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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Like walking on a razor blade
January 9, 2012 
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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 […]
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January 3, 2012 0 Comments
Last night it took me ages to get to sleep, not because of my stump but because I had set me alarm. For some reason I never sleep very well if I haven’t had to set the alarm for a while as I think I am worried about it not waking me up. Apart from […]
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December 24, 2011 0 Comments
Yesterday I had intended to write a few letters/emails but never got round to it as it turned into a busy day. Today I was going to do the jobs I didn’t get round to but ended up doing none of them again! I had a particularly bad night last night although I am not […]
Continue reading Off to see the Wizard, no not of Oz
December 21, 2011 0 Comments
Last night was hellish again. I wore the Relax sock from about 17:00 and still had the same level of discomfort when I went to bed. It took me ages to get to sleep and I just kept waking up, at some point the sock tried my patience and I took it off. Later on […]
Continue reading Prosthetist saves the day
December 16, 2011 0 Comments
Today was my first Friday physio session and it was grey, sleeting and miserable when we left home, at various places on the journey it was snowing. If you saw the post ‘A day when nothing got done’ you’ll have read that I was having problems with my prosthetic leg, yesterday I didn’t wear it […]
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December 14, 2011 1 Comment
After the last two hectic days I had a free day, a day for getting stuck into the projects I have to do, right, wrong! I had a lay in this morning which I needed to recharge the batteries a little bit. I haven’t been sleeping amazingly well and don’t really rest or lay down […]
Continue reading I have a new leg
December 13, 2011 0 Comments
Today was a momentous day really as it was the day I was fitted with my new leg. It was up at a sparrows fart this morning to get to Addenbrooke’s for 08:00, even though we left really early we were still 10 mins late due to the traffic (note to self, get up before […]
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