I have no idea what was the matter with me today but my balance was shocking. I lost count of the amount of near misses I had that could quite easily have resulted in falls, both indoors and outdoors. I count myself really lucky today but I need to get a grip of this as […]
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Archive | January, 2012
Medication withdrawal plan
January 11, 2012 
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Today didn’t get off to the best start as I had an unplanned close inspection of the floor this morning. No damage done and by far the least painful of the three fall’s so far. I, of course, was not being that careful and it was totally my own fault, well the fact no one […]
Continue reading Reflection time again
January 10, 2012 0 Comments
Today is a day for reflection again, why, because it is two months to the day I had my surgery. To be honest it actually feels like I have been an amputee for longer than that but Christmas may have had something to do with it. I think I have come on in leaps and […]
Continue reading Like walking on a razor blade
January 9, 2012 0 Comments
I have to say that I was on quite a high when I left physio on Friday, all was good. I had been given official conformation that I could use my sticks instead of crutches when using my prosthesis. Encouraged to put my leg on first thing in the morning and wear it till after […]
Continue reading I really don’t want to do that again
January 8, 2012 0 Comments
Having put on more weight, which is now bordering on depressive, and being exceptionally unfit I need to do more exercise. I really want to go swimming but had to order another swimsuit and waiting for it to arrive. In the meantime the only other thing I could think of doing is go out in […]
Continue reading Stump pain when going to the toilet
January 7, 2012 0 Comments
Today’s post may not be everyone’s reading material but it does help to highlight why I started the blog in the first place. When I first had the surgery I had a catheter for a while but after a few days it was removed as soon as I was able to transfer to the toilet. […]
Continue reading An eventful physio session
January 6, 2012 0 Comments
The first session of physio in the New Year and I confessed pretty much straight away that fell over on Boxing Day. As I had said it won’t be the last and they know that too but they did ask me the circumstances surrounding it. As always I was keen and eager to get on […]
Continue reading I like it even less than I did before
January 5, 2012 0 Comments
I have never been a real fan of shopping and hate clothes shopping with a passion as nothing ever seems to fit (the prosthesis will make it even more difficult). I didn’t really think that I could like it any less until, that is, I went to Peterborough yesterday. I have realised that any trip […]
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