A ‘Hole’ different socket
Today I was up at a sparrows fart to be at Addenbrooke’s Hospital by 08:00 to see Lynne (my prosthetist). Thankfully she had read my blog and knew that I couldn’t get the prosthesis on. She said it was...
View ArticleIs it socket success?
Today I was back to see Lynne (my prosthetist) for another early appointment at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, she hadn’t ready my blog so wasn’t ready for today’s bombshell of ‘I still can’t get the leg on’....
View ArticleA big step forward
Today was an early start as I had an appointment with Lynne (my prosthetist) first thing this morning. It has been about 2 months since I saw here last, which is a small miracle in itself. In that time...
View ArticleManic Monday
Monday 13th May was supposed to be the busiest day since my surgery, although not all of it went quite to plan I suppose it was really. I will try and cut an incredibly long story as short as I can and...
View ArticleNew socket fitting
This morning was met with both excitement and nerves, oh and of course tiredness. All this was due to my 08:30 appointment with Lynne (my Prosthetist) for the fitting of my new socket. I went in on...
View ArticleA long prosthetic session
The morning of Monday 10th June saw a three and a half hour session with Lynne (my Prosthetist). This is not a bad thing in itself but depends whether I come away with a better fitting socket or not....
View ArticleTwo tests in one day
On Saturday I was still suffering slightly from Wednesday and just wore my prosthetic leg in the morning while I made a cake. I managed to get it so I couldn’t even feel the tendon, the trade off for...
View ArticleHappy Birthday to me
Thursday night saw me get very little in the way of sleep and as the clock struck midnight I became another year older, Happy Birthday to me. It didn’t get off to a great start, 04:30 and I was in a...
View ArticleDrain pain
I was moved to SSU (Short Stay Unit) because of the irrigation system and the staff ‘supposedly’ not knowing what to do on Juniper. SSU was supposed to be specialised and deal with these all the time,...
View ArticleHappy Birthday to me
Thursday night saw me get very little in the way of sleep and as the clock struck midnight I became another year older, Happy Birthday to me. It didn’t get off to a great start, 04:30 and I was in a...
View ArticleDrain pain
I was moved to SSU (Short Stay Unit) because of the irrigation system and the staff ‘supposedly’ not knowing what to do on Juniper. SSU was supposed to be specialised and deal with these all the time,...
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