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From: Moe Jones on 24 May 2008 08:51 Chuck wrote: > "Moe Jones" <moejones(a)hal-pc.org> wrote in message > news:481886f0$0$9833$a726171b(a)news.hal-pc.org... >> Yesterday I was in my wheelchair and working on my patio garden with >> my prosthesis on and found that my prosthesis began to fall off, it >> is held on by the outer sleeve. I had to go into my home and put on >> another sock to get a tighter fitting. >> I forgot but how many or to what thickness of socks do you have to >> wear before you might have to look at having a new socket made? >> >> -- >> Moe Jones >> http://www.MoeJones.info >> >> > In my opinion, and in an ideal world, the best fit would be to wear > only a single two-ply sock which would give you the best control of your > prosthesis. I am at that stage now but only because I have gained a > lot of weight (not good). There are different thicknesses or "plys" of > socks (1x, 2x, 4x, 5x ply) and I have worn as many as 8 plys which > consisted of two 4-ply socks (it's easier to put on 2 socks of 4-ply > than 8 socks of single ply thickness). > > Also see: http://members.tripod.com/~rehabindy0/tt-p-socks.html > http://www.oandp.com/resources/patientinfo/manuals/12.htm > http://www.yankebionics.com/patients_and_caregivers/device_wear_and_care/managing_prosthetic_sock_ply Thanks for the links. Everyone kept telling me that my stump would shrink. What I had noticed is my weight gain in a year and how I began not wearing my gel liner because I could not get it into my cast.. I would put on ply socks only and then one day I figured I was wearing enough socks to be able to start wearing my gel liner again which I did and with not losing any weight. Go Figure. -- Moe Jones http://www.MoeJones.info
From: Chuck on 24 May 2008 09:52 "Moe Jones" <moejones(a)hal-pc.org> wrote in message news:48380f4f$0$9835$a726171b(a)news.hal-pc.org... > Chuck wrote: >> "Moe Jones" <moejones(a)hal-pc.org> wrote in message >> news:481886f0$0$9833$a726171b(a)news.hal-pc.org... >>> Yesterday I was in my wheelchair and working on my patio garden with >>> my prosthesis on and found that my prosthesis began to fall off, it >>> is held on by the outer sleeve. I had to go into my home and put on >>> another sock to get a tighter fitting. >>> I forgot but how many or to what thickness of socks do you have to >>> wear before you might have to look at having a new socket made? >>> >>> -- >>> Moe Jones >>> http://www.MoeJones.info >>> >>> >> In my opinion, and in an ideal world, the best fit would be to wear >> only a single two-ply sock which would give you the best control of your >> prosthesis. I am at that stage now but only because I have gained a >> lot of weight (not good). There are different thicknesses or "plys" of >> socks (1x, 2x, 4x, 5x ply) and I have worn as many as 8 plys which >> consisted of two 4-ply socks (it's easier to put on 2 socks of 4-ply >> than 8 socks of single ply thickness). >> >> Also see: http://members.tripod.com/~rehabindy0/tt-p-socks.html >> http://www.oandp.com/resources/patientinfo/manuals/12.htm >> http://www.yankebionics.com/patients_and_caregivers/device_wear_and_care/managing_prosthetic_sock_ply > > Thanks for the links. > Everyone kept telling me that my stump would shrink. What I had noticed is > my weight gain in a year and how I began not wearing my gel liner because > I could not get it into my cast.. I would put on ply socks only and then > one day I figured I was wearing enough socks to be able to start wearing > my gel liner again which I did and with not losing any weight. > Go Figure. > -- > Moe Jones > http://www.MoeJones.info > > Weight gain can be a huge issue, so much so that it can offset stump shrinkage by muscle atrophy. I gained 30 pounds after my amputation and have not gotten it off yet... and may never since I can't exercise (basically through work). It takes some dietary discipline...... damn.... as if there weren't enough challenges associated with this!
From: Dave on 24 May 2008 11:35 Chuck wrote: >> > Weight gain can be a huge issue, so much so that it can offset stump > shrinkage by muscle atrophy. I gained 30 pounds after my amputation and > have not gotten it off yet... and may never since I can't exercise > (basically through work). It takes some dietary discipline...... > damn.... as if there weren't enough challenges associated with this! Just thought I'd share the method I use to get some exercise after the amputation.I'm a diabetic and found that exercise was a necessity to keep the blood sugars down,diet alone was damn near impossible.(I am on oral meds for diabetes,not insulin)I hung an old duffel bag from the basement rafters,filled with rolled carpet remnants and a few weights in the bottom for stability..Voila home-made light punching bag.I pull up a simple bar stool next to it and kind of half sit on the stool with one foot on the floor(LBK so only got the one)slip on some bag gloves and pummel away.Beating the heck out the bag is not only a lot of exertion but quite theraputic mentally too,get rid of any frustrations.It's a quick and easy regimen to slip on the gloves and pound away,get the heart rate up,metabolism up,spirits up.Works for me. Dave -- "...voters are not apathetic; rather, they are too deeply concerned with the nation's serious problems to be interested in the candidate's trivial proposals" Barry Commoner
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