Today was another trip to see Lynne my prosthetist. I didn’t really know what to expect today as the foam cuff was a total failure last Wednesday. I was a bit open minded but after talking to Lisa at physio I thought she might have talked to Lynne and a recast was of the cards. […]
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So much snow!
February 6, 2012 
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Last night phantom pain wise it was pretty good, I think we are more or less back to where we were before the form cuff experience last Wednesday. So on to this morning and I was amazed at just how much snow we had here. In some places it was at least 6 inches deep, […]
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Contorted Foot
February 4, 2012 0 Comments
The night before last I took more medication as a matter of course because of the previous nights phantom pain. Form early evening I had a very strong sensation but it was different from the night before. This time my foot (that isn’t there) felt exceptionally contorted. how can I describe this? It was like […]
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The phantom rises
February 2, 2012 0 Comments
Last night was unpleasant to say the least. I noticed when I was reading in bed last night that the phantom sensations were incredibly high and worse than it had been for ages. Now I could be wrong but I am guessing that it had something to do with the trauma it was subjected to […]
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Send it back!
February 1, 2012 0 Comments
I had physio this afternoon and imagine my surprise when I walked in and my leg was ready. It was a good job I hadn’t worn a different trainer as I had originally planed as there was quite a difference in the sole depth of the two. The foam bit wasn’t quite as I had […]
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Frustration turned to tears
January 31, 2012 0 Comments
I’m back, I got the two projects done with a day to spare which left me with today free, well sort of. Let’s back track a couple of days though. On Saturday I thought I would put my leg on in the morning and was even hoping to take a trot up the road a […]
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Only three days left!
January 27, 2012 0 Comments
Friday, the day everyone looks forward to the most and the start of the relaxing weekend. For me it signals blind panic and announces that I only have three full days left to get 2 projects completed. I hope this doesn’t mean a 72hr marathon to get them both done. One of them is my […]
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Operation ‘Salad Bar’
January 27, 2012 0 Comments
Today was the second day (every Thursday for 6 weeks) of the Community Grant Programme at OWR (Operation Warriors Return). I felt a little stiff after yesterday’s physio session but not half as bad as I thought I was going too, I did however, feel really tired when it was time to haul myself out […]
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The Amputee 