Now with the word fall in the title you would probably jump to the conclusion that I fell over, well, you would be right, I did. Today was the first day I wore my prosthetic leg since Friday and I hoped the stump wouldn’t still be swollen. Alas it was still swollen and again I […]
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Mix of good and bad news
January 21, 2012 
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Last night following my exercise session I thought my stump seemed a a bit bigger than normal but I wasn’t 100% sure, it was very warm too. I had an OK nights having with the socket I was given a couple of hip exercises to practice to see if I can walk slightly differently to […]
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January 16, 2012 0 Comments
Let’s get the rant done first. Didn’t get to see Lynne as she was busy, completely understandable. Was asked to try half a thin sock at the top of the socket, tried, didn’t work (made it worse), threw it out, carried on in pain. Physio will talk to Lynne to see if they can come […]
Continue reading Ready to throw in the leg
January 15, 2012 0 Comments
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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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 […]
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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 […]
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December 20, 2011 0 Comments
Yesterday when I went for physio I stuck my head in Clinic 9 to see if my new evening/night sock (Medi Relax Night Care) had arrived. The receptionist disappeared and came back with the sock box in hand. I had been looking forward to getting this sock as this is the one that is supposed […]
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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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