My brother and I kid about how my cast is a parasite. I've developed a ravenous appetite early on after the surgery, but I blame that on being able to eat whole food after recovering from the effects of anesthesia.

Today, I tried to massage my left calf. I cannot get a full assessment of it, because most of it is in a cast, but from what I was able to feel seemed like my calf did indeed decrease. It is kind of disgusting to touch, because what used to be muscle there is no longer there. Just... fat and. skin.

Ewwwwww.....