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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Hospital visit
January 22, 2012 
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This morning the stump was still as swollen as it was yesterday but I am sure it will start going down soon. My Nan has been in hospital for a little over 2 weeks now and although my Mum and Dad have been down a couple of times I have not yet seen her. She […]
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January 21, 2012 0 Comments
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 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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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. […]
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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 […]
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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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