easier to live with! It's extremely difficult to get a leg cast comfortable without the proper equipment and training, whereas making tolerable arm casts is easier

Consider how you're getting it off too, because presumably you're not buying a cast saw

Definitely don't do both legs and the wheelchair, you don't realise how inaccessible everything is until you're using a wheelchair and if your holiday wasn't specifically booked with wheelchair users in mind, there's no chance it'll be accessible

edit: other half also says he'd be pretty pissed off to discover someone was using up the already-too-scant resources for wheelchair users, like spaces on transport and parking, when they had no reason to

Thanks for the advice!
Don't worry, we will not use any special spaces on transport or parking facilities etc

[jehoftm]

Originally Posted by Louise1

Thanks for the advice!
Don't worry, we will not use any special spaces on transport or parking facilities etc

Honestly the reason you shouldn't is more things like - self catered cottage, presumably in the UK or Europe? Will immediately have at least a ledge or step to the front door. Will there be space inside for you to move around with a chair? Are any of the surfaces lowered in the kitchen? Are the doors wide enough for a transport chair (the kind you can rent, as opposed to the ultralight kind disabled people use)? Is there space in the bathrooms for a chair to pull up by the toilet? Are the bedrooms upstairs? etc etc etc

[Greatcornbow]

I did once have a leg in plaster but many years ago (accident in school gym) when it was plaster of Paris. I was in it for months and it was very awkward as the weight caused it to 'ride' downwards. So if a wheelchair isn't appropriate you could try one leg only.
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[MrFrustration]

Originally Posted by jehoftm

Honestly the reason you shouldn't is more things like - self catered cottage, presumably in the UK or Europe? Will immediately have at least a ledge or step to the front door. Will there be space inside for you to move around with a chair? Are any of the surfaces lowered in the kitchen? Are the doors wide enough for a transport chair (the kind you can rent, as opposed to the ultralight kind disabled people use)? Is there space in the bathrooms for a chair to pull up by the toilet? Are the bedrooms upstairs? etc etc etc

Given that this is casting for bondage, I would have thought all of these things would be reasons TO do the double leg/hip cast. The idea is to make it as restrictive and difficult as possible.

[jehoftm]

Originally Posted by MrFrustration

Given that this is casting for bondage, I would have thought all of these things would be reasons TO do the double leg/hip cast. The idea is to make it as restrictive and difficult as possible.

yeah, but you will actually be stuck at that point though. Husband would have to carry her everywhere inside