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How am i supposed to go to the bathroom and shower if i'm in a leg cast?

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Dr. Gregory Hines answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Carefully: Toileting is difficult but not impossible. For showering, you need to use a trash bag to keep the cast dry. If you fail to do so, you will find your skin macerated and the cast will develop a terrible stink to it.

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Answered 5/6/2012

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