In the post on Monday 9th Jan ‘Like walking on a razor blade’ I mentioned how Lynne had once again come to my rescue with my prosthesis. Because of the bruising I didn’t wear my leg again until physio on Friday, hoping the bruising would ease. Unfortunately all was not well, the bruising had eased […]
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Your doing better than you think
January 14, 2012 
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Gail who is another lady in my group is lovely but the whole amputation thing has been much harder for her than it has been for me. She is one of a minority group as she is a through knee amputee, a very rare breed, and when we spoke in the past I gave her […]
Continue reading Helping others and a balancing act
January 14, 2012 0 Comments
Todays physio session was different for me because although I didn’t do too much for myself I hope I have helped a couple of other people there today. The first is a guy who I think I have only seen once before, don’t ask me if he is a single, double, above or below amputee […]
Continue reading Start of a course
January 12, 2012 0 Comments
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 […]
Continue reading Medication withdrawal plan
January 11, 2012 0 Comments
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 […]
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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 […]
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